Viasat Sweden’s presence in Rio includes 80 people, with nearly 30 of them reporters and talent. “Overall, everything went well, although some of our athletes did not do as well as we hoped,” says Joakim Ekstrand, production manager, Olympics, Viasat Sweden. More
The 2016 Rio Olympics will be remembered around the globe as the first truly digital Olympics, and the U.S. is part of that: through Aug. 18, viewers in the U.S. had streamed 2.25 billion minutes of live content, more than 750 million minutes ahead of the combined total of all prior Olympics. What’s driving the growth? […] More
RAI, Italy’s national broadcaster, is on hand at the Rio Olympics with an operation that differs from many other broadcasters’: its goal is to provide a completely produced signal from the IBC for three broadcast channels on-air 24/7 back home. More
SES announced a record uptake of its satellite capacity for the Olympics as compared to previous Games. More
Globosat, the largest pay TV provider in Latin America and market leader in Brazil, is turning to Tektronix to support live IP media production of the 2016 Summer Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. This represents the first use of IP for live production on this scale in Latin America. More
Radio Televisión Española (RTVE) has appointed global sport media services company deltatre to build and design RTVE’s Rio 2016 Olympic Games website, smartphone, and tablet apps. Scandinavian broadcaster Viasat also has appointed deltatre to step up their Olympic digital coverage with the built and support of their Olympic Games’ desktop website at http://stats.viasatsport.se. More
YLE Finland’s presence at Rio 2016 makes the most of IP technologies and remote production. According to Senior Technical Advisor Kaj Flood, the goal is to continue to pass more production control back to the team in Finland. More
This is Part 1 of SVG’s four-part series on NBC Olympics’ at-home operation in Stamford, CT. Make sure to check out Part 2, a look at the studios and control rooms; Part 3, on the “Off-Tube Factory” commentary operation; and Part 4, on the Streaming Factory setup. The Rio 2016 Games mark NBC Olympics’ largest “at-home” […] More
This is Part 2 of SVG’s four-part series on NBC Olympics’ at-home operation in Stamford, CT. Make sure to check out Part 1, an overview of the operation as a whole; Part 3, focused on the “Off-Tube Factory” commentary operation; and Part 4, on the Streaming Factory setup. NBC Olympics’ epic at-home–production effort encapsulates eight […] More
This is Part 3 of SVG’s four-part series on NBC Olympics’ at-home operation in Stamford, CT. Make sure to check out Part 1, an overview of the operation as a whole; Part 2, focused on the studios and control rooms; and Part 4, on the Streaming Factory setup. Although NBC Olympics’ at-home–production operation in Stamford, […] More
The second week of the Rio Olympics shifts much of the focus out to the Olympic Stadium, home of athletics (aka track and field events). There are plenty of different types of events that require plenty of different approaches to camera placement and operations. Plans call for 33 cameras on the integrated track, 14 cameras […] More
Panasonic’s Imaging Network Business Division (INBD) is once again on hand at an Olympic Games, providing important technologies and support to the Opening Ceremony (projectors and switcher used in the staging and production were all provided by Panasonic) as well as a massive technical deployment of equipment in use by OBS for athlete interviews, press conferences, and […] More
The Rio 2016 Games mark NBC Olympics’ largest “at-home” operation to date, with more than 1,100 people supporting the production from its Sports Production Operations Center (SPOC) in Stamford, CT. Although the Peacock used an at-home production model at 30 Rock in New York for the 2008 Beijing and 2012 London Olympics (and, to lesser […] More
The Bexel team is in Brazil supporting a number of clients with an equipment complement comprising nine production flypacks, 50 camera chains, approximately 100 ENG camera packages (with plenty of lenses as well), graphics systems, RF gear, fiber connectivity kit, and camera-support gear. To Craig Schiller, SVP, global sales and technical services, Bexel Global Broadcast Solutions, it […] More
This is Part Four of SVG’s four-part series on NBC Olympics’ ‘at-home’ operation in Stamford, CT. Make sure to check out Part 1, an overview of the operation as a whole; Part 2, focused on the studios and control rooms; and Part 3, on the “Off-Tube Factory” commentary operation. NBC Olympics’ Streaming Factory, a novelty […] More
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