Winter Olympics 2018

They used the main BBC Sport studio in 2002 - that was during the period the studio was on two levels, with a sofa for Grandstand and Football Focus downstairs and a desk for Match of the Day and Final Score upstairs. The Olympics were downstairs, and I vividly remember it because one day Steve Rider was trying to demonstrate how the red button worked and they put the off-air transmission on the studio monitor explain. But they'd forgotten what channel they were on so Last Of The Summer Wine was on instead.

That was during that demented weekend of sport on the Beeb when they had those plus Davis Cup tennis, Masters Snooker and the final of the African Cup of Nations football live.

I hadn't heard about the RF camera - though I had been told they weren't using the shopping trolley again this year.

From their hotel, they might be able to get a link up to the ski jump tower or the sliding centre, but I don't see Alpensia as being buzzing with fans, so it's probably just so they can get more (or varied) picturesque backgrounds.

It was -20c last week - fine at ground level for short periods, but I ventured up to the IBC roof, and the wind chill made it pretty harsh. They're going to be glad of their nice warm hotel room for a studio...

Do we know which of the hosts will be on site and who'll be in Salford?

Talking of TOBO this still probably the best official Olympic intro:

NBC are going to be incredibly innovative this year by actually showing the Opening Ceremony live - though online only. However they have said they're using it as a testing bed for showing them live on broadcast for Tokyo 2020 and Beijing 2022 due to the similar timezones. The ceremony airs at 6am ET, which IMO is probably the perfect time to test it out on broadcast - wouldn't be surprised if Today is Olympic focused that day anyway, so they might as well show what's happening.

Katie Couric returns to NBC Olympic coverage for the first time since 2004, replacing Matt Lauer. As previously announced primetime coverage will be live across all time zones, so begins at 5pm on the West Coast, with local news at 8.30 or 9, followed by "Prime Time Plus", and then a rerun of the primetime coverage.

http://www.adweek.com/tv-video/nbc-will-air-winter-olympics-live-in-all-time-zones-katie-couric-will-co-host-opening-ceremonies/

Bit more detail on the BBC's coverage plans here:



In general, coverage will be on BBC One overnight and during the mid-mornings, with BBC Two taking over during Breakfast and through the afternoon.

There also appears to be something called 'Olympics Extra' at 8pm on BBC Four each evening.

The full promo from The Ident Gallery:
https://theident.gallery/player.php?id=BBC-2018-PROMO-OLYMPICS-FEARLESS-1

Lol, press releases.



I thought the ceremony would've been newsworthy enough for BBC One daytime, since the two Koreas will march together in Korea. But they seem to have changed the channel - is BBC reluctant to move the 1.00 news?

And that Winter Olympics 2018 preview has been renamed Winter Olympics 2018 Preview. ("W/t" abbreviation = "working title"?)

DigiGuide shows the Opening Ceremony on BBC One, with the news at 13:30.

Still hold a grudge against the BBC for moving the Sydney 2000 ceremony from BBC1 to BBC2 just before they lit the flame to make way for the news, so perhaps best it is on BBC2.

I'm guessing Clare will be based on location and probably host overnight when the snow events dominate. Hazel will probably be in Salford with the indoor events and replays of overnight. Possible they might literally just repeat some overnight coverage in the afternoon - think with Vancouver and indeed Rio they just ran revised repeats.

That grudge is rivalling Ted Heath for longevity. I recall their defence at the time was that the fuel crisis was at its peak and people expected to be able to see the latest updates, but it was unfortunate that it was on during Friday daytime in the UK and anyone at work or school who set their VCR (pretty much the only watch of watching it in full in those days) would have missed the end.

Yes, and it is worth pointing out that it was a different era in those days at the Beeb - it was just after the departure of John Birt and in those days the news was considered absolutely sacrosanct and it would take priority over everything. Not the case these days. And as you say, the fuel crisis was a major, major story, one of the rare stories that affected virtually everyone in Britain (I remember ITV were doing rolling news for most of the afternoon that week, with Nicholas Owen standing at a garage in Watford for hours on end watching petrol tankers not arriving).

It's like when people say they shouldn't have cricket back on the BBC because when they last had it they used to stop for news every hour. They used to, they wouldn't now.