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Buenos Aires, Argentina, September 5 to 10, 2013

The IOC Executive Board meeting and annual general meeting (Session) of the members of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) will be held in Buenos Aires, Argentina, from 4 to 10 September 2013.

The 125th IOC Session will elect the host city for the 2020 Olympic Games, on 7 September and the new IOC President, on 10 September. It will also take decisions on key policy issues and in areas under its authority, such as the possible inclusion of a new sport in the Olympic programme, on 8 September.

The three Candidate Cities for the 2020 Olympic Games are:

Istanbul (Turkey), Tokyo (Japan) and Madrid (Spain).

ACCREDITATION DEADLINE JUNE 28:

OBS has appointed Eurovision Special Events as its official Broadcast Services Provider during the 125th IOC Session in Buenos Aires.

Eurovision Special Events and Euroradio will provide live world feeds distribution of the IOC Session coverage and a full range of onsite broadcast services.

BROADCAST COVERAGE OF THE IOC SESSION

The international signal will be in high-definition with a 16:9 picture ratio, HD-SDI 1080i 50Hz

Eurovision will provide live world feeds distribution of various events including:

Opening Ceremony at Teatro Colon
Presentation by Istanbul, Turkey
Presentation by Tokyo, Japan
Presentation by Madrid, Spain
IOC Evaluation Report
Host City Vote
2020 Host City Announcement
IOC/Host signature of contract and presser
Announcement Ceremony of the IOC President

To access the live world feeds, please state your participation to: newsoperations@eurovision.net and specify which transmission(s) you would like to receive.

Eurovision Special Events and Euroradio will offer the following facilities:

Direct HD and SD connectivity to the Eurovision Global Network
Standup positions for live programme inserts
Multi-cameras Studios on request
Playout (multi-format)
Radio studio
Technical access to HB signals HD-SDI in workspaces
Connectivity to the Eurovision Global Network
World Feeds distribution of IOC Session coverage

Eurovision Special Events
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