Panasonic supports Rio 2016 press and broadcast media

August 18, 2016
Professional Broadcast Cameras

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As an Olympic Games Official Host Broadcast Equipment Supplier to Rio 2016, Panasonic audio visual and digital broadcast technology installed in the International Broadcast Centre (IBC) and the Main Press Centre (MPC) plays a vital role in delivering the sights, sounds and unique excitement of the Olympic Games to people around the world.

International Broadcast Centre (IBC), Barra da Tijuca Olympic Park

Dedicated to television and radio stations with Games broadcasting rights, the 85,000m² IBC can house up 10 thousand people, all of them working to create an estimated 6,000 hours of images to be broadcast across the world, reaching five billion TV viewers.

Main Press Centre (MPC), Barra da Tijuca Olympic Park

During the Games, the MPC is home to 25,000 accredited journalists, with the 27,000m² facility operating 24 hours a day. From here, beautiful stories will travel across the world sharing athletes achieving their dreams, records and medals, and everything the people of Brazil have done to make these Games possible.

Behind the scenes with Panasonic Olympic broadcast equipment

The International Broadcast Centre (IBC) and the Main Press Centre (MPC), situated in the Barra Olympic Park is the base for the press and broadcast media to cover Rio 2016! Lots of Panasonic audio and visual equipment support this venue, such as flat displays, DLPs, as well as video and audio systems.

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Official Worldwide Olympic Partner

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Panasonic is proud to support the Olympic Movement – aimed at promoting world peace through sports – as an Official Worldwide Olympic Partner in the Audio and Visual Equipment category for more than 25 years since The Olympic Partner (TOP) Program commenced for the Calgary Olympic Winter Games in 1988. Under the slogan of “Sharing the Passion,” Panasonic will contribute to the success of the Olympic Games through its technology. Panasonic has already contracted the partnership with the International Olympic Committee through to the 2024 Olympic Games.