NG
The Beijing stuff was viewable on a UK IP address ISTR.
As for EU wide - not sure of the relevance. The EBU is not an EU organisation - NRK in Norway is a strong member (and hosting Eurovision this year) and not a member of the EU, Switzerland similarly.
noggin
Founding member
Are they usually blocked in the UK, or freely available EU wide?
The Beijing stuff was viewable on a UK IP address ISTR.
As for EU wide - not sure of the relevance. The EBU is not an EU organisation - NRK in Norway is a strong member (and hosting Eurovision this year) and not a member of the EU, Switzerland similarly.
WW
The Beijing stuff was viewable on a UK IP address ISTR.
As for EU wide - not sure of the relevance. The EBU is not an EU organisation - NRK in Norway is a strong member (and hosting Eurovision this year) and not a member of the EU, Switzerland similarly.
Not to mention most countries in Northern Africa and the Eastern Mediterranean.
Are they usually blocked in the UK, or freely available EU wide?
The Beijing stuff was viewable on a UK IP address ISTR.
As for EU wide - not sure of the relevance. The EBU is not an EU organisation - NRK in Norway is a strong member (and hosting Eurovision this year) and not a member of the EU, Switzerland similarly.
Not to mention most countries in Northern Africa and the Eastern Mediterranean.
NG
The Beijing stuff was viewable on a UK IP address ISTR.
As for EU wide - not sure of the relevance. The EBU is not an EU organisation - NRK in Norway is a strong member (and hosting Eurovision this year) and not a member of the EU, Switzerland similarly.
Not to mention most countries in Northern Africa and the Eastern Mediterranean.
Yep - Russia and a lot of other former Soviet countries as well...
http://www.ebu.ch/en/ebu_members/actives/index.php
The EBU's HQ isn't even in the EU... It's based (at least in part) in Geneva.
noggin
Founding member
Are they usually blocked in the UK, or freely available EU wide?
The Beijing stuff was viewable on a UK IP address ISTR.
As for EU wide - not sure of the relevance. The EBU is not an EU organisation - NRK in Norway is a strong member (and hosting Eurovision this year) and not a member of the EU, Switzerland similarly.
Not to mention most countries in Northern Africa and the Eastern Mediterranean.
Yep - Russia and a lot of other former Soviet countries as well...
http://www.ebu.ch/en/ebu_members/actives/index.php
The EBU's HQ isn't even in the EU... It's based (at least in part) in Geneva.
BR
The BBC have confirmed on the editors blog they're ditching the Ski Sunday theme for the Winter Olympics and the theme will be as in the trailer - but the titles themselves will be a more colourful version of the trailer.
Quote:
In the end we have decided to opt for a new theme - just like we did with Monkey for the Beijing Olympics - which you're currently hearing for our trailers. The titles themselves will be similar to the trailers - but with added colour - watch out for them!
HC
<rant>
I somehow stumbled on which broadcasters are providing the pictures/coverage for the events on behalf of VOB.
YLE (Finland) will be doing the downhill ski events, NRK (Norway) will be doing the Biathlon and X-Country events, but the most amazing choice is in the Ski Jumping/Ski Flying events, where amazingly, SLO (Slovakia) is providing the coverage.
A shocking decision. Anyone who watches the sport on British Eurosport knows that ORF or ZDF produce the best coverage, with a good use of angles, tracking cameras, flip-flop cut shots, and super slo-mo's.
Why give it to a broadcaster that when I watched the last event in Slovakia was like they were still stuck in mid 80's presentation (the only good thing was the use of a massive hothead crane in the stadium) is totally beyond me.
Hopefully VOB have chosen the angles and installed the necessary gadgets, so all SLOtv have to do is turn up, fire up the scanner and point the cameras at what is happening at the big hill type thing in the near distance.
</Rant>
I somehow stumbled on which broadcasters are providing the pictures/coverage for the events on behalf of VOB.
YLE (Finland) will be doing the downhill ski events, NRK (Norway) will be doing the Biathlon and X-Country events, but the most amazing choice is in the Ski Jumping/Ski Flying events, where amazingly, SLO (Slovakia) is providing the coverage.
A shocking decision. Anyone who watches the sport on British Eurosport knows that ORF or ZDF produce the best coverage, with a good use of angles, tracking cameras, flip-flop cut shots, and super slo-mo's.
Why give it to a broadcaster that when I watched the last event in Slovakia was like they were still stuck in mid 80's presentation (the only good thing was the use of a massive hothead crane in the stadium) is totally beyond me.
Hopefully VOB have chosen the angles and installed the necessary gadgets, so all SLOtv have to do is turn up, fire up the scanner and point the cameras at what is happening at the big hill type thing in the near distance.
</Rant>
TI
Are the BBC doing any of the coverage this year? I know in the past they have covered the luge/bob events.
BR
Seems strange considering that's not an area they have domestic expertise in. I'd have thought if they covered anything it would be something in the ice rink - either figure skating or perhaps speed skating. I guess though Luge/Bobsleigh is quite easy to cover as it's just fixed cameras along the course really.
I might have got this wrong, but I believe now rather than a separate "host broadcaster" being set up for each games (like TOBO in Turin, BOB in Beijing), from now on there is one overall Olympic Broadcaster which will be responsible for co-coordinating the coverage of all games.
I might have got this wrong, but I believe now rather than a separate "host broadcaster" being set up for each games (like TOBO in Turin, BOB in Beijing), from now on there is one overall Olympic Broadcaster which will be responsible for co-coordinating the coverage of all games.
M
M@
Founding member
I think you might be right. This video of the official opening titles somewhat confirms it;
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fhHTqLEMxnk&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fhHTqLEMxnk&feature=related
ST
That music reminds me of the FA Cup package used by Setanta (remember them?) last year.
Apologies if this has been mentioned, but the BBC Sport mini-site for Vancouver looks quite smart - http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/olympic_games/vancouver_2010/default.stm
I think you might be right. This video of the official opening titles somewhat confirms it;
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fhHTqLEMxnk&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fhHTqLEMxnk&feature=related
That music reminds me of the FA Cup package used by Setanta (remember them?) last year.
Apologies if this has been mentioned, but the BBC Sport mini-site for Vancouver looks quite smart - http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/olympic_games/vancouver_2010/default.stm
DO
Yes, BOB was the last of the (traditional?) host broadcasters set up for each games. All Olympic coverage is now produced by OBS, which won't be much different, as a lot of the management and creative teams moved between the host broadcasters as they were set up - all this does is mean they remain working for the same company.
I might have got this wrong, but I believe now rather than a separate "host broadcaster" being set up for each games (like TOBO in Turin, BOB in Beijing), from now on there is one overall Olympic Broadcaster which will be responsible for co-coordinating the coverage of all games.
Yes, BOB was the last of the (traditional?) host broadcasters set up for each games. All Olympic coverage is now produced by OBS, which won't be much different, as a lot of the management and creative teams moved between the host broadcasters as they were set up - all this does is mean they remain working for the same company.