IBC Was Opened!
June 6, 2008 – 6:34 am | by admin
The International Broadcast Centre, simply known as IBC, was officially opened in Vienna on 3 June.
The opening of this center marks an important step in the history of football broadcasting, as UEFA will produce the television signal for EURO 2008 for the first time in the history of this popular tournament. UEFA will be able to do this through UEFA Media Technologies SA, its 100% owned subsidiary.
With the occasion of the official opening of the International Broadcast Centre in Vienna, Michel Platini, UEFA President, switched on the TV video feeds from all the Austrian and Swiss venues in the Centre’s Master Control Room, which represents “the hub” of all video and audio signals coming and going through fibre and satellite from venues and other important sites.
“We will be working together closely with our broadcast partners, and we want to offer quality of the highest standard, and we want to be close to the game,” said Alexandre Fourtoy, UEFA Media Technologies SA’s CEO. “An average of 30 cameras will be in use for each match - new-style cameras such as the Spidercam or similar technologies. Helicopters will capture pictures from the air, not only of what is happening in the game, but also what is happening around the stadium. All eight venues are linked with the IBC,” Fourtoy also said.
Tags: Euro 2008 News, International Broadcast Centre, TV Broadcasting, UEFA Media Technologies
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