International Broadcast Centre in Beijing
The International Broadcast Centre (IBC) is a temporary hub for broadcasters during major sport events.
FIFA World Cup
During the 2006 FIFA World Cup, in Germany, the IBC in Munich was host to journalists from around 190 countries. The centre was based at the Munich Fair, in what was formally Munich Airport. The building is now known as the Munich Exhibition Centre.
120 television and radio channels had broadcast images and reports of the World Cup, from the centre to the 190 countries that they serve. Each channel had a space on the 30,000 square meter floor, separated by wooden panels.
Facts & figures for 2006 FIFA World Cup IBC
- Anticipated cumulative TV audience of 32bn viewers – the biggest TV audience for any single event in history
- 30,000 m2 (322,917 sq ft) of space
- 966 tonnes of fir wood and 22,500 m2 (242,188 sq ft) of wooden panels/walls
- Nearly 700 doors
- 15 TV studios
- Operational 24 hours a day, 7 days a week
Cities which hosted the IBC/MPC during the FIFA World Cup
- 1958
Sweden – Stockholm
- 1962
Chile – Santiago
- 1966
England – London
- 1970
Mexico – Mexico City
- 1974
West Germany – Munich
- 1978
Argentina – Buenos Aires
- 1982
Spain – Madrid
- 1986
Mexico – Mexico City
- 1990
Italy – Rome
- 1994
United States – Dallas and Los Angeles
- 1998
France – Paris
- 2002
South Korea – Seoul
andJapan – Yokohama
- 2006
Germany – Munich
- 2010
South Africa – Johannesburg
- 2014
Brazil – Rio de Janeiro [1]
- 2018
Russia – Moscow
- 2022
Qatar – Doha
- 2026
Canada – Toronto,
United States – Los Angeles,
andMexico – Mexico City
UEFA European Football Championship
During the UEFA Euro 2016, in France, the IBC in Paris was host to journalists from around 190 countries. 120 television and radio channels had broadcast images and reports of the European Football Championship, from the centre to the 190 countries that they serve. Each channel had a space on the 30,000 square meter floor, separated by wooden panels.
Cities which hosted the IBC/MPC during the UEFA European Football Championship[edit]
- 1996
England – London
- 2000
Belgium – Brussels
andNetherlands – Amsterdam
- 2004
Portugal – Lisbon
- 2008
Switzerland – Basel
andAustria – Vienna
- 2012
Poland – Warsaw
andUkraine – Kiev
- 2016
France – Paris
- 2020
Netherlands – Vijfhuizen
- 2024
Germany – Munich
Olympic Games
An International Broadcast Centre is created at every Olympic Games. Broadcasters from around the world build studios in what is generally a large conference centre, such as the Georgia World Congress Center, which was used for the Atlanta Games. Olympic Broadcasting Services provides each of these rights-holders a video and audio feed from each venue, beauty shots from around the Olympic venues, transmission facilities, etc. The International Broadcast Centre for the 2008 Beijing Gameswas located in the Olympic Green Convention Center. The International Broadcast Centre for the 2012 London Games was located in the London Olympics Media Centre. The International Broadcast Centre for the 2016 Summer Olympics was located in Barra Olympic Park.
The first IBC was created for the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan during the first Olympics broadcast around the world.
IBC Venues | ||||||
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Edition | City | Country | Place | |||
1964 Winter | Innsbruck | |||||
1964 Summer | Tokyo | NHK Broadcasting Center | ||||
1968 Winter | Grenoble | |||||
1968 Summer | Mexico City | Universidad de Mexico | ||||
1972 Winter | Sapporo | |||||
1972 Summer | Munich | Olympiapark | ||||
1976 Winter | Innsbruck | |||||
1976 Summer | Montreal | Palais des congrès de Montréal | ||||
1980 Winter | Lake Placid | Temporary air-supported structure[3] | ||||
1980 Summer | Moscow | Moscow International Broadcasting Centre | ||||
1984 Winter | Sarajevo | |||||
1984 Summer | Los Angeles | University of Southern California1 | ||||
1988 Winter | Calgary | Big Four Building (Stampede Park)[4] | ||||
1988 Summer | Seoul | KBS IBC Building | ||||
1992 Winter | Albertville | |||||
1992 Summer | Barcelona | INEFC | ||||
1994 Winter | Lillehammer | Lillehammer University College | ||||
1996 Summer | Atlanta | Georgia World Congress Center | ||||
1998 Winter | Nagano | |||||
2000 Summer | Sydney | Sydney Olympic Park | ||||
2002 Winter | Salt Lake City | Salt Palace Convention Center2 | ||||
2004 Summer | Athens | International Museum of Classical Athletics | ||||
2006 Winter | Torino | Lingotto Fiere | ||||
2008 Summer | Beijing | Olympic Green Convention Centre | ||||
2010 Winter | Vancouver | Vancouver Convention Centre | ||||
2010 Summer (Youth) | Singapore | Marina Bay Sands | ||||
2012 Winter (Youth) | Innsbruck | |||||
2012 Summer | London | Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park | ||||
2014 Winter | Sochi | Sochi Olympic Park | ||||
2014 Summer (Youth) | Nanjing | |||||
2016 Winter (Youth) | Lillehammer | Lillehammer University College | ||||
2016 Summer | Rio de Janeiro | Parque Olímpico do Rio | ||||
2018 Winter | Pyeongchang | Alpensia Resort | ||||
2018 Summer (Youth) | Buenos Aires | La Rural | ||||
2020 Winter (Youth) | Lausanne | |||||
2020 Summer | Tokyo | Tokyo Big Sight | ||||
2022 Winter | Beijing | China National Convention Center, Genting Hotel, Yanqing MMC | ||||
2024 Summer | Paris | |||||
2028 Summer | Los Angeles | Universal Studios Hollywood[5] |
Notes[edit]
- Host broadcaster ABC used its Los Angeles studios for coverage of the 1984 Games.
- Host broadcaster NBC used a separate studio in Park City for coverage of the 2002 Games.