The Olympics are often a time of technical trials, not just for new workflows but new technologies. The 2016 Olympics were no exception and topping the list was an effort undertaken by NBC and Sony to cover the Opening Ceremonies in 4K HDR on the video side and by NBC and Dolby to cover the […] More
If it’s a major global sporting event then there is a pretty good chance that NHK is on hand with an 8K production team and the 2016 Rio Olympics were no exception. But there were a couple of exciting developments as NHK had two production teams and four production vehicles, two for video and two […] 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 was an effort by NBC and Sony to cover the Opening Ceremony in 4K HDR on the video side and by NBC and Dolby to […] 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 a couple of exciting developments: the Japanese broadcaster had two 8K production teams and four production vehicles, two for video and two for audio. “For the […] More
The Japanese Consortium is once again on hand for the Olympic Games, offering Japanese Olympic rights holders a way to streamline production and also leverage each other’s experience, personnel, and talents. “The JC operations team has people from each member channel to make a special team,” says Yuichi Ichiko, producer from NHK Sports. The JC members […] 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. “The JC operations team has people from each member channel to make a special team,” notes Yuichi Ichiko, producer, NHK Sports. The JC members are public […] More
The 2016 Rio Olympics have come to a close and the NBC Olympics machine, for the most part, has begun the process of being dismantled (a much smaller technical presence will remain on site for the 2016 Paralympics). The end of the games also begins the process of evaluating what worked, how operations can be […] 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 2016 Paralympics). The end of the Games also begins the evaluation of what worked, how operations can be improved, and how the entire Olympics production […] 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. That ranks as the second-highest average audience on record for the primetime competition coverage for any non-domestic Summer Games, trailing only the 2012 London Olympics […] 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. That ranks as the second-highest average audience on record for the primetime competition coverage for any non-domestic Summer Games, trailing only the 2012 London Olympics […] More
