The first application of immersive, object-based audio for an Olympics broadcast took place on Aug. 5 during the event’s Opening Ceremony, from the Maracanã Stadium in Rio de Janeiro, using […] More
The challenge posed by SporTV to broadcast the Rio 2016 Olympic Games resulted in unprecedented coverage aired globally on TV and impressive figures that reflected the success achieved. With 16 […] More
Several of the Rio Olympics ceremony videos, including the opening ceremony video for the 2016 Rio Olympic Games, were created by Brazilian based O2 Filmes using Blackmagic Design’s DaVinci Resolve 12.5 […] More
The Olympics are often a time of technical trials, not just for new workflows but for new technologies as well. The 2016 Olympics were no exception, and topping the list […] More
If it’s a major global sports event, there is a pretty good chance NHK is on hand with an 8K production team. This was true at the 2016 Rio Olympics, with […] More
By Carrie Bowden French national public broadcaster France Télévisions, Brazil TV and Pay-TV market leaders Globo and Globosat, and Norway’s largest commercial television broadcaster TV2 tapped deltatre to power their digital […] More
The Sports Video Group team was on hand at the 2016 Rio Olympics for 20 days, and we used much of that time shooting photos and videos behind the scenes […] More
The Japanese Consortium (JC) is once again on hand for the Olympic Games, offering Japanese-rights holders a way to streamline production and also leverage each other’s experience, personnel, and talents. More
The 2016 Rio Olympics have come to a close, and the NBC Olympics machine, for the most part, is being dismantled (a much smaller technical presence will remain onsite for the […] More
NBC Olympics’ Total Audience Delivery (TAD) – which averages minute viewing across broadcast, cable, and digital – for the 15 nights of the 2016 Rio Olympics averaged 27.5 million viewers. […] More
The Brazilian Olympics fan had no lack of choices when it came to deciding how to tune in for Brazil’s exciting win over Germany in men’s Olympic football and virtually […] More
For the ninth straight Olympics, SMT is on hand within the NBC Olympics operations at an IBC, once again providing real-time data and timing information that helps enhance the production […] More
Having launched last November, Russia’s Match TV over-the-air public sports channel may be a rookie when it comes to an Olympic Games, its production team of 130 people has managed to […] More
Jim Eady is a multiple-Emmy Award winner and the founder/CEO of Broadcast Services International, but one of the roles in his career that have always been closest to his heart is working […] More
China’s public-broadcasting sports network, CCTV, is onsite at the Rio Games with a team of nearly 400 people creating 19 hours of content locally that is matched up with five […] More
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