Olympic Broadcasting Services Tokyo effort, by the numbers
For the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, the International Broadcast Centre and Main Press Centre are set up inside of Big Sight, which is officially known as the Tokyo International Exhibition Center.
The facility is the largest convention center in Japan and the city has invested in substantial upgrades and changes to the facility in order to handle the needs of broadcast production.
Like many convention centers, Big Sight has multiple halls that can be used together or separately, depending on the size of the event being hosted — with the east wing of the building featuring six rectangular halls coming in at nearly 90,000 square feet each, according to the facility’s published guide for event organizers.
A hallway runs down the middle of the wing, and has been designated as the IBC’s “Main Street.”
The halls…
