StreamES to live stream Barcelona’s last historic bullfight
Saturday, October 1st, 2011
Stream Espana the Spanish branch of online media company StreamUK is set to live stream the last ever bullfight to take place in Barcelona this weekend. A ban in Barcelona was passed on the 17th Century sport that will come into effect in January 2012.
The event taking place on both Saturday and Sunday will coincide with Barcelona’s La Merce city festival, where bullfighting icon Jose Tomas will perform in-front of thousands to celebrate the end of the traditional sport in a historical city.
Spain’s biggest bullfighting web portal Burladero will be at the event using StreamES to stream it live on the radio for avid listeners all over the country using the StreamMP product to create the player, track usage and deliver a quality online experience.
Marco Hierro, Burladeros Project Manger said; “Such an historic event comes with the great responsibility to ensure our listeners are able to get access to high quality coverage. StreamES are able to meet these requirements and even add more value to the content.”
Juan Mora, José Tomás and Serafín Marín will be the bullfighters, performing at the Plaza De Toros De Barcelona on the 24th and 25th September. The live stream can be watched at www.burladero.com.
