28th May 2012

FINA Visa Diving World Cup 2012 VISA International Invitational Hockey Tournament GB Women Won the Hockey event

In the run up to the London 2012 Olympic games, Televideo have been busy, providing outside broadcast facilities to several sporting federations in conjunction with London Prepares. The aim of the pre-Olympic events is to test vital areas of operation ahead of the games, as well as to create additional interest in Olympic sports and the exciting summer to come.

The first of several events from the Aquatics Centre at the Olympic Park was the 18th FINA Visa Diving World Cup 2012, which took place between 20th and 26th February. The best divers from across the world joined in the purpose-built venue and took part in the first sporting event staged at the site. Televideo provided world feed coverage and sports presentation throughout the week.

Just one week later the Televideo team were back, this time for the British Gas Swimming Championships, where the biggest names in swimming competed for their place in the London 2012 Olympic Games.  The broadcast was taken in several countries, and the both the sport coverage, and the in-venue sports presentation facilities, proved to be a success, and served as another test run for the main event this July.

From 18th – 22nd April the FINA Olympic Games Synchronised Swimming Qualifications were in full swing, and once again Televideo took in High Definition Outside Broadcast unit HD1 to provide coverage. The job specifications included 3 cameras, a Jimmy Jib, and 2 EVS machines.

A couple of weeks later and the crew were back down to the Olympic Village, but on dry land this time, and heading for the Riverbank Arena for the VISA International Invitational Hockey Tournament. Some of the world’s top men’s and women’s teams were competing in this thrilling event, which has served to raise the profile of the game. GB Women were victorious and took the gold medal. Coverage was provided in High Definition with Unit HD4 at the centre of the 10-camera outside broadcast.