Media Consumption
Paris 2024 reached 5 billion viewers, 84 per cent of global audience
The IOC's report also revealed 95,000+ highlights of the Games were generated using artificial intelligence
2024 Olympics
Business
TVBEurope September 2024 issue out now
The latest issue includes features on Formula One, Deadpool & Wolverine, remote production, the Olympics, diversity, greenhushing and more
Media Management
Inside the nerve centre of France Télévisions’ Paris 2024 coverage
The broadcaster is employing technology throughout its Paris HQ, including 11 high-performance servers
Live Production
LiveU delivers more than 70,000 hours of coverage from Paris 2024
The company's IP-video technology played a key role in reducing the need for heavy equipment to be transported during Paris 2024
Media Consumption
Paris 2024 ‘on track to reach half the world’s population’
Broadcast and digital figues for the Games "are going through the roof" said IOC President Thomas Bach
Media Consumption
Warner Bros Discovery’s Olympics coverage hits one billion streaming minutes after two days
Eurosport's average linear audiences have also increased compared to Tokyo 2020, up 98 per cent so far
Media Management
Alibaba, OBS partner on AI-fueled OBS Cloud 3.0 for Paris 2024
OBS Live Cloud has become the main method of remote distribution to Media Rights-Holders (MRHs) for the first time in the history of the...
Media Delivery
‘Localisation is our superpower’: How WBD Sports is delivering the Olympics to Europe
TVBEurope catches up with WBD Sport's Scott Young to hear how the broadcaster is using its streaming services to bring the Olympics to more...
Media Delivery
A new era of broadcasting at the Olympic Games
Writing exclusively for TVBEurope, Digital TV Group CTO Alex Buchan details a 5G Broadcast demo by TDF in the run-up to the Games
Media Consumption
How will we watch the Olympics in 2032?
From VR headsets to volumetric video, the Video Labs team at InterDigital give us some insight into how we might watch (and produce) the...
Audio
Bringing the ‘wow’ factor to the sound of Paris 2024
John Schur, president, solutions group at Telos Alliance, explains why sound is just as important as video when covering a major sporting event
Sustainability
Opinion: Could this year’s ‘Summer of Sport’ be the greenest yet?
Matthew Williams-Neale, VP of marketing, Appear, explains how broadcasters' efforts are ensuring the excitement of live sports can be enjoyed sustainably, setting a new...
Media Delivery
Medal alerts, multi-audio feeds, 3,800 hours of live coverage: WBD reveals streaming plans for Paris 2024
The broadcaster will deliver 3,800 hours of live content, covering every event – peaking at 54 simultaneous live streams - across Max and discovery+
Live Production
Pedalling in Paris: France Télévisions cargo bikes deliver Olympic coverage
The bikes aim to beat congestion allowing mobile video news teams to move around Paris
IBC
AI, FAST, emerging technologies and the Olympics feature in IBC Conference line-up
The IBC Conference will last an extra day in 2024, running from 13th-15th September, and is moving to the Auditorium Complex at the RAI
Live Production
Orange details ‘highly complex’ operation behind Olympics’ live feeds
For the Opening and Closing Ceremonies, almost 500 cameras will be used (compared to the usual 60)
Live Production
OBS to use smartphones to capture video of Paris 2024 Opening Ceremony
The high-quality HDR footage will be shared and streamed via a private 5G network powered by Orange which will install more than a dozen...
Live Production
Opinion: overcoming Olympic hurdles with technology
As Paris counts down to the 2024 Olympics, Stephane Guez, co-founder and principal, Dalet, explains how technological innovation will deliver an engaging experience
Artificial Intelligence
OBS tests AI-enhanced multi-camera replay service ahead of Paris 2024 deployment
During Paris 2024, the AI-enabled replay system will be implemented at 12 competition venues for events such as beach volleyball, tennis, judo and rugby
Live Production
How French TV will follow the Flamme Olympique on its journey to Paris
France Télévisions Romuald Rat talks to TVBEurope about its plans to broadcast the Olympic Torch Relay via a 100 per cent cloud-based and 5G/Starlink...
Live Production
Panasonic to provide 150 cameras, 31 switchers for Paris 2024
Panasonic will also be supplying PTZ cameras in 29 press rooms across the Games
Live Production
Carrying a torch for sustainability
France Télévisions is preparing to make broadcast history with a 100% cloud-based and 5G/Starlink network
Media Consumption
NBCUniversal’s Peacock to offer ‘multiview’ option during Paris 2024
Peacock Discovery Multiview will offer an what it says is an industry-first, enhanced four-view experience, with real-time on-screen descriptions from NBCU’s Olympic experts
Live Production
Regional hubs, remote production and ‘every form of connectivity’ will underpin Paris 2024 for WBD Sports
WBD Sports' SVP content and production Scott Young tells David Davies about how the broadcaster is aiming to bring viewers ‘closer to the story’...