Beijing Olympic Games the most televised in history
Giselle Davis, IOC Director of Communications, commented that the current Beijing Olympic Games may be the most televised in history with the biggest broadcast event to date.
She was present at the press conference held Saturday morning by IOC and BOCOG, where Wang Wei, executive vice president and secretary general of BOCOG, informed media that millions of people watched yesterday's Opening Ceremony. The National Stadium and all of Beijing were celebrating the unprecedented sports event. Large screens at competition venues and elsewhere showed the Opening Ceremony live.
"Everything is on track. Hopefully the Games will be as enjoyable as the Opening Ceremony," added Wang. "There will be 18 sports with 7 gold medals on schedule on August 9."
Davis commented that last night was one of the most fantastic Opening Ceremonies she had ever witnessed, saying that it was "one that we will remember for the rest of our lives."
"The first coordination commission held this morning between the IOC and BOCOG started with President Rogge expressing to President of BOCOG Mr. Liu Qi, his sentiments on what he saw last night. He said it was really a remarkable event which combines the creativity and cultural history which managed to bring 5,000 years of history to the world through modern technology in modern means," Davis continued.
As for media coverage, she said that they were waiting for the figures and statistics to come through regarding the Opening Ceremony. "But the first indications are that it will be quite stunning figures in terms of leadership around the world. It is going to be stunning figures in terms of the viewership. An unprecedented amount of sports will be covered in the coming days with thousands of cameras making some 5,000 hours of coverage. That is a record after the 3,500 hours for the Athens Games," Davis concluded.
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Published on: 2008-08-09
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