Impressive broadcasting numbers

June 14, 2006 at 7:14 am · Filed under World Cup 2006, Matches & Results, Fans corner, Fun and games

Next time you are going to watch a World Cup match on TV try to think about how the picture and sound comes to your home.

30.000 square meter center in Munich is the nerve broadcasting center for the 2006 World Cup TV signal. It’s the first time that every match will be broadcast in 16:9 HDTV. All of this work is being done by Host Broadcast Services (HBS).

World Cup camera positions

Take a look at these impressive numbers:

5000000000: Viewers expected to watch the games
$100000000: Estimated cost of voice and data network deployed by Avaya
3500000: RFID embedded tickets
45000: Estimated number of network connections for TV production
2200: Hours of feeds produced
2000: Staff of TV productions
2000: Press, commentators
1300: Kilometers of cable for 12 venues
800: Camera positions
750: kilometers of audio/video cables
736: Players
100: Fujinon HD lenses deployed
70: TV studios
64: Number of matches broadcast in HD for 2006 FIFA World Cup
64: Total number of matches played
48: Matches broadcast in HD for previous World Cup (2002)
25: HD cameras used to cover each match (per stadium)
20: Outside broadcast trucks
14: Panels on current FIFA football
12: Cities hosting matches
9: PanAmSats used to send HD signal worldwide
6: Number of television directors
1: Pool feed for broadcasters