Leading satellite services company GlobeCast has chosen TANDBERG Television, a leading provider of open solutions for digital broadcasting and broadband, as its broadcast equipment provider of choice for this summers Olympic games in Athens. A host of TANDBERG Televisions latest equipment, including multiplexers, MPEG-2 encoders, modulators and network adapters, will be at the heart of GlobeCasts compression and satellite/fibre distribution services for the duration of the games.
The worlds media will descend on the main Olympic stadium (the OCC) and other locations across Athens from late July, with billions of viewers tuning in throughout August. Located very close to the OCC, the majority of TANDBERG Television equipment will be housed at the International Broadcast Centre (IBC). The IBC will be used as a base by rights holders from around the world, including TV Globo and ATV Hong Kong, who have already been signed up by GlobeCast. Feeds taken from around Athens will be distributed to broadcast platforms all over the world via TANDBERG Television equipment. TANDBERG Television technology will also be used at GlobeCasts broadcast area – Athens Broadcast Services – which will assemble an all-digital MCR, playout, connectivity, C and Ku-band satellite transmission, as well as production edit suites, offices and work space with ancillary services to serve the requirements of non-rights holders and other broadcasters.
GlobeCast is a member of the AIB.