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29 October 2014
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The 2008 Beijing Olympics and Paralympics on the ³ÉÈËÂÛ̳



³ÉÈËÂÛ̳ Resources on track for Olympics coverage


The ³ÉÈËÂÛ̳'s core operation is fully HD and tapeless for the first time

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All live coverage on the ³ÉÈËÂÛ̳ HD Channel in 5.1 surround sound

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Centralised access to media server supporting multiplatform output

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Onsite media management

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Working across continents – split operation in Beijing and London

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Major rollout of broadband and mobile services

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New compression technology – Dirac

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³ÉÈËÂÛ̳ Resources, the commercial facilities arm of the ³ÉÈËÂÛ̳, is partnering ³ÉÈËÂÛ̳ Sport to provide coverage for the 2008 Beijing Olympics and Paralympic Games.

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It has been working with ³ÉÈËÂÛ̳ Sport and Siemens to design a multiplatform orientated facility within the dedicated International Broadcast Centre (IBC) and will be providing staff from ³ÉÈËÂÛ̳ Post Production and ³ÉÈËÂÛ̳ Studios, as well as working with SIS Outside Broadcasts – formerly ³ÉÈËÂÛ̳ Outside Broadcasts – to deliver coverage from Beijing.

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Traditionally the main coverage of the Games comes from a broadcaster based in the country that hosts the Games. This year, the host broadcast will be provided by Beijing Olympic Broadcasting (BOB). BOB will be responsible for producing the international venue coverage and delivering the signals (totalling around 91) to the IBC. BOB will then deliver an international signal package, comprising 44 feeds, to rights-holding broadcasters and unions in the IBC – in the ³ÉÈËÂÛ̳'s case, via European Broadcasting Union (EBU) facilities.

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The ³ÉÈËÂÛ̳ is broadcasting 300 hours of coverage of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games this year on ³ÉÈËÂÛ̳ One and ³ÉÈËÂÛ̳ Two, plus 2,450 hours on ³ÉÈËÂÛ̳i, as well as online, radio, news, nations and regions and C³ÉÈËÂÛ̳. There will also be live coverage on the ³ÉÈËÂÛ̳'s HD channel.The time difference of seven hours between the UK and China means that, although there will still be live peak-time coverage, it will be supplemented by interactive, broadband streamed media and a new focus on mobile content, all designed to improve the viewers' access to the Olympics on demand.

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The entire event coverage of the Summer Olympic Games will be HD for the first time, enabling the core ³ÉÈËÂÛ̳ operation to be HD and tapeless.

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The IBC facility

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The ³ÉÈËÂÛ̳ has worked with ³ÉÈËÂÛ̳ Resources to plan and build a multiplatform orientated production facility at the International Broadcast Centre (IBC), which is located on the Olympic Green in Beijing. The main ³ÉÈËÂÛ̳ studio will be in nearby Ling Long Pagoda and will provide spectacular views of the main stadium and Olympic Green.

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There will be centralised access to the media, which is being fully managed on site, with ³ÉÈËÂÛ̳ News, ³ÉÈËÂÛ̳ Nations and Regions and Graphics, as well as ³ÉÈËÂÛ̳ Sport, all being able to access the content and metadata, maximising the multiplatform access to the central media resource.

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It is a split site operation with media storage and editing taking place in Beijing whilst logging is carried out by a team in London, which will operate live throughout the night to compensate for the time differences.

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The venues

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In addition to 44 feeds from the host broadcaster, providing 3,800 hours of footage, the ³ÉÈËÂÛ̳ will supplement that coverage with its own unilateral cameras and presentation positions, covering the stories of the UK athletes competing in sports where there is a key British interest.

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In this, the ³ÉÈËÂÛ̳ is supported by SIS Outside Broadcasts, formerly ³ÉÈËÂÛ̳ Outside Broadcasts.

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Facts and figures

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There will be 44 feeds from the host broadcaster providing 3,800 hours of footage.

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The ³ÉÈËÂÛ̳'s EVS server will store up to 1,000 hours of HD content

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There will be 18 edit suites at the ³ÉÈËÂÛ̳'s IBC facility in Beijing

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There will be 16 logging stations at ³ÉÈËÂÛ̳ Television Centre in London

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³ÉÈËÂÛ̳i is sending back seven streams of video from Beijing to London

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The ³ÉÈËÂÛ̳ has a potential live presence at 14 venues

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There will be eight P2 camera teams in operation

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More than 200Mb/s of fibre are being used to transport signals between Beijing and London

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Live 5.1 sound on ³ÉÈËÂÛ̳ HD Channel.

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