Introduction
Beijing Olympic Broadcasting (BOB) was the host broadcasting organization for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad, Beijing 2008. The Games were scheduled for August 8-24, 2008.
BOB was established May 2004, as a joint venture between Olympic Broadcasting Services (OBS) and the Beijing Organizing Committee for the Olympic Games (BOCOG), to serve as the on-site Host Broadcaster for the Games. In this capacity, BOB was responsible for providing the pictures and images seen by billions of viewers worldwide under the management of OBS.
Ultimately, BOB provided the unbiased international radio and television signals to Rights Holding Broadcasters who have purchased the broadcast rights from the IOC and BOCOG. BOB’s coverage was in full high definition for the first time in Olympic Games history and included more than 3800 hours of coverage.
Specially, as the Host Broadcaster BOB was responsible for the following:
- Produce the international television and radio (ITVR) signals of the Games
- Design, build, install and operate and then dismantle the International Broadcast Centre (IBC)
- Design, build, install, operate and then remove such facilities and equipment at the competition venues and select non-competition venues other than the IBC
- Coordinate and provide various facilities and services to the Rights Holding Broadcasters (RHBs)
- Represent the needs of the RHBs to the Local Organizing Committee regarding a variety of facilities and services
- Produce various features and maintain an Olympic archival service
- Assist the Organizing Committee in the design and building of infrastructure needed at the venues to accommodate the needs of OBS and the RHBs
BOB by the Numbers
- 4000 Games-time staff
- 80, 000m2 International Broadcast Centre
- 1000 cameras.
- 575 videotape recorders
- 3800 hours of live Olympic coverage
- 350 broadcast trailers
- 12,000 accredited broadcasters
- 62 outside broadcast (OB) vans
- 1600 commentary positions
- 2580 observer seats
- 200 countries televising the Games
- 30 billion cumulative worldwide audience
BOB Board of Directors
| Xiaoyu Jiang |
Chairman of the Board |
BOCOG Executive Vice-President |
| Hein Verbruggen |
Chairman of the Board |
President of the IOC Coordination
Commission for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad
OBS Chairman of the Board |
| Manolo Romero |
Board Member |
BOB Chief Executive Officer
OBS Managing Director |
| Urs LACOTTE |
Board Member |
IOC Director General |
| Xiaojie WANG |
Board Member |
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BOB Key Executives
| Manolo Romero |
BOB Chief Executive Officer; OBS Managing Director |
| Ma Guoli |
BOB Chief Operating Officer |
| Yiannis Exarchos |
BOB Senior Executive Officer |