Cairo, September 28, 2009 – Video Cairo Sat, the Middle East’s premiere independent television production house, provided a range of services to help broadcasters around the world cover and receive the 2009 FIFA Under-20 World Cup, in September and October.
VCS hosted the International Broadcast Coordination Center at its central Cairo Broadcast Facility for the duration of the tournament.
Servicing the IBCC included a number of elements that tap into VCS’s technical expertise:
Working with Eurovision providing high-quality, redundant downlinks to receive and monitor coverage of every match.
Supplying FIFA with comprehensive archiving of every match on DVD and Digibeta cassettes.
VCS producers and editors, working with HBS (Host Broadcast Service), created 24-minute highlights packages at the end of every match day, then uplinked those packages onto the Eurovision World Feed.
The bespoke facility also included a high-tech viewing facility in which FIFA referees followed the matches and tracked any issues that may have arisen.  
VCS has the most advanced HD OB van in the region, which was used by host broadcaster ERTU (Egyptian Radio and Television Union) for the Opening Ceremonies and for several other matches in Alexandria.
 “When major events come to Egypt, broadcasters come to Video Cairo Sat to receive the comprehensive support and up-to-date production services they require,” says VCS Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Mohammed Gohar. “We are pleased to be working with FIFA, HBS, ERTU and EBU on this important project.”