cam’ system called Robycam, developed by Movicom in Moscow, a cable cam system from the same company, numerous cranes sand remote heads, a whole raft of ultra slo- mo kit, five off-road Segway camera platforms and more. More conventionally, host broadcaster OBS is planning to utilize 450 cameras to produce more than 1,600 hours of live coverage An Olympic News Channel
from OBS will broadcast 456 hours of coverage, which is one of the key components in many broadcasters’ online strategies. London 2012 was literally a gamechanger when it came to online, with the likes of the BBC planning on carrying six live HD streams from Sochi. This is, of course a step down from the 22 streams carried during London 2012, and indeed it looks like not all six will be available via broadcast platforms, but it is a significant increase over Vancouver 2010. Sochi will also mark the debut of the BBC’s new cross- device digital platform, which has been designed to give an integrated viewing experience across all four screens. Not just aimed at sports — the BBC also
plans to provide this same sort of full, 360-degree coverage for big cultural events as well — the new platform dials down the emphasis on video to make a more inclusive use of curated text commentary and data. In common with the efforts of other broadcasters, the service will also be connected to Facebook, Twitter and Instagram (though not perhaps to the extent of NBC which is premiering feature content on Facebook).
Also in common with other
broadcasters, fewer people will be on the ground than before for the BBC, with gallery, post and indeed a majority of the team based back at its MediaCity base in Salford, UK. The BBC expects about 100 people to make the journey to Russia, in an effort greatly scaled back from the past. Onsite personnel include talent, obviously, and a technical staff that can maintain the relatively small operations in the IBC and MBC which are running eight edit stations between them. Avid will be used onsite, coupled with a DVS Venice system, with FCP running back in Salford where a 200- strong team will be packaging content and more.
The Iceberg Skating Palace, a 12,000-seat multipurpose arena One thing that won’t be
running through those pipes is any 4K material. At least some of the blue ribbon events will be captured in the format, but details about what will be happening have been frustratingly sparse. For 4K in Sochi, it is less a case of gatecrashing the party, and more like sneaking in through the back door without a proper invite. However, Olympic sponsor Panasonic recently announced that its kit will be used to record the Opening Ceremony in 4K,
presumably using developmental models of its 4K VariCam and Ultra P2 cards. Comcast will be recording some of this for integration into its new app for Samsung Ultra HDTVs too, and there are promises of special cinema screenings in the format too, but on the whole the feeling is that this is not 4K’s event. That might possibly be Rio in six month’s time, but that — along with the most fraught build up to a major sporting event since Athens 2000 — is another story. ///
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