Hard at Work

Hello Friends!

During the past 11 days we've been working very hard to prepare for the upcoming games.  Before I get to all the fun Mascots, Venues and other Olympic-y type stuff, I figure I'd post some pictures of where I spend the majority of my time.

The International Broadcast Center (IBC), my home away from home, is nestled right next to the Hockey stadium in the main Olympic Park.  My function is to make sure all the video from all the venues arrives safely to the IBC via a fiber optic network.   The IBC is also home to all of the Rights Holding Broadcasters from all around the world (NBC, BBC, CTV, CCTV, NINE, ZDF, SkyIT, ESPN, etc).  While I'm here, I'll be working for Olympic Broadcasting Services.  OBS is what is known as the "Host Broadcaster" - meaning, they are the host and provide all of the main content to the RHBs who provide it to the rest of the World.

enough babble.  here we go!

Home Sweet IBC

GB's Finest 

Hustle and Bustle 24/7 as everyone scrambles to test every last component 

This is where all the Magic happens.  Test Patterns and Green Screens for now - I'll take some more when we have actual video to monitor aka "Games Time"

click here for an interactive panoramic!

 "Ready to Roll"

Remember, it's only The Olympics.  Only 4 Billion people would notice if you made a mistake.

Try not to worry about it :)

Stay tuned.  I'll be providing more and more updates in the upcoming days and weeks.  

Thanks again for coming to visit!

-Sean

Hopped the Pond

Hello, Friends!
I arrived in London a couple of days ago and the adventure has already begun. Once again, I am working every day at the International Broadcast Center (IBC) with my wonderful Olympic Family. It's been great to see all the familiar faces and meet the new ones with lots of handshakes but many more hugs :)

I haven't had the chance to do much exploring at this point as I've been focused primarily with learning the IBC setup, becoming orientated, and reuniting with friends and colleagues. I will, however, leave you with a lovely image I captured from the upper deck of the Media Bus on the way to work this morning.

I thank you once again for joining me on this exciting journey and I will update you with news and pictures as often as possible.

Cheers!

Sean