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BBC Outside Broadcasts supports Premier League All Stars - live HD and 5.1

September 2007: BBC Outside Broadcasts is supporting Premier League All Stars, the new major live football event series produced by North One Television for Sky One. The show will bring together Premier League legends, celebrities and fans representing all 20 Premier League Clubs playing in their kits and competing for a charity prize fund which will be donated to a charity of the winning club’s choice.

BBC Outside Broadcasts is recording and transmitting the tournament live in high definition and 5.1 sound. With over 35 HD cameras it is the largest HD multi-cam operation in the UK to date . All the action takes place over eight consecutive days between 23 and 30 September at a state of the art indoor facility in London, with Sky One screening a live two-hour programme each evening.

BBC Outside Broadcasts is using it’s Unit 10 and Unit 12 HD trucks to capture the show and has installed Bluefin upgrade to its Calrec Sigma sound desks, to enable surround sound mixing. In addition it is supporting North One with full event management services.

This television collaboration is the first of its kind for the Premier League, having previously only agreed deals with broadcasters for the rights to Premiership football. The event runs in conjunction with the Premier League’s new charity initiative, Creating Chances Week of Action, which showcases the Premier League and its Clubs contributions to local communities and charities.

Each team will be comprised of heroes returning once again to wear their Club’s strip, celebrities playing for the team they support and fans who normally watch from the stands will have an opportunity to be part of their team. A nationwide talent search will find undiscovered players amongst the fans, following a selection process to be launched this summer.

Neil Duncanson, CEO, North One Television commented: “It’s the first time the Premier League has allowed its name and its Clubs to take part in a new competition. We were tasked by Sky One to come up with something big and something imaginative. It’s going to be a little futuristic too and promises to be one hell of an event. ”

Phil Aspden, Head of Commercial, BBC Outside Broadcasts says: “This is the largest HD multi-camera operation BBC Outside Broadcasts has supported to date. Plus we have the extra complexity of delivering 5.1 sound. It is a challenge, but the coverage should be fantastic.”  

For further information, please contact:

Georgie Hollett, PR and Communications Manager, BBC Resources
Tel: +44 (0)20 8624 9495
Mobile : +44 (0) 783484 5612
Email : georgie.hollett@bbc.co.uk

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