Live Production
Coming down the mountain
From a high-altitude broadcast base to a remote operation in Wales, the team at Whisper tells TVBEurope about their plans for Channel 4’s coverage...
Milano Cortina 2026
Media Delivery
‘World first’ commercial 5G Broadcast smartphone introduced
Capable of receiving 5G Broadcast television signals, the rugged smartphone has been designed for first responder requirements to deliver reliable, high-quality broadcast content in...
Media Consumption
Milano Cortina 2026 “most watched ever” Olympic Games for EBU members
With reach across linear and digital platforms, public service media organisations consistently outperformed their typical market shares, dominating national viewing charts throughout the continent
Media Consumption
Warner Bros Discovery reports best-ever streaming Winter Olympics
According to the company, innovations such as Olympics Multiview proved especially popular with viewers, with approximately a third (32 per cent) of its streaming...
Media Delivery
EBU and Rai go for big air with 5G Broadcast trials at Milano Cortina
The latest pre-commercial trials focus on leveraging tower infrastructure to expand live, free-to-air delivery across smartphones and other devices
Media Consumption
Content, not platform: how live sports became the streaming subscription driver
Digital i's chief analytics officer, Matt Ross, discusses the seismic shift in how audiences consume the Olympics and other major live sports
Live Production
XXV Winter Olympics: OBS on decentralisation, cloud and AI innovations
Olympic Broadcasting Services head of engineering Isidoro Moreno takes David Davies through the innovations on and off screen at this year’s Winter Olympics
Live Production
WBD’s Winter Olympics: 47 markets, 21 languages, and a purpose-built technology platform
Warner Bros Discovery Sports Europe is leveraging a new, purpose-built technology platform, iBuild, and unique on-site studios, including an 'igloo-style' snow dome, to bring...
Live Production
Creating appointment-to-view television
TVBEurope recently caught up with Marco Balich, creative director of Milano Cortina 2026's Opening Ceremony, to hear how he has been working with OBS...
Artificial Intelligence
Alibaba Cloud marks Olympic first with LLM models at Milano Cortina
The digital technology provider is rolling out a number of AI firsts to enable IOC and OBS expansion of the technology
Production & Post
BBC and Nomint blaze stop-motion trail for Milano Cortina 2026
The ambitious project used 700 3D-printed miniature figures for the opening credits of the BBC's Winter Olympic coverage
Live Production
OBS to deliver ‘most immersive and data-rich’ Olympic Winter Games coverage to date
The host broadcaster will employ 810 camera systems, 1,800 microphones, 23 production galleries and three virtualised OB vans to capture every angle of Milano...
Media Consumption
France 2 broadcasts Milano Cortina in HDR10+, Dolby Vision and Dolby AC-4
Viewers with Dolby AC-4 compatible televisions will be able to choose between a traditional mix and ambient sound, without commentary
Live Production
Milano Cortina 2026 IBC is up and running
Based at the Allianz MiCo (Milano Convention Centre), the IBC will play host to 8,000 broadcast personnel during the Games
Media Consumption
France Télévisions launches new digital sports channel with live chat
Debuting ahead of Milano Cortina 2026, the channel aims to recreate the Twitch livestream experience, with viewers able to interact with presenters and pundits...
Live Production
Ready for anything
As the Olympic Flame arrives in Italy, Jenny Priestley talks to Warner Bros Discovery’s Matteo Pacor about changes in winter sports production, which give...
Live Production
Shooting for gold
As the IBU World Cup begins, Robert Portman, head of winter sport and Andreas Aristodemou, director of Olympics at EBU Sport, tell TVBEurope about...
Live Production
Olympic Broadcasting Services opens training programme for female camera operators
It also aims to provide participants with the skills needed to work as camera operators during the Olympic Winter Games next year
Live Production
OBS launches programme designed for women in sports broadcasting
Those who are selected will work during the planning phase of the broadcast operations for the Olympic Winter Games Milano Cortina 2026
Live Production
Multi-camera replay systems and first-person view drone footage planned for Milano Cortina Winter Games
At a gathering of media rights-holders, OBS provided broadcasters with an update on its plans for the Games
Live Production
OBS: Milano Cortina Winter Games will ‘redefine broadcasting’
Last week, Olympic Broadcasting Services welcomed media rights holders to Milan to layout its plans for the Games