The Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union (ABU), in a collaboration with Telstra Broadcast Services (TBS), selected AsiaSat 5, AsiaSat’s prime occasional use (OU) platform, for live coverage of the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games in the Asia-Pacific.
During the event coverage, ABU Sports team on the ground managed the production of live broadcast signals at the International Broadcast Centre (IBC) in Birmingham. TBS’s expert broadcast solutions team handled the turnaround, uplinking of live transmission for four international HD feeds at Telstra’s teleport in Hong Kong to AsiaSat 5 and distribution to rights-holding broadcasters in the region.
Already established as a renowned broadcast platform for live sports in Asia, AsiaSat 5 has a proven record in the delivery of international sports tournaments and events including the last Commonwealth…
