Universal Sports will offer a special presentation of the 2012 ITTF World Team Table Tennis Championships from Dortmund, Germany, with live pay-per-view coverage available through DIRECTV, DISH, and AvailTVN. In addition, InDemand will offer the event through video on demand, while UniversalSports.com will provide live streaming of the event through subscription packages. For full details on pay-per-view offerings, contact your TV provider or check local listings.
Offering five days of coverage from the biennial event, UniversalSports.com will stream 70 hours of action from Rounds 4 and 5, the 1/8 Finals, Quarterfinals, Semifinals and Finals between March 28 and April 1. The site’s three levels of subscriptions include a single day package for $19.99, the Semifinals and Finals (final two days) for $34.99 or the full five-day package for $79.99.
"The World Team Table Tennis Championships are a prime example of how Universal Sports is able to use our exclusive rights to world class sporting events to provide comprehensive multi-platform coverage and value for our distribution partners," said David Sternberg, CEO of Universal Sports.
This year’s World Team Table Tennis Championship will feature the world’s best table tennis teams competing for the first time since 2010, when powerhouse China won the men’s title and Singapore upset China in the women’s competition. Heading into this year’s event, the top ranked men’s teams are China, Germany, Korea Republic, Japan and Russia, while the top-ranked women’s teams are China, Singapore, Japan, Hong Kong and Korea Republic. Traditionally dominant table tennis countries include China, with a combined total of 34 team championships, Japan with 15, Hungary with 12 and Czechoslovakia (now Czech Republic and Slovakia) with nine. The United States has won three team championships andwill also be represented in Dortmund.
Universal Sports Network recently transitioned to a multi-platform, high definition cable, satellite and IPTV service. Currently, DIRECTV, DISH and several other cable providers offer Universal Sports Network. Viewers whose cable, satellite or IPTV providers are not currently offering the network should call 1-800-55-GET-US or visit www.IWantUniversalSports.com and demand access to the network’s coverage of the world’s biggest championships.
Universal Sports, a partnership between NBC Sports and InterMedia Partners, LP, is the premier multi-platform media destination for Olympic-related sports programming in the United States. Offering more than 1,200 hours of original programming each year, Universal Sports has exclusive rights to world and national championship events in a wide array of sports, including swimming,track and field, gymnastics, cycling, skiing, figure skating and rugby. Whether on television, online, or on the go with mobile and tablet applications, Universal Sports offers a four-screen experience to fans of global sports every day of the year. For more information, please visit UniversalSports.com.
For more information, contact: Megan Bondi, 404-933-1610,mbondi@universalsports.com.
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