Olympic Broadcast Services Vancouver (OBSV) is the Host Broadcaster for the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Games, responsible for producing and distributing audio and video coverage of the Games. To generate an international production, OBSV will deploy all cameras, develop graphics, and capture audio at each sporting venue. OBSV will transmit this international production to all radio and television Rights Holding Broadcasters, who will adapt the signal for transmission on their networks. In this way, each nation will receive unbiased coverage of the event, thereby avoiding any national favoritism, commercial identification, advertising or interviews.
Olympic Broadcast Services Vancouver will use the AT4050 large diaphragm multi-pattern microphone and BP4025 X/Y stereo field recording microphone to create the 5.1 surround sound ambience at the Olympic events. In Vancouver, there are several different audio environments, each of which will present different challenges for the broadcasters and audio engineers.
"The sound of competitive sports is crucial, and Audio-Technica is proud to be a critical part of bringing the experience of the Games to viewers around the world," said Michael Edwards, Audio-Technica director of product management. "When Audio-Technica began a successful relationship with the Olympic broadcasters in Atlanta in 1996, we made a dedication to the capture of audio in broadcast sports. Because of this, we have been given the opportunity to help improve the sound and reduce mic visibility in the process."
(Jim Evans)
