Badminton Cross-Country Day Streamed Live on the Web
Cross-country day at the Mitsubishi Motors
Badminton Horse Trials will be available live on the web tomorrow,
Saturday May 9. The live video stream will be distributed
globally and free to view, courtesy of Horse & Country TV.
Live coverage of cross-country day will be
available worldwide on the Badminton web site (http://www.badminton-horse.co.uk/)
via H&C’s player, and in the UK the action can also be seen on
the BBC’s red button service and web site.
Coverage starts on Saturday, May 9 at 11 am UK
time (GMT+1).
http://video.badminton-horse.co.uk
For the first time, the BBC will share
broadcast rights to the queen of 3-day events, with eight hours of
expanded coverage available on H&C (Sky 280), over the weekend
of 30th and 31st May.
“H&C is proud to have the opportunity to
work with the Badminton Horse Trials and BBC to ensure the
continued television coverage of this wonderful event,” said Justin
Albert, Managing Director of H&C.
“Our broadcast coverage will include more of
the dressage and show-jumping phases of the trials, as well as rare
archive footage never before seen on UK commercial TV.”
“This plus more Badminton coverage will also
be available later at http://www.horseandcountry.tv/,
providing sustained access to great Badminton action throughout the
year.”
About Horse & Country TV:
Horse & Country TV is the largest
equestrian focused media in the UK, bringing quality programming to
the audience for horse sports and related country pursuits both
online and on air. Sky Channel 280. http://www.horseandcountry.tv/