Last year the iShares Cup TV series was broadcast by 16 international TV networks across 119 territories reaching an audience of 199.9 million homes per programme, equating to 40 hours of programming each month. This year 28 international networks across over 130 countries have already confirmed they will broadcast the 6-part TV series. The 2009 iShares Cup TV series is produced by internationally renowned sports TV programmers Sunset+Vine|APP.

Programme 1 of the iShares Cup TV series was filmed in Venice which saw the French team of Gitana Extreme – Groupe LCF Rothschild skippered by Yann Guichard put in a flawless performance to secure Round 1 ahead of America’s Cup Challengers BMW ORACLE Racing. Programmes 2 and 3 featured the following rounds at Hyères-TPM, France and Cowes Week, UK as Oman Sail Masirah found winning form to put in consecutive wins, while Programme 4 captured all the action from a fast and furious event at Kiel, Germany. Programme 5 features the Amsterdam and Almeria events, and programme 6 is a review of the whole series for 2009.

The iShares Cup will also feature in the 2009 Sea Master Sailing Series, a global grand prix sailing magazine programme broadcast in 18 languages over 36 international TV networks.

The 2009 iShares Cup TV series will be available online once each programme has been broadcast on Sky Sport check out the GALLERY page on the website.

Broadcast times (known at 07.12.09):

UK & Ireland:
Sky Sports, tbc

Ireland
tbc

France:
Review Programme
22 December 2100, Yacht & Sail
23 December 0315, Yacht & Sail
23 December 1515, Yacht & Sail
24 December 0845, Yacht & Sail
24 December 1950, Yacht & Sail
25 December 0600, Yacht & Sail
25 December 1130, Yacht & Sail
26 December 0130, Yacht & Sail
26 December 1800, Yacht & Sail
27 December 0030, Yacht & Sail
27 December 0950, Yacht & Sail
28 December 0700, Yacht & Sail
28 December 1700, Yacht & Sail

Australia:
tbc

Austria
Review Programme
23 December 0315, Yacht & Sail
23 December 1515, Yacht & Sail
24 December 0845, Yacht & Sail
24 December 1950, Yacht & Sail
25 December 0600, Yacht & Sail
25 December 1130, Yacht & Sail
26 December 0130, Yacht & Sail
26 December 1800, Yacht & Sail
27 December 0030, Yacht & Sail
27 December 0950, Yacht & Sail
28 December 0700, Yacht & Sail
28 December 1700, Yacht & Sail

Belgium & Luxembourg
Review Programme
23 December 0315, Yacht & Sail
23 December 1515, Yacht & Sail
24 December 0845, Yacht & Sail
24 December 1950, Yacht & Sail
25 December 0600, Yacht & Sail
25 December 1130, Yacht & Sail
26 December 0130, Yacht & Sail
26 December 1800, Yacht & Sail
27 December 0030, Yacht & Sail
27 December 0950, Yacht & Sail
28 December 0700, Yacht & Sail
28 December 1700, Yacht & Sail

Bulgaria
Review Programme
23 December 0315, Yacht & Sail
23 December 1515, Yacht & Sail
24 December 0845, Yacht & Sail
24 December 1950, Yacht & Sail
25 December 0600, Yacht & Sail
25 December 1130, Yacht & Sail
26 December 0130, Yacht & Sail
26 December 1800, Yacht & Sail
27 December 0030, Yacht & Sail
27 December 0950, Yacht & Sail
28 December 0700, Yacht & Sail
28 December 1700, Yacht & Sail

Brazil:
Review Programme
12 December 0700 ESPN Brasil

Denmark
Review Programme
23 December 0315, Yacht & Sail
23 December 1515, Yacht & Sail
24 December 0845, Yacht & Sail
24 December 1950, Yacht & Sail
25 December 0600, Yacht & Sail
25 December 1130, Yacht & Sail
26 December 0130, Yacht & Sail
26 December 1800, Yacht & Sail
27 December 0030, Yacht & Sail
27 December 0950, Yacht & Sail
28 December 0700, Yacht & Sail
28 December 1700, Yacht & Sail

Finland:
Review Programme
31 December 1930 Finnish Sports Network

Germany:
Review Programme
22 December 2100, Yacht & Sail
22 December 0315, Yacht & Sail
23 December 1515, Yacht & Sail
24 December 1950, Yacht & Sail
25 December 0600, Yacht & Sail
26 December 0130, Yacht & Sail
26 December 1800, Yacht & Sail
27 December 0030, Yacht & Sail
27 December 0950, Yacht & Sail
28 December 0700, Yacht & Sail
28 December 1700, Yacht & Sail
29 December 1230, Yacht & Sail

Greece:
Review Programme
23 December 0315, Yacht & Sail
23 December 1515, Yacht & Sail
24 December 0845, Yacht & Sail
24 December 1950, Yacht & Sail
25 December 0600, Yacht & Sail
25 December 1130, Yacht & Sail
26 December 0130, Yacht & Sail
26 December 1800, Yacht & Sail
27 December 0030, Yacht & Sail
27 December 0950, Yacht & Sail
28 December 0700, Yacht & Sail
28 December 1700, Yacht & Sail

Holland:
Review Programme
22 December 2100, Yacht & Sail
23 December 0315, Yacht & Sail
23 December 1515, Yacht & Sail
24 December 0845, Yacht & Sail
24 December 1950, Yacht & Sail
25 December 0600, Yacht & Sail
25 December 1130, Yacht & Sail
26 December 0130, Yacht & Sail
26 December 1800, Yacht & Sail
27 December 0030, Yacht & Sail
27 December 0950, Yacht & Sail
28 December 0700, Yacht & Sail
28 December 1700, Yacht & Sail

Italy:
Review Programme
23 December 0315, Yacht & Sail
23 December 1515, Yacht & Sail
24 December 0845, Yacht & Sail
24 December 1950, Yacht & Sail
25 December 0600, Yacht & Sail
25 December 1130, Yacht & Sail
26 December 0130, Yacht & Sail
26 December 1800, Yacht & Sail
27 December 0030, Yacht & Sail
27 December 0950, Yacht & Sail
28 December 0700, Yacht & Sail
28 December 1700, Yacht & Sail

Mont Carlo
Review Programme
23 December 0315, Yacht & Sail
23 December 1515, Yacht & Sail
24 December 0845, Yacht & Sail
24 December 1950, Yacht & Sail
25 December 0600, Yacht & Sail
25 December 1130, Yacht & Sail
26 December 0130, Yacht & Sail
26 December 1800, Yacht & Sail
27 December 0030, Yacht & Sail
27 December 0950, Yacht & Sail
28 December 0700, Yacht & Sail
28 December 1700, Yacht & Sail

New Zealand:
tbc

Pan Europe (Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Holland, Italy, Monte Carlo, Poland, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland):
Review Programme
23 December 0315, Yacht & Sail
23 December 1515, Yacht & Sail
24 December 0845, Yacht & Sail
24 December 1950, Yacht & Sail
25 December 0600, Yacht & Sail
25 December 1130, Yacht & Sail
26 December 0130, Yacht & Sail
26 December 1800, Yacht & Sail
27 December 0030, Yacht & Sail
27 December 0950, Yacht & Sail
28 December 0700, Yacht & Sail
28 December 1700, Yacht & Sail

Pan Middle East:
tbc

Poland
Review Programme
23 December 0315, Yacht & Sail
23 December 1515, Yacht & Sail
24 December 0845, Yacht & Sail
24 December 1950, Yacht & Sail
25 December 0600, Yacht & Sail
25 December 1130, Yacht & Sail
26 December 0130, Yacht & Sail
26 December 1800, Yacht & Sail
27 December 0030, Yacht & Sail
27 December 0950, Yacht & Sail
28 December 0700, Yacht & Sail
28 December 1700, Yacht & Sail

Portugal
tbc

South Africa/Pan Africa
Review Program
8 December 1200, Supersport 1
14 December 1600, Supersport 1
16 December 1600, Supersport 1
8 December 1200, Supersport 1A
14 December 1600, Supersport 1A
16 December 1600, Supersport 1A
7 December 2000, Supersport 5
21 December 2000, Supersport 5
7 December 2000, Supersport 5A
21 December 2000, Supersport 5A
9 December 1630 Supersport 6
11 December 1530, Supersport 6
18 December 1530, Supersport 6
20 December 1500, Supersport 6
9 December 1630, Supersport 6A
11 December 1530, Supersport 6A
18 December 1530, Supersport 6A
20 December 1500, Supersport 6A

Spain:
Review Programme
22 December 2100, Yacht & Sail
23 December 0315, Yacht & Sail
23 December 1515, Yacht & Sail
24 December 0845, Yacht & Sail
24 December 1950, Yacht & Sail
25 December 0600, Yacht & Sail
25 December 1130, Yacht & Sail
26 December 0130, Yacht & Sail
26 December 1800, Yacht & Sail
27 December 0030, Yacht & Sail
27 December 0950, Yacht & Sail
28 December 0700, Yacht & Sail
28 December 1700, Yacht & Sail

Sweden:
Review Programme
23 December 0315, Yacht & Sail
23 December 1515, Yacht & Sail
24 December 0845, Yacht & Sail
24 December 1950, Yacht & Sail
25 December 0600, Yacht & Sail
25 December 1130, Yacht & Sail
26 December 0130, Yacht & Sail
26 December 1800, Yacht & Sail
27 December 0030, Yacht & Sail
27 December 0950, Yacht & Sail
28 December 0700, Yacht & Sail
28 December 1700, Yacht & Sail

Switzerland:
Review Programme
23 December 0315, Yacht & Sail
23 December 1515, Yacht & Sail
24 December 0845, Yacht & Sail
24 December 1950, Yacht & Sail
25 December 0600, Yacht & Sail
25 December 1130, Yacht & Sail
26 December 0130, Yacht & Sail
26 December 1800, Yacht & Sail
27 December 0030, Yacht & Sail
27 December 0950, Yacht & Sail
28 December 0700, Yacht & Sail
28 December 1700, Yacht & Sail

Turkey
All programmes
Fridays 12h30, NTV Turkey
Saturdays 11h15, NTV Turkey

USA:
6 October 1900 America One

CNN Mainsail:
tbc

Other confirmed networks (broadcast times tbc):

ESPN International (Latin America)
ESPN International (Caribbean)
ESPN International (Africa)
ESPN International (Middle East)
TV Valencia (Spain)
Setanta Sports (UK)