OBS believes this will make accessing the content easier and affordable, being scaled up or down as required to meet demand. The bookings for cloud services by OBS are up 279% from Tokyo 2020. Key innovations like this will also lead to a 13% reduction in IBC space compared to Tokyo, along with a 23% reduction from Rio 2016. A decrease in power usage for broadcast at the IBC with a reduction of 44% compared to Tokyo and 72% decrease from Rio is anticipated. Venues will see an 11% reduction in compound space from Tokyo, coupled with a 29% reduction in venue broadcast power requirements compared to Tokyo, (46% decrease from Rio). A record number of drones will take to the skies for live coverage, accompanied by more four-point systems than ever before. 5G will power onboard POV cameras for sailing events, with plans made to deploy additional 5G-enabled cameras for selected sports coverage and the opening ceremony. Collaborating closely, OBS and NHK aim to deliver 8K live coverage of the opening ceremony and urban sports events. Moreover, selected venues will feature virtual studio backdrops, alongside
beauty camera positions. Augmented reality (AR) content and interviews from the Athletes’ Village will also be featured, designed for mobile phones but also usable with AR and VR headsets. For Paris 2024, OBS is promising a cinematic approach to coverage, using cine lenses for the first time to provide a shallower depth-of-field. As part of aerial coverage, 12 beauty cameras will highlight the most iconic Paris images. TRIAL RUN In addition to sporting action, the Winter Youth Olympic Games (YOG) 2024 at Gangwon in South Korea also served as a sounding board for innovation and experimentation in the broadcasting and digital domains. At an online media round table held in Gangwon, CEO of OBS Yiannis Exarchos shared: “How we use these Games is a great opportunity to test things that can potentially be implemented in the Olympic Games in Paris. “YOG Gangwon sees the introduction of a virtualised broadcast van that mirrors the function of a traditional production van using software- based, cloud-driven technology instead of physical equipment – in collaboration with worldwide TOP partner Intel. We started this back in the Winter Games in 2022, with a successful proof of concept at curling. For Gangwon 2024, it is being used for live coverage for the first time on both curling and ice hockey. “It’s a move away from traditional sports coverage on the ground with those huge OB vans we carry from place to place, which can sometimes be a little cumbersome and inflexible,” Exarchos expands. “So we have set up this
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