ASIAN GAMES SUCCEES FOR IHB AND IGBS

ASIAN GAMES SUCCESSES FOR IHB AND IGBS - 01/10/2014 The 17th Asian Games Incheon 2014 will come to a close this week, and it can be hailed as another successful project for International Games Broadcast Services (IGBS), a 50/50 joint venture between HBS and IMG, and the host broadcaster Incheon Asian Games Host Broadcasting Management (IHB).

The 17th Asian Games are the third in a row that IGBS have been involved with

IGBS has been involved closely in the Asian Games since acting as host broadcaster of the 15th Asian Games Doha 2006 - under the name Doha Asian Games Broadcast Services (DAGBS). The broadcast of that event changed the face of the Games and IGBS returned four years later, in Guangzhou, China, to handle the coverage of aquatics, athletics, and cricket and was also responsible for the provision of English commentary and the production of a twice-daily highlights package.

For this edition, hosted in Korea Republic, IGBS has been hard at work since before the Games began on 19 September. It is a delight for IGBS to be involved again with the Asian Games for a third time, commented Mike Wilmot, IGBS Project Director. Again we supplied the rights holding broadcasters (RHBs) with daily highlights programmes along with production of the integrated athletics feed, and ENG coverage of the sailing and cycling events in support of the host broadcaster IHB.

The Games have been a great success for IGBS and the host broadcaster IHB

The event consists of 36 sports and around 13,000 athletes/officials and 7,000 media representatives have been involved over the 16 days of competition. Congratulations are offered to IHB on a tremendous host broadcast project and another inspiring success story for the Asian Games and the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA).

IGBS, a 50/50 joint venture between HBS and IMG, is participating in its third Asian Games, after having been the Host Broadcaster of the 2006 Asian Games Doha and providing production teams at the 2010 Asian Games Guangzhou. IGBS was also the Host Broadcaster of the 2011 Asian Winter Games Astana-Almaty.

LINK:	http://www.hbs.tv/news-archive/news/article/asian-games-successes-for-...
	See more stories from hbs

Most recent headlines