At the Heart of the Olympian Efforts Across Production, Connectivity and Distribution for Paris 2024

A worldwide audience of billions, 15 million spectators, 11,000 hours of content... the detail behind the enormous numbers associated with the Paris 2024 Olympics.

The Olympics are an event like no other with Paris 2024 promising to be magical and one to remember. This is the first regular Summer Games following the pandemic and the rescheduled Tokyo 2020 event. Plans have been in place for this one since Paris was awarded the event in 2017. It is no surprise to see an extraordinary depth of preparation for this edition as a result.

Here, I’m going to give an overview of three aspects of Paris 2024: its TV Production, Connectivity, and Distribution. It is impossible to go into an event of this magnitude given the sheer volume of planning, people, and companies involved. Consider this a 40,000-feet view to broadly outline some of the technological advancements we will see from Friday onwards as the Games start in earnest.

Companies/organisations mentioned include: AMC, Apple, BBC, Comcast, Discovery+, IMAX, Intel, IOC, NBCUniversal, OBS, Orange, Peacock, Samsung, Telemundo, Universo, and WBD.