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Britain's Satellite Information Services (SIS) Bags Multi-Million Pound Deal To Broadcast Commonwealth Games Delhi 2010
26th October, 2009

Britain’s SIS Live which is Europe’s largest broadcast and uplink provider has been awarded the contract to produce and broadcast the entire coverage of the Commonwealth Games Delhi 2010 for India’s public television network Doordarshan.

Prasar Bharti which is the Broadcasting Corporation of India is finalized SIS Live for the USD500 million (GBP306 million appx.) project after a gruelling tender process. Doordarshan is a subsidiary of Prasar Bharti and is the official broadcaster of Delhi 2010 Commonwealth Games.

Managing Director of SIS, David Meynell who is delighted at this development said that SIS Live was able to convince Prasar Bharti that it has in depth knowledge and capability to cover an event of this scale in high definition.

The contract for SIS Live involves covering 17 sports across 12 venues throughout the 12 day event along with capturing the opening and the closing ceremonies. This will be the first time in the history of Commonwealth Games that the entire event will be covered and broadcast in high definition. SIS will have a technical team of around 1000 people stationed in Delhi during the games.

SIS's work starts on the 29th of October with the coverage of the Queen's Baton Relay which will be followed by a 340 day, 120,000 mile journey across all Commonwealth Countries ending in Delhi at the start of the XIXth Commonwealth Games.

SIS has over 70 years of experience in broadcasting sporting events and used to function as BBC’s Outside Broadcaster. Currently, SIS covers high profile events like the Wimbledon, Formula One and the London Marathon.