ZDF Selects Wige Broadcast To Produce Garmisch-Patenkirchen Ski World Cup Events

German public broadcaster ZDF "has awarded Wige Media subsidiary Wige Broadcast with the production" of the Int'l Ski Federation (FIS) Alpine Ski World Cup event from Garmisch-Patenkirchen, Germany, according to Alexander Krei of DWDL. The company "will support the broadcaster with the production of the world feed with additional cameras." Wige Broadcast "will be in charge of 11 cameras ranging from the start to the halfway point of the run." The Kandahar downhill run "will host four races." The men's World Cup will stop in Garmisch-Patenkirchen for a downhill and giant slalom race on Feb. 23-24, while the women will compete in downhill and Super-G on March 2-3 (DWDL, 1/21).