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PyeongChang Olympics Showcase Next Generation Broadcasting Options (Part 2)

by Chris Chinnock

In part 1, I talked about 4K and 8K production but in this part, let’s focus on VR, 5G ATSC 3.0 and more. While VR content was pioneered at the Rio 2016 games, supporters …

PyeongChang Olympics Showcase Next Generation Broadcasting Options (Part 1)

by Chris Chinnock

The PyeongChang Olympics in Korea provided an incredible platform for demonstrating the potential of next generation broadcast options. This included 8K, HDR, Dolby Atmos, Virtual Reality, ATSC 3.0 and 5G live broadcasting, plus an …

Medals for E-sports 2022 Asian Games

by Bob Raikes

The Olympic Council of Asia said that E-sports will be included in the 2022 Asian Games in Hangzhou, China, after appearing as a demonstration sport in the 2018 Asian games in Jakarta, Indonesia. The …

Liantronics Throws Light on Maracana Stadium

by Tom Allen

Liantronics, the Chinese LED maker, has provided four large screens for the Maracana Stadium in Rio during the Olympics. Each one is 100m², with a 20mm pixel pitch. It is the second time that …

Panasonic Goes BIG in Olympic Sponsorship

by Tom Allen

Panasonic once again sponsored the displays at the Olympic Games, providing TVs, projectors and LED screens. As an Official Partner of the Games, Panasonic supplied 110 DLP projectors for large ceremonies and an additional …

BBC Moves to VR in Olympics

by Tom Allen

The BBC has released an app which can be used to watch select parts of its Olympics coverage in VR. Events like running and cycling will be shown from multiple angles, but the opening …

Japan Meets 8k Deadline

by Tom Allen

Highlights from the London 2012 Olympic Games opening ceremony were played on the channelJapan began 8k broadcasts on the 1st August – five days before the Olympic Games. NHK is running the satellite channel, …

AV Stumpfl Celebrates Norway’s Olympic History

by Tom Allen

AV Stumpfl’s Wings Engine Raw media servers and Wings Vioso calibration software have been used to resurrect Norway’s Olympic past in the Norwegian Olympic Museum. Opened in February, the Museum features the ‘Lysgaardsbakkene’ (‘Jump …

VR Partners Named for Olympic Games

by Tom Allen

Viasat in Europe and NBC Olympics in the USA have signed up to broadcast this year’s Olympic Games in virtual reality (Olympics to be Broadcast in VR). 85 hours of VR programming will be …

NBC Will Air Olympics in UHD

by Tom Allen

Over a year ago, the IOC said that it did not plan to support UltraHD broadcasts during this summer’s Olympic Games (IOC Has ‘No Plans’ for UltraHD in Rio), as broadcasters had not shown …

Panasonic Sponsors Olympic Signage

by Tom Allen

Panasonic is a long-time sponsor of the Olympic Games. This year, the company will do something a little different. For the first time, Panasonic has been named as the technical partner of the torch …

Comcast Is the First to Offer 1080p HDR

by Chris Chinnock

That’s right – High Dynamic Range is coming to Comcast subscribers this summer – and it will be implemented on 1080p video, not UHD video. This possibility has been discussed for some time, but …

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