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9 MARCH 2017
SUNSET+VINE TO BE HOST BROADCASTER FOR TOTAL BWF WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS 2017
BADMINTONscotlandcontinue to secure key partnerships in the countdown to the TOTAL BWF World Championships 2017 in Glasgow in August with the announcement today that renowned television production company Sunset+Vine, part of The Tinopolis Group, will be the host broadcaster for the Championships.
Anne Smillie, Chief Executive of BADMINTONscotland, confirmed the partnership today during the Yonex All England Championships in Birmingham.
“Sunset+Vine has a large sporting portfolio, and a long association with the All England”, said MsSmillie, adding: “We are looking forward to bringing their expertise in outside broadcasts to our World Championships.
“They have a great reputation in the television industry and are used to working on major sporting events so we are confident we have made the best possible choice.
“We want the excitement and drama of the Championships to be seen all over the world by those badminton fans who can’t be in Glasgow.”
She continued: “We are delighted that so many of our key partnerships are already firmly in place as we enter the final five months in the countdown to the World Championships coming to the Emirates Arena in Glasgow.”
Jeff Foulser, chairman of Sunset+Vine, said: “We are delighted to have been appointed as Host Broadcaster for the TOTAL BWF World Championships 2017. We have enjoyed a long-standing relationship with both the sport of Badminton in general, and the All England in particular, having looked after that event for 15 years and, in 2014, covering all the Badminton as part of our Host Broadcast of the Glasgow Commonwealth Games.
“We relish the opportunity of bringing together Sunset+Vine’s global sports events expertise to the TOTAL BWF World Championships 2017 – and making this a championship that’s as exhilarating to watch on screen, as it will be for the thousands that make the journey to Scotland to see in person.”
Paul Bush OBE, VisitScotland’s Director of Events, said: “I’m delighted Sunset and Vine have come on board as the host broadcaster for the Total BWF World Championships 2017. They are a great addition to the list of partners and will ensure badminton fans around the world get to be part of the action no matter where they are.
“Scotland is the perfect stage for events, and EventScotland is proud to be supporting BADMINTONscotland to deliver the best Championships ever.”
The TOTAL BWF Badminton World Championships 2017 will be staged at Glasgow’s Emirates Arena from 21-27 August.
It is being delivered by BADMINTONscotland in partnership with Glasgow Life on behalf of Glasgow City Council and with funding support from EventScotland and UK Sport.
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Notes to Editors
BADMINTONscotland is the governing body for the sport in Scotland and host organiser of the TOTAL BWF World Championships 2017 to be staged at Glasgow’s Emirates Arena from 21-27 August. It is Glasgow’s third World Championships following the 1997 World Championships and Sudirman Cup and the 2007 Sudirman Cup.
As part of the World Championships Legacy ProgrammeBADMINTONscotlandis committed to introducing 30,000 schoolchildren and members of youth groups to the sport as well as training umpires, line judges and coaches as part of their extensive badminton development programme.
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EventScotland
EventScotland is working to make Scotland the perfect stage for events. By developing an exciting portfolio of sporting and cultural events EventScotland is helping to raise Scotland’s international profile and boost the economy by attracting more visitors. For further information about EventScotland, its funding programmes and latest event news visit Follow EventScotland on Twitter @EventScotNews.
EventScotland is a team within VisitScotland’s Events Directorate, the national tourism organisationwhich markets Scotland as a tourism destination across the world, gives support to the tourism industry and brings sustainable tourism growth to Scotland. For more information about VisitScotland see or for consumer information on Scotland as a visitor destination see
The TOTAL BWF World Championships 2017 is part financed by the European Regional Development Fund Programme 2014 to 2020. The Scottish Government is the managing authority for the European Regional Development Fund Programme.
UK Sport
The TOTAL BWF Badminton World Championships 2017 is part of UK Sport’s National Lottery backed major events programme. UK Sport is the nation’s high performance sports agency responsible for the strategic investment of National Lottery and Exchequer funding into Olympic and Paralympic sports and bringing major sporting events to the UK, building on the successes of London 2012 and Glasgow 2014. More @
Sunset+Vine
Sunset+Vine is a leading independent supplier of sports programming to broadcasters in the UK and overseas. It has won over 40 broadcast awards including nine Royal Television Society awards and six BAFTA’s most recently for “Best Sport and Live Event” in relation to its production of Channel 4’s ground-breaking coverage of The London 2012 Paralympic Games.
Sunset+Vine was appointed as primary production partner for BT Sport (launched August 2013) and now produces the channel’s live English Premier League Football and Aviva Premiership Rugby matches and all support programming. The company was Host Broadcaster of the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games as well as for the Volvo Ocean Race 2014-2015. It has recently been awarded both the ICC’s Live Events Production Services contract 2016-2019 and the ICC’s Non Live Programming contract for the same period.
A leader in Advertiser Funded Programming, the company devised the world’s most watched weekly sports’ show “Gillette World Sport” (shown in 180 countries at its peak) which has recently been re-commissioned. Mobil 1 - The Grid is also amongst its extensive portfolio. The company is part of The Tinopolis Group.