International Broadcast Centre
The International Broadcast Centre (IBC) is a temporary hub for broadcasters during major sport events.
During the 2006 FIFA World Cup, in Germany, the IBC in Munich was host to journalists from around 190 countries. The centre was based at the Munich Fair, in what was formally Munich Airport. The building is now known as the Munich Exhibition Centre.
120 television and radio channels had broadcast images and reports of the World Cup, from the centre to the 190 countries that they serve. Each channel had a space on the 30,000 square meter floor, separated by wooden panels.
An International Broadcast Centre is created at every Olympic Games. Broadcasters from around the world build studios in what is generally a large conference centre, like Georgia World Congress Center, which was used for the Atlanta Games. Olympic Broadcasting Services provides each of these rights-holders a video and audio feed from each venue, beauty shots from around the Olympic venues, transmission facilities, etc. The International Broadcast Centre for the 2008 Beijing Games was located in the Olympic Green Convention Center. The International Broadcast Centre for the 2012 London Games was located in the London Olympics Media Centre.The International Broadcast Centre for the 2016 Summer Olympics was located in Barra Olympic Park.
The first IBC was created for the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan during the first Olympics broadcast around the world.
1Host broadcaster ABC used its Los Angeles studios for coverage of the 1984 Games.
2American broadcaster NBC used a secondary outdoor studio at Copacabana Beach in addition to its studios at the IBC for coverage of the 2016 Games.
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