ITV SPORT AWARD O21 TOURING CARS CONTRACT
ITV Sport award a three year British Touring Car Championship contract to outside broadcast company O21 Television. The contract will see O21 Television supply Unit 6, the latest addition to its high definition fleet. The unit will operate as the Presentation unit for ITV Sport, supported by Unit 3 which will produce the world feed.
Commenting on the news Ewen Hamilton, O21's Managing Director said "We are delighted to extend our relationship for a further three years and are confident that our new units, equipped with the latest broadcast technology, will capture all of the excitement of this long standing ITV Sport tournament."
ITV’s Director of News and Sport, Mark Sharman, said: “The British Touring Car Championship is a significant undertaking for ITV Sport and I’m very pleased that we can rely on the expertise and resources of O21 Television as we expand our coverage of the event on ITV4.”
The British Touring Car Championship season starts 30th March again at Brands Hatch. ITV4 will broadcast as much as five hours of coverage on Sunday afternoons throughout the season. O21 Television also provides ITV Sport with OB facilities for ITV Boxing, Champions League and the Championship.