SABC has embarked on a campaign a to rally support and Get Behind The Boys during the Cricket ICC Champions Trophy 2013 tournament, the Rugby Championship, as well as the Castle Lager Inbound Test Series, featuring the Springboks and taking place until 22 June, plus the FIFA 2013 Confederation Cup from 15 June.
The programmes are available for download, below:
Cricket’s ICC Champions:
The SABC will broadcast live all 3 matches of the Proteas in the group stage, as well as one semi-final and the final match live. The SABC will have specific television programming, which will feature daily highlights of all the other matches in the tournament. SABC radio station, 2000 FM will carry all the cricket matches live, with updates and scores on other SABC ALS radio stations.
Rugby:
The public service broadcaster will broadcast matches on radio and television. The sub-licensing deal with Super Sport, allows the SABC to broadcast delayed matches after the final whistle and live coverage on radio. This applies to the South African inbound tests only. SABC’s coverage will complement the gaining popularity of rugby across all demographics, capturing the imagination of rugby viewers and attracting new fans. SABC2 is the home of rugby. In view of the SABC’s public service vision of offering the citizens value and putting our audiences first, through the acquisition of these rugby properties, SABC is playing a significant role and contributing in developing interest in sport at all levels of our society.
FIFA 2013 Confederations Cup:
The Confederations Cup opening ceremony and all sixteen matches will be broadcast live on SABC 1 with SABC 3 carrying matches when there are simultaneous kick-off times. The matches will take place at five different venues in Brazil and the broadcast time will be from 9-11 pm or midnight to 2 am, depending on the venue. The final will take place in Rio de Janeiro at 11 pm.
Cricket:
Rugby:
FIFA Soccer:
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