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Following the qualification of Cuba in the final Continental Volleyball Championship yesterday, the 6 Men’s national teams and the 6 Women’s national teams are now set for the FIVB World Grand Champions Cup 2009. IEC in Sports will exclusively distribute and manage the satellite delivery of the live and delayed broadcast rights for all 30 matches across all platforms (terrestrial television, cable and satellite, IPTV, broadband and mobile) with the exception of Japan which is covered by the host broadcaster Nippon Television. The national teams Event brings together the Champions of each continental region, together with hosts Japan and 1 wild card team to determine who are the “Grand Champions” of the sport of Volleyball.

The World Grand Champions Cup is the biggest and most important Volleyball Event on the FIVB calendar in 2009. The Men’s and Women’s tournament’s are held just once every four years and features two million USD in prize money. The World Grand Champions Cup has been staged every four years since 1993, but the last edition in 2005 which was also handled by IEC in Sports was the first time broadcast coverage was distributed outside of the host country Japan. For the forthcoming tournaments, IEC in Sports is distributing all coverage with the option of SD or HD delivery for the international broadcasters.

“We are delighted to cooperate again with Nippon Television on this top tier FIVB property,” said Jonas Persson, CEO of IEC in Sports. “IEC has made our best efforts to popularize Volleyball around the world over the last 13 years we have worked within the sport starting with our coverage of the Montreux Volley Masters all the way back in 1996. IEC look forward to achieving top global distribution for the FIVB World Grand Champions Cup again this fall.”

The FIVB World Grand Champions Cup for Women takes place in Tokyo and Fukuoka from November 10 to 15.