FOOTSCHOOL TV partner of the 2011 Homeless World Cup
The Homeless World Cup is an event which brings together homeless people from all corners of the world to participate in an international football tournament, with the aim of making the public aware of the accommodation problem worldwide. The 9th edition of this competition takes place in Paris (under the Eiffel Tower on Champ de Mars) from 21st to 28th August 2011 and FootSchool TV is proud to be part of it as a media partner. In this event, which is supported by great football personalities, such as Arsène Wenger, Emmanuel Petit or Lilian Thuram, 64 men’s and women’s national teams of homeless people coming from 53 countries compete together. FootSchool TV will report from the tournament and will make you discover the ‘behind the scene’, collecting players’ stories for whom football is a way to get out their precarious situation.
FOOTSCHOOL TV honoured to have been competing for the HOT BIRD™ TV AWARDS
The event, brilliantly organized by Eutelsat in Venice (Italy), aimed at disclosing the votes for the best thematic channels aired on a Eutelsat platform. For this 2010 edition of the prestigious HOT BIRD™ TV Awards ceremony, FOOTSCHOOL TV was nominated in the sports category.
The HOT BIRD™ TV Awards are recognised internationally as a reference in the broadcasting industry, for they reward the best thematic channels of the year aired on any Eutelsat platforms. The shortlist of nominated channels is selected by an international jury of media experts, who then vote for the winners in the categories of sports, documentaries, cinema, children... For Eutelsat, “the objective of the competition is to highlight quality thematic television production and new concepts that capture audience attention and enrich the viewing experience”.
FOOTSCHOOL TV is proud to have been selected as one of the best three channels in the sports category and thus to have been given the opportunity to compete with two renowned opponents for this 2010 edition, Sky Sports Italia (special channels for the football World Cup and the Olympic Games), winner of the category, and Supersport International (Multichoice).
Eric Secondy, FOOTSCHOOL TV’s Content and marketing manager “would like to congratulate the winner for its prize. We were very happy to participate to this event and hope to have the opportunity to compete again in a next edition.” Indeed, FOOTSCHOOL TV is based on a very original concept about football, the world’s #1 sport, both entertaining and a very useful guide to practice football.
Iya traoré: the Freestyle star
FootSchool TV becomes partner of one of the greatest worldwide Freestyle specialists: iya Traoré. This Freestyle world record holder is without any doubt one of the most impressive Freestylers in the world. His technique, his humor, his creativity and his taste for music make him someone special on the international Freestyle scene. Iya has become hugely popular worldwide through his shows, his TV appearances and his Internet video broadcasts.
FootSchool TV has chosen to go into a partnership with iya Traoré, so that its viewers can discover this up and coming emerging sport. FootSchool TV is happy to share iya traoré’s amazing tricks with its viewers (as of now), FootSchool TV will give Iya Traoré and Freestyle pride of place in FootSchool TV’s schedule.
