EVENT > ISU
World Figure Skating Championships
LOCATION > Scandinavium Arena, Gothenburg,
Sweden
DATE > March 13-23,
2008
Jorge Diaz, Totte Callerholm, Karel Svoboda,
Eva Svahn, Brigitte Terisse, Maria Rosenstrom,
Mats Fredén, Akiko Kawaoi, Malou Blomqvist.
THE ISU World CHAMPIONSHIPS are one of the highlights of the figure skating calendar. They bring together the world’s best skaters for the six day event, which sees them compete for the sport’s top prizes. The world’s media were in attendance for the event, including Eurovision clients from Japan and the United States, as well as from Europe.
Eurovision provided production and
transmission
facilities for broadcast clients as well as items for
the
News Exchanges and Eurovision World
Feed.
Host broadcaster and Eurovision member SVT set up its
production
operations in an open-air space between the
training rink and the main
rink. The Eurovision set-up proved
a perfect match for the needs of our
clients, with one SNG
truck with two outputs, one HBR for the
multilaterals and one
LBR for the unilaterals. Eurovision had one fibre
link from
Scandinavia for HD multilaterals and for providing
dedicated
circuits to French broadcasters.
Vital
Statistics
| > | 397 transmissions |
| > | 26 broadcasters |
| > | 32 countries (Albania, Armenia, Belgium, Bulgaria,
China, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Japan, Latvia, Montenegro, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Korea, Spain, Switzerland, Turkey, Ukraine, United Kingdom, United States) |
| > | 10 EVS items |
Comments
Brigitte Terisse > Producer
'This event was the jewel in the crown for the
Scandinavium Arena. It had all the elements for success. First of all, of
course, there were the skaters, each of whom was magnificent and
performing at the top of their sport. The athletes gave an artistic show
that touched the hearts of the viewing public and spectators alike.
'The new marking system meant that we could forget
the
controversies that have plagued past competitions. This
time
around, the public and the judges were on the same
wavelengths and
there were no signs of disapproval
regarding the judges’ marks.
'Next, there was the location. The training rink and the warmup room were within two minutes’ walk of the main rink, so the athletes could come and go as they pleased – easily and without stress. The Eurovision booking office and the working spaces for our on-site clients were all well-positioned within the training rink area.
‘SVT did a wonderful job. They provided us with outstanding coverage that drew praise from seasoned professionals on site, as well as from the audiences.
‘Finally, there was the Eurovision team itself. Our three-person team worked together extremely well and demonstrated the kind of professionalism that is our hallmark.
‘Our fibre connection allowed us to help our American
friends from
ESPN, who found themselves without a way of
getting coverage back to
Bristol, Connecticut (ESPN’s
headquarters) on the last day of the
competition. Hearing
that Eurovision had an HD link back to Washington,
they
asked us to handle last-minute requests for an
extended
transmission and we were happy to help'.
| THE EUROVISION TEAM | |
| Karel Svoboda > | Producer |
| Brigitte Terisse > | Producer |
| Jorge Diaz > | Engineer |
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