With the Opening Ceremony of the XXXIII Olympiad set to take place along the Seine in Paris, Olympic Broadcasting Services (OBS) is getting creative with the way it will capture video of the event.
The Opening Ceremony of Paris 2024 will see 10,500 athletes float down the Seine River in designated boats for each national delegation. Departing from the Austerlitz bridge, the parade will follow a six-kilometre route through the centre of Paris, passing some of the official Olympic Games venues before the ceremony’s grand finale at the Trocadéro.
To help capture the parade, Samsung is installing more than 200 Galaxy S24 Ultra smartphones at the bow and sides of each of the 85 designated boats.
The high-quality HDR footage will be shared and streamed via a private 5G network powered by Orange which will install more than a dozen 5G antennas along the river to create the first-ever 5G standalone network in France.
To guarantee video quality and connectivity performance which could be impacted by the wind or extremely hot and sunny conditions, Samsung is leveraging the Galaxy S24 Ultra’s Optical image stabilisation (OIS) features, increasing transmission power, and installing relay towers on chase boats to ensure a seamless livestream experience for viewers, said the company.
“As host broadcaster of the Olympic Games, we’re incredibly excited about this partnership with Samsung which will allow a truly original perspective of Paris 2024, evolving the way in which fans will experience the Games,” said Yiannis Exarchos, chief executive officer of OBS.
“Samsung’s latest mobile innovation will allow millions of fans around the world to live and breathe the spirit, action and emotion of the Opening Ceremony and sailing competitions alongside their favourite athletes in real-time.”
