Spengler Cup-TV: Host Alexandra Sola

Over 170 media representatives will report from the Spengler Cup in Davos December 26th to 31st.  The media spectacle in the Vaillant Arena will be covered on the Inhouse-TV station and the live pictures from the Cup will reach as far away as Asia. 

Visiting Spengler Cup fans will want to know what an ice hockey star eats for breakfast or what he does on his day off from playing.  The enormous interest in these incidentals surrounding the players of the Spengler Cup became apparent last year when for the first time the tournament was streamed on the internet by Spengler Cup-TV.  As a result, the contract with the Producer Alexandra Sola was extended four years adding yet another media outlet. 

Inhouse-TV celebrates Premiere

This year for the first time the tournament's own Inhouse-TV will begin broadcasting one hour before the start of the game until the final whistle blows.  The broadcasts will bring you player interviews, cover issues inside and outside the stadium as well as diverse play-related animations.  The broadcasts will be moderated by Karin Lanz and Stefan Eggli.  Eggli is responsible for the informative colour commentary and will engage in expert analysis with former Swiss international player, Vjeran Ivankovic.  Karin Lanz will interview prominent guests thus adding a touch of glamour atmosphere to the show which will be broadcast inside the Vaillant Arena, along the Fan Mile and the VIP area inside the EisDome.

Shortly before each broadcast of the Inhouse-TV begins, the Spengler Cup-TV, which will celebrate its second year on air, will be shown.  The program producer and presenter, Alexandra Sola, herself once an accomplished athlete, will accompany the teams during their pre-game preparations, look over the shoulders of the masseurs and equipment caretaker, and chew the fat with in-house guests, Snowboard World Champion Manuela Pesko or Gian Gilli ("General Secretary" of the Ice Hockey World Championships 2009 in Switzerland).  Cameraman Peter Steinmann, also a former quintathelete, will closely follow along to catch all the action. 

Over 170 media and press people

Between Christmas and New Year the Spengler Cup develops into a national and international media sports event.  With a crew of over 50 people, the TV Production Center Zurich AG (tpc) in Davos will be responsible for broadcasting the Spengler Cup action to an international audience.  In addition to these workers, another 15 employees from accredited television stations will report daily from the Vaillant Arena and 25 photographers will capture the events happening in and around the arena. 

Switzerland, Canada, Russia

The Spengler Cup will be available live on the German (SF2), French (TSR 2) and Italian (TSI 2) Swiss national stations.  The Spengler Cup coverage will also be available on HD Swiss.  The Canadian market will be covered by the sports station Rogers Digital Media Television Sports Network.

In Russia, the RTR television channel ensures coverage in yet another ice hockey hotbed. 

Spengler Cup: ever popular in Asia

With a view to their coverage of the 2010 Olympic Game in Vancouver, Eurosport will continue to expand its in-depth pan-European winter sports program. The Spengler Cup will benefit by reaching a Europe-wide live audience on Eurosport 2, and will also receive coverage in Asia by Eurosport Asia Pacific.  Eurosport 2, the sports station of the new generation, is today available in 11 languages to 33 million television households in 46 countries.  In addition the Eurosport web-TV group offers coverage online at http://player.eurosport.de through the Eurosport Player.  In the context of the Spengler Cup's cooperation with the renowned International Management Group (IMG), the global reach of the Spengler Cup has been substantially improved.