Press release
Zurich, 4 June 2010
The summer’s top sports events - in brilliant HD quality
Cablecom is offering its digital television customers in Switzerland the chance to
enjoy this summer’s sport in high-definition picture and sound quality. Live in 3D
on Eurosport, cablecom will present the French Open from the Roland Garros sta-
dium to selected customers.
High-definition sport at home: with HD Suisse, the SRG SSR idée suisse channel, all cable-
com digital television customers in Switzerland will be able to enjoy the World Cup in South
Africa in excellent high-definition picture quality.
Eurosport HD offers even more high-definition sport. In Switzerland, the channel is only avail-
able on cable and currently reporting several hours a day live from the French Open in Paris.
And with the Tour de France from 3 to 25 July, the next major sporting event is already just
around the corner.
In terms of performance, the next-generation Fiber Power cable network is exceptional. As a
result, cablecom customers can follow an event live on an HD channel and record pro-
grammes simultaneously (also in HD) without negatively impacting the quality of other digital
services (Internet, telephony).
Live tennis in 3D
On Sunday 6 June, Eurosport will broadcast the French Open live in 3D in partnership with
the French Tennis Association (FFT) and Panasonic. This is the first time in Europe that a 14-
day sporting event will be aired in this format. Eurosport will supply the 3D signal via satellite
from Paris.
“Eurosport’s goal has always been to offer sports fans the best TV experience possible. After
the success of HD, 3D will now add a new dimension to sports TV. In conjunction with our
European partner, Panasonic, and our long-standing partner, cablecom in Switzerland, we
have succeeded in broadcasting the French Open in 3D and have therefore also built on our
partnership between the companies concerned. As a result, Eurosport is one of the first
channels to air a 3D programmes in Switzerland”, comments Jean-Thierry Augustin, Manag-
ing Director Distribution & Development of the Eurosport Group.
On Friday, 4 June, a special highlight will be cablecom’s broadcasting of an exclusive show-
case for selected viewers. The French Open men’s semi-finals will be shown in 3D at its
headquarters in Zurich. In this second 3D showcase, a three-dimensional signal will be
transmitted over cablecom’s network and presented on Panasonic’s latest equipment.
Thanks to continuous investment in the infrastructure, the cablecom Fiber Power network is
prepared for this ground-breaking television experience. For reception, cablecom customers
have a cablecom HD mediabox, or the DigiCard for 3D and already receive 3D content today,
just as channels like Anixe HD offer in some cases. The condition is that they have a 3D-
compatible TV set.
Media representatives are welcome to contact us for more information:
cablecom Media Relations
+41 44 277 99 99
media.relations@cablecom.ch
About cablecom
Cablecom, a UPC Broadband operation, is the largest cable network operator in Switzerland and provides its
customers with services for cable television, broadband Internet access, and mobile and fixed network telephony.
As of 31 March 2010, the company had around 1.5 million television customers, of which 397,000 made use
of the digital service, 493,000 were Internet customers (hispeed) and 312,000 were telephony customers (digital
phone). Cablecom also provides voice, data and value-added services for business customers. Cablecom supplies
cable network operators with facility construction as well as with application and transmission services for televi-
sion, telephony and Internet. The company’s own network connects around 2 million households and supplies all
the larger towns in Switzerland. At the end of December 2009 the company had around 1,400 employees and its
turnover was over 1 billion Swiss francs. Cablecom is a national subsidiary of UPC Broadband, the European
cable network group of Liberty Global.
http://www.cablecom.ch/en/about
About Liberty Global
Liberty Global, Inc. is the leading international cable operator offering advanced video, voice and broadband Inter-
net services to connect its customers to the world of entertainment, communications and information. As of March
31, 2010, Liberty Global operated state-of-the-art networks serving 18 million customers across 14 countries prin-
cipally located in Europe, Chile and Australia. Liberty Global's operations also include significant programming
businesses such as Chellomedia in Europe.
www.lgi.com