15 years of ClipMyHorse.TV - A Vision That Will Never Stop Growing
When Klaus C. Plönzke first realised his idea 15 years ago, he had a special vision. A vision that today embodies the best-known and largest portal for moving images from the world of equestrian sport. The question behind his idea: How did and does equestrian sport come to the screen?
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1. The Vision
Due to the virus pandemic, which Klaus C. Plönzke certainly could not have foreseen, the version he developed at that time offered almost the only possibility to follow equestrian events "live", especially in recent years. In order to make every smallest movement, which is ultimately significant in equestrian sport, digitally available, it takes far more than a functioning internet connection, a powerful camera, a computer and the right design. It needs a functioning technical infrastructure and server capacity to make live sport available at all.
The company "ClipMyHorse.TV", once envisioned by Klaus C. Plönzke, has since made this possible. Even though Germany is certainly not a pioneer in terms of advancing digitalisation, the livestreaming of equestrian sport now functions at a good, trouble-free level! "In the beginning it was a bit different," remembers Markus Detering - Managing Director of ClipMyHorse.TV. Because the fact that it is possible at all to offer a livestream on the net is thanks to the entrepreneurial spirit and perseverance of the founder. "When he has an idea, he sticks with it and does not give up so quickly, even if the effort is great or challenges arise," adds Detering, referring to the main shareholder Klaus C. Plönzke. Thus, the company, which once broadcast two events a year via a live stream, has today become a pioneer that is indispensable in international equestrian sport and realises live broadcasts worldwide.
The offer is rounded off by the integration of FEI .TV, once developed by the World Equestrian Federation FEI in Lausanne, into the equestrian sports channel ClipMyHorse.TV!
The vision, which has been evolving daily for 15 years now, will not stop growing. The latest project, which recently celebrated its first anniversary, can be cited as an exemplary milestone: The realisation of our own TV channel for equestrian sports in the TrendSport package on SKY and HD+! ClipMyHorse.TV can thus also be seen on TV!
To date, there are headquarters in 21 countries, broadcast events consisting of over 2,000 arenas in 33 different countries and countless cooperations with partners who broadcast these moving images. In the USA, for example, ClipMyHorse.TV has its own teams on site that realise livestreams throughout the country. Infrastructure, technology, server capacities, know-how and more than 250 particularly dedicated employees form the core of ClipMyHorse.TV - the company that was once brought to life as a vision by Klaus C. Plönzke.