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The International Broadcast Centre (IBC) is a temporary hub for broadcasters during major sport events.

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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.

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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

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  • 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

    International Broadcast Centre London Olympics Media Centre Wikipedia

  • 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
    and  Japan - Yokohama
  • 2006  Germany - Munich
  • 2010  South Africa - Johannesburg
  • 2014  Brazil - Rio de Janeiro
  • 2018  Russia - Moscow
  • 2022  Qatar - Doha

    • Olympic Games

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    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, like 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 Games was 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.

    1Host broadcaster ABC used its Los Angeles studios for coverage of the 1984 Games.
    2American broadcaster NBC used a secondary outdoor studio at Copacabana Beach in addition to its studios at the IBC for coverage of the 2016 Games.

    References

    International Broadcast Centre Wikipedia
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