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Setting the Stage for NBC’s Tokyo Olympics

Decibel Management

While much can be said about the technology and logistics behind NBC’s coverage of the delayed 2020 Olympics, more could be said about the incredible work performed by the set designers, those geniuses at HD Studio, Planar, and Blackwalnut. This “deck set” was, in fact, the roof of the Hilton Tokyo Odaiba hotel.

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Tokyo Olympics – By the Numbers (for Event Geeks)

Decibel Management

The Tokyo Olympics may be the largest audio-visual event to ever be broadcast around the world. 3,800 – 4,000 estimated hours of sports and ceremonies. 3,800 – 4,000 estimated hours of sports and ceremonies. Image: The Tokyo OBS Media Center, Source: Instagram/@_markpickering]. 76 HD distribution feeds.

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Missing Live Events? Here is a Look Back at Six That Went off in 2021

Decibel Management

Here we take a look at six of those large-scale events that went off in 2021. . Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympics. From performance-enhancing drug use to boycotts to claims of corruption to participation restrictions, the Olympics are one of the more scandal-ridden large-scale events, and Tokyo 2020 was no exception.

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Events Industry In 2021: Caught Between Safety Issues, Acquisitions & Labor Shortages

Endless Events

” The 2021 Event That Fell Through: Tokyo 2020. Tokyo 2020 banned in-person spectators. It obviously wasn’t the full potential money-making opportunity,” says Nick about the world’s most famous sports event. We’re primarily talking event tech,” says Will.

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