International Broadcast Centre
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The International Broadcast Centre (IBC) is a temporary hub for journalists from all over the world, representing 190 countries for the 2006 FIFA World Cup, in Germany. The centre is based in Munich, in what was formally Munich Airport. The building is now known as the Munich Exhibition Centre.
120 television and radio channels will broadcast images and reports of the World Cup, from the centre to the 190 countries that they serve. Each channel has a space on the 30,000 square meter floor, separated by wooden panels.
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- Anticipated cumulative TV audience of 32bn viewers - the biggest TV audience for any single event in history
- 30,000m² of space
- 966 tonnes of fir wood and 22,500m² of wooden panels/walls
- Nearly 700 doors
- 15 TV studios
- Operational 24 hours a day, 7 days a week
An International Broadcast Center is created at every Olympic Games. Broadcasters from around the world build studios in what is generally a large conference center, like Georgia World Conference Center which was used for the Atlanta Games. The Host Broadcaster provides each of these rights-holders a video and audio feed from each venue, beauty shots from around the Olympic venues, transmission facilities, etc.
