Eurovision News Events

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia - 28 July - 3 August 2015

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) will gather at its 128th Session in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia from 31 July until 3 August, with a key day on 31 July for the election of the host city of the 2022 Olympic Winter Games by secret ballot.

Two cities are competing: Beijing, China & Almaty, Kazakhstan. Most of the skiing competitions would take place in the Zhangjiakou mountain clusters, 180 kilometers from Beijing. Almaty plan is based on seven existing winter sports venues and four facilities to be built near Kazakh’s capital.

The election of the host city for the 3rd edition of the Winter Youth Olympic Games (YOG) in 2020 will also take place in Kuala Lumpur during that 128th IOC Session. Lausanne in Switzerland and Brasov in Romania are competing. Ahead of the session, the Executive Board of the IOC will meet from 28 to 30 July.

OBS has appointed Eurovision Special Events as its official Broadcast Services Provider during the 128th IOC Session in Kuala Lumpur.

BROADCAST COVERAGE OF THE IOC SESSION

Eurovision Special Events will provide Live HD World Feeds distribution of the IOC Session coverage and a full range of onsite broadcast services. The international signal will be in High-Definition with a 16:9 picture ratio, HD-SDI 1080i 50Hz. The World Feeds will include various events such as:

- Presentation by Almaty, Kazakhstan
- Presentation by Beijing, China
- Media Conference by Almaty, Kazakhstan
- Media Conference by Beijing, China
- 2020 YOG Host City Vote
- 2022 Olympic Winter Games Host City Vote
- Announcement Ceremony of the 2020 and the 2022 Host Cities
- Signature of the Host Cities Contracts and joint IOC/host cities media conferences

Eurovision Special Events will offer facilities inside the KLCC:
=== DEADLINE TO PLACE ORDERS was extended to FRIDAY 5 JUNE===
No Deadline to order Live WF (B.2) nor B.5 and B.6 sections. Subject to availability at the time of the booking.

Direct HD and SD connectivity to the Eurovision Global Network
Standup positions for live programme inserts
Multi-cameras Studios on request
Playout (multi-format)
Technical access to HB signals HD-SDI in workspaces (Section B.1)
Live World Feed distribution of IOC Session coverage (Section B.2)

Eurovision Special Events
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