Yesterday evening, 830 out of the 2112 transmissions that are planned for the coverage of the Olympic Games were already made by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU).
Eight 4,5 meter high transmission satellite dishes and two 2,4 meter high receiving dishes located in the heart of the International Broadcasting Centre (IBC) its teleport area, a few hundred metres away from the Olympic Stadium, provides members with images of the Olympics via 4 network satellites. Twenty-four hours a day, this equipment provides the possibility of simultaneously organizing 5 multilaterals, 2 unilaterals and 27 services for 23 members. To compare: for the Eurovision Song Contest, three dishses is usually enough.
In addition to this, 108 optic fibres link the IBC to the teleport. Transmissions started on 6 August and will finish on 30 August. All transmissions are being submitted through the Eurovision network, which is also being used for the transmission of the Eurovision Song Contest.
