A galaxy of stars line up on SuperSport; adding several dedicated magazine shows for World Cup coverage

If you can’t be in Brazil, SuperSport will bring Brazil to you. With every Fifa World Cup 2014 match available live and in High Definition on SuperSport, the World of Champions will offer the best coverage available in Africa with star guests, live matches and dynamic magazine shows all available on the latest technology.

SuperSport has pulled out all stops for this event, starting 12 June, to ensure that DStv subscribers never miss a moment of the action on their television screens. Global icon Ryan Giggs is just one of many experts who will share his insights with SuperSport football fans.

Additional football heavyweights include Jay Jay Okocha, Sunday Oliseh, Sammy Kuffour, John Barnes and John Dykes. Their analysis will blend with five embedded SuperSport crews who will track the progress of African powerhouses Nigeria and Ghana, among others. 

SuperSport will boast two 24-hour channels – one in HD (SS3HD), one in SD (SS3) on DStv – for the duration of the tournament. For the eight matches that run concurrently in the last-round round-robin stage, SS2HD and SS4 will feature these fixtures. 

SuperSport also plans several dedicated magazine shows around the 2014 FIFA World Cup – Ola Brazil, Master Plan, Fan Fest and Insights – that will be covering the soccer action, the stars, provide additional analysis and involve fans.

Here’s the information on what SuperSport magazines shows there will be from June, what it will entail in terms of presenters, content and focus, and from where it will be done:

Ola Brazil
A lifestyle magazine show packaged in Brazil. It will be broadcast on Saturdays and Sundays in June at 12pm (WAT) during the World Cup Live slot.

Links for the show will be shot at various locations, for instance the Christ the Redeemer statue and Sugarloaf Mountain in Rio de Janeiro.

Ola Brazil will be anchored by Carol Tshabalala and will be 26 minutes in duration. It will repeat at 3pm.


Master Plan
In-depth analysis from a coaching perspective.

This show will be done live from the Randburg Studio 6 every Sunday at 1pm (WAT).

The aim of the show is to give viewers a technical understanding of the game of play, and will be anchored by John Dykes.

Guests will include Jay Jay Okucha, Ernst Middendorp, Andre Arendse, Stuart Baxter, Gavin Hunt and Shaun Bartlett.

Master Plan will make use of advanced touchscreen technology, augmented reality and tactical camera angles.


Fan Fest
This will be a viewer participation show for fans. Fan Fest will be broadcast live on Saturdays at 1pm (WAT) as part of We Are Brazil.

Fans will be able to engage with this show through Skype, Facebook and Twitter and Fan Fest will also make use of a love studio audience.

There will be in-studio competitions with prizes for best contestant.

This hour long show will be anchored by Kamza Mbatha and Nandi Mngoma.


Insights
This show will be a preview of upcoming matches with expert analysis from Andy Townsend and Sunday Oliseh. Insights will be broadcast from Brazil.

SuperSport’s state-of-the-art HD studio, built for the 2010 edition, has undergone extensive refurbishment. “We’ve invested heavily in the latest technology,” said Alvin Naicker, SuperSport’s head of production. 

“It’s a multi-faceted facility that offers a range of broadcast options. Plus we’ve revamped the adjoining studio-entertainment area that now includes a fan zone and is multi-purpose.”

SuperSport’s coverage, to be punctuated by the “We are Brazil” theme, will be a multi-platform offering with TV, online (www.supersport.com), social, and for subscribers with the Explora decoder, watch out for the Catch-Up services featuring great Fifa World Cup highlights.