Watch the pulsating Red Bull X-Fighters in 3D exclusively on du TV

Press release

Published April 27th, 2011 - 01:24 GMT

The winner Danny Torres who impressed audiences with a flawless performance on race day to finish first on the podium finale in Dubai

In a bid to bring enthralling home entertainment directly to your living rooms and celebrating the win of ace FMX rider Danny Torres, du will exclusively premier the pulsating UAE tour of Red Bull’s X-Fighters on du TV through its “Video On Demand” (VoD) services from 22^nd May in 3D, absolutely free! Searching for that elusive title win, watch Danny Torres, who impressed audiences with a flawless performance on race day to finish first on the podium finale in Dubai.

Speaking on the occasion, Farid Faraidooni, Chief Commercial Officer, du, said: “Through our VoD services, we are redefining home entertainment. For the first time in the UAE, Red Bull’s X-Fighters Event will be exclusively premiered on du TV in 3D. This itself is a strong reflection of not only delivering innovative and exciting content on du TV, but also a reflection of the robust next generation network that du has deployed in bringing such enthralling experiences straight to your living room”.

Red Bull X-Fighters 2011 in Dubai is supported by du, and is part of its newly launched entertainment platform ‘du Live!’, which brings to the UAE the best events in a ‘live’ format throughout the year.

“The event was a fantastic platform to resonate our recent achievements in deploying UAE’s fastest mobile broadband and we are genuinely proud of having the opportunity in supporting talents like Danny Torres, whose emphatic win during the UAE stop of Red Bull’s X-Fighters helped carry that message to a wider audience”, added Mr. Faraidooni.

Background Information

Emirates Integrated Telecommunications Company (du)

Ever since we opened for business in 2006, we have worked hard to enhance and expand our bouquet of services in an industry that is at the heart of economic and social transformation. Bringing people and businesses together is what we do best, offering mobile and fixed telephony, broadband connectivity and IPTV services to people, homes and businesses all over the UAE. We also provide carrier services, a data hub, internet exchange facilities and satellite services for broadcasters.