SVG Europe caught up with Nuno Duarte, Olympic Broadcasting Services (OBS) sound design and audio manager, to talk about the immersive audio revolution that the host broadcaster has bought to its rights holders for both the Summer and Winter Olympic Games. Duarte spoke from Beijing shortly before the Paralympic Games’ torch was lit on Friday […] More
Join SVG Europe Audio at its second event of 2022, the Immersive Audio Forum – Look back at Beijing. Taking place live online on 9 March at 3pm UK time, the informal session will explore what has been achieved at the Winter Olympics and how sophisticated rights holders like NBC are scaling up distribution to […] More
With another Winter Olympics successfully completed, Kim Erdahl, senior graphics manager at Olympic Broadcasting Services (OBS), provides an insight into how the Beijing 2022 games were graphically represented on screen for viewers around the world. Multi-camera replay systems Used for: Bobsleigh, Curling, Figure Skating, Freestyle Skiing (Aerials, Big Air, Halfpipe), Ice Hockey (both venues), Skeleton, […] More
The Beijing Games are in their final week, and their conclusion will give all involved plenty of time to reflect on operations since the next Games as the 2024 Paris Summer Olympics are nearly 30 months away. This has been a unique Olympics for many reasons, not the least of which is that only eight […] More
The Winter Games in Beijing are seeing an increased commitment to virtual reality (VR), most notably the use of 8K cameras and distribution that will help improve the experience notably. And it is all part of a broader plan to increase fan engagement at an Olympics games where virtual connections are the norm. OBS is […] More
As the chief content officer at Olympic Broadcasting Services (OBS), Mark Wallace is primarily responsible for overseeing all the broadcast and digital content OBS offers to the rights-holding broadcasters (RHBs). It is a big role, especially given that he oversees ceremonies, live feeds, clip feeds as well as content for virtual reality (VR), the Olympic […] More
Olympic Broadcast Services (OBS) and the Beijing 2022 Winter Games are investing heavily in UHD HDR and immersive sound as all the sports sessions, the Opening and Closing Ceremonies and the Medals Plaza Victory Ceremonies will be natively produced in UHD HDR, with immersive audio. Isidoro Moreno, OBS’ head of engineering, says all rights holding […] More
Yiannis Exarchos has been CEO of Olympic Broadcasting Services (OBS) following the Olympic Games London 2012, after having served as a top executive for all Olympic host broadcasting organisations since Athens 2004. He recently gave an interview for the OBS Media Guide laying out his thoughts concerning the unusual planning of the Beijing 2022 Games […] More
By John Pearce, director of venue technical operations, OBS When planning for the outside broadcast (OB) vans or fly-away systems that will be used for the coverage of the Olympic Games, as host broadcaster, OBS always faces the challenge of addressing three key factors: footprint that will be required in the broadcast compound at the venues, but also […] More
German TV production service provider Studio Berlin is using Lawo mixing consoles and control systems in its new UHD HDR OB, Ü10, which will be used mainly for production of the Bundesliga. Audio control rooms 1 and 2 of the new van are equipped with an mc²56 production console and an mc²36 all-in-one console, respectively, […] More
