International Broadcast Centre

The International Broadcast Centre (IBC) is a temporary hub for broadcasters during major sport events.

The International Broadcast Centre in Stratford, London, taken during the London 2012 Summer Olympics

FIFA World Cup

During the 2006 FIFA World Cup, in Germany, the IBC in Munich was host to journalists from around 190 countries. The centre was based at the Munich Fairgrounds, in what was formally Munich Airport. The building is now known as the Munich Exhibition Centre.

120 television and radio channels had broadcast images and reports of the World Cup, from the centre to the 190 countries that they serve. Each channel had a space on the 30,000 square meter floor, separated by wooden panels.

Facts & figures for 2006 FIFA World Cup IBC

Anticipated cumulative TV audience of 32bn viewers - the biggest TV audience for any single event in history
30,000 m² (322,917 sq ft) of space
966 tonnes of fir wood and 22,500 m² (242,188 sq ft) of wooden panels/walls
Nearly 700 doors
15 TV studios
Operational 24 hours a day, 7 days a week

Cities which hosted the IBC/MPC during the FIFA World Cup

Entrance to the IBC at the 2010 FIFA World Cup.

1958: Sweden – Stockholm
1962: Chile – Santiago
1966: England – London
1970: Mexico – Mexico City
1974: West Germany – Munich
1978: Argentina – Buenos Aires
1982: Spain – Madrid
1986: Mexico – Mexico City
1990: Italy – Rome
1994: United States – Dallas and Los Angeles
1998: France – Paris
2002: South Korea – Seoul
and Japan – Yokohama
2006: Germany – Munich
2010: South Africa – Johannesburg
2014: Brazil – Rio de Janeiro[1]
2018: Russia – Moscow
2022: Qatar – Doha
2026: Canada – Toronto,
United States – Los Angeles,
and Mexico – Mexico City

UEFA European Football Championship

During the UEFA Euro 2016, in France, the IBC in Paris was host to journalists from around 190 countries. 120 television and radio channels had broadcast images and reports of the European Football Championship, from the centre to the 190 countries that they serve. Each channel had a space on the 30,000 square meter floor, separated by wooden panels.

Cities which hosted the IBC/MPC during the UEFA European Football Championship

1996: England – London
2000: Belgium – Brussels
and Netherlands – Amsterdam
2004: Portugal – Lisbon
2008: Switzerland – Basel
and Austria – Vienna
2012: Poland – Warsaw
and Ukraine – Kiev
2016: France – Paris
2020: Netherlands – Vijfhuizen[2]
2024: Germany – Munich

Olympic Games

An International Broadcast Centre is created at every Olympic Games. Broadcasters from around the world build studios in what is generally a large conference centre, such as the Georgia World Congress Center, which was used for the Atlanta Games. Olympic Broadcasting Services provides each of these rights-holders a video and audio feed from each venue, beauty shots from around the Olympic venues, transmission facilities, etc.

The International Broadcast Centre for the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics was located in the Olympic Green Convention Center. The International Broadcast Centre for the London 2012 Summer Olympics was located in the London Olympics Media Centre. The International Broadcast Centre for the 2016 Summer Olympics was located in Barra Olympic Park.

The inaugural IBC was created for the Tokyo 1964 Summer Olympics during the inaugural Olympics to be broadcast around the world.

IBC Venues
Edition	City	Country	Place
1964 Winter	Innsbruck	Austria
1964 Summer	Tokyo	Japan	NHK Broadcasting Center
1968 Winter	Grenoble	France
1968 Summer	Mexico City	Mexico	Universidad de Mexico
1972 Winter	Sapporo	Japan
1972 Summer	Munich	West Germany	Olympiapark
1976 Winter	Innsbruck	Austria	IVB Halle
1976 Summer	Montreal	Canada	Palais des congrès de Montréal
1980 Winter	Lake Placid	United States	Temporary air-supported structure[3]
1980 Summer	Moscow	Soviet Union	Moscow International Broadcasting Centre
1984 Winter	Sarajevo	Yugoslavia
1984 Summer	Los Angeles	United States	University of Southern California[lower-alpha 1]
1988 Winter	Calgary	Canada	Big Four Building (Stampede Park)[4]
1988 Summer	Seoul	South Korea	KBS IBC Building
1992 Winter	Albertville	France	Moûtiers
1992 Summer	Barcelona	Spain	Institut Nacional d'Educació Física de Catalunya
1994 Winter	Lillehammer	Norway	Lillehammer University College
1996 Summer	Atlanta	United States	Georgia World Congress Center
1998 Winter	Nagano	Japan
2000 Summer	Sydney	Australia	Sydney Olympic Park
2002 Winter	Salt Lake City	United States	Salt Palace Convention Center[lower-alpha 2]
2004 Summer	Athens	Greece	International Museum of Classical Athletics
2006 Winter	Torino	Italy	Lingotto Fiere
2008 Summer	Beijing	China	Olympic Green Convention Centre
2010 Winter	Vancouver	Canada	Vancouver Convention Centre
2010 Summer (Youth)	Singapore	Singapore	Marina Bay Sands
2012 Winter (Youth)	Innsbruck	Austria	Innsbruck Exhibition Centre, OlympiaWorld Innsbruck
2012 Summer	London	United Kingdom	London Olympics Media Centre
2014 Winter	Sochi	Russia	Sochi Olympic Park
2014 Summer (Youth)	Nanjing	China	Nanjing Youth Olympic Sports Park
2016 Winter (Youth)	Lillehammer	Norway	Lillehammer University College
2016 Summer	Rio de Janeiro	Brazil	Parque Olímpico do Rio
2018 Winter	Pyeongchang	South Korea	Alpensia Resort
2018 Summer (Youth)	Buenos Aires	Argentina	La Rural
2020 Winter (Youth)	Lausanne	Switzerland	Le Flon
2020 Summer	Tokyo	Japan	Tokyo Big Sight
2022 Winter	Beijing	China	China National Convention Center, Genting Hotel, Yanqing MMC
2024 Summer	Paris	France	Le Bourget
2028 Summer	Los Angeles	United States	KNBC Universal Studios Lot[5]

Notes

Host broadcaster ABC used its Los Angeles studios for coverage of the 1984 Games.
Host broadcaster NBC used a separate studio in Park City for coverage of the 2002 Games.

References

"International Broadcast Centre to be hosted in Rio de Janeiro". FIFA.com. 2011-05-27. Retrieved 2011-05-27.
"UEFA to host the UEFA EURO 2020 international broadcast centre in the Netherlands". UEFA.com. 2018-11-30. Retrieved 2018-12-04.
1980 Winter Olympics official report. Volume 1. pp. 36-9. Accessed 16 November 2010. (in English and French)
"Calgary Stampede History (under year 1988 heading)". The Calgary Stampede Historical Committee. Retrieved 2012-01-28.
Johnson, Ted (June 22, 2016). "Universal to Build New Soundstage Complex, Expand Theme Park in 5-Year Plan (EXCLUSIVE)". Archived from the original on August 27, 2016.

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[4] Host broadcaster ABC used its Los Angeles studios for coverage of the 1984 Games.

[6] Host broadcaster NBC used a separate studio in Park City for coverage of the 2002 Games.

[1] "International Broadcast Centre to be hosted in Rio de Janeiro". FIFA.com. 2011-05-27. Retrieved 2011-05-27.

[2] "UEFA to host the UEFA EURO 2020 international broadcast centre in the Netherlands". UEFA.com. 2018-11-30. Retrieved 2018-12-04.

[3] 1980 Winter Olympics official report. Volume 1. pp. 36-9. Accessed 16 November 2010. (in English and French)

[5] "Calgary Stampede History (under year 1988 heading)". The Calgary Stampede Historical Committee. Retrieved 2012-01-28.

[7] Johnson, Ted (June 22, 2016). "Universal to Build New Soundstage Complex, Expand Theme Park in 5-Year Plan (EXCLUSIVE)". Archived from the original on August 27, 2016.