News Events: broadcast facilities
28.08.2011United States: Hurricane Irene - New York *** ARCHIVE
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS I AP 360
New York, Washington, North Carolina | 26 August 2011 - onwards
**New Additonal Location: Times Square***
Hurricane Irene opened its assault on the Eastern Seaboard on Saturday by lashing the North Carolina coast with wind as strong as 115 mph and pounding shoreline homes with waves. Farther north, authorities readied a massive shutdown of trains and airports, with 2 million people ordered out of the way.
New York City ordered 300,000 people to leave low-lying areas, including the Battery Park City neighborhood at the southern tip of Manhattan, the beachfront Rockaways in Queens and Coney Island in Brooklyn. But it was not clear how many people would get out, or how they would do it. Authorities in New York said they would not arrest people who chose to stay, but Mayor Michael Bloomberg warned on Friday: "If you don't follow this, people may die."
On Sunday, August 28, we will be operational from the following locations:
OCEAN FRONT AREAS:
Nags Head, North Carolina
METROPOLITAN AREAS
New York City - Times Square **NEW LOCATION**
New York City - AP New York roof overlooking Manhattan (weather permitting)
Washington DC - Mass Avenue and 13th street (street level)
HURRICANE AFTERMATH
As soon as the hurricane passes, we will move to the most newsworthy area for destruction aftermath coverage.
The AP Global Media Services will be offering comprehensive live facilities all along the eastern seaboard starting Friday August 26, as indicated above:
Live stand-up positions
Multi-format tape out facilities
International delivery via APTN's satellite and fiber networks
On-site coordination and full editorial support
To book facilities at this event, please contact:
AP Field Producer: Nico Maounis e: nmaounis@ap.org
AP Television News Bookings
Washington, DC | USA
Daily (Monday to Sunday), 0800-1900 (local time)
Tel: +1 202 641 9834
London | UK
24/7
Tel: +44 (0)20 7482 7580/7590
Email: aptnbookings@ap.org
Website: www.aptn.com/gmsevents
Eurovision News Events
Initial location: Hampton, Virginia, USA, August 27, 2011
Hurricane Irene is striking the eastern shore of the United States after battering the Bahamas and causing widespread destruction.
It was feared that Irene could strengthen from a category 3 to a category 4 storm before reaching the Carolinas on Saturday.
Emergency officials are urging residents to evacuate low-lying areas and prepare emergency equipment as far north as New England.
Eurovision Americas will offer facilities to cover the hurricane as it travels up the eastern seaboard. The initial operation on Saturday August 27th is planned for Hampton, Virginia, reachable by car from Washington. For Sunday August 28th the operation will move to either the Maryland shore or to Washington if the capital is being badly hit. Please monitor the Eurovision website for regularly updated event information.
The following facilities will be available:
Live stand-up positions
Tape/disk playout facilities including DVCAM, DVCPRO, MiniDV, P2, XDCAM, Beta SP, SX (NTSC only)
Worldwide feeds on the Eurovision network
For information or bookings, please call Eurovision:
Tel: + 41 22 717 2840
Fax: + 41 22 747 4840
Email : bookings@eurovision.net
IHA News Agency
Irene, the first hurricane to threaten the U.S. in three years, will mark the second natural disaster in a week for D.C., which was shaken by Tuesday's 5.8-magnitude.
IHA is operational at Washington D.C. (U.S.A)
Technical facilities on site:
- studio facilities / standup positions / tape playouts
- PAL and NTSC / 16:9 and 4:3
- ENG crews upon request
For Booking please contact the following:
phone: +49 6105 28 03 0
mail: booking@iha.tv
