[2][3] As host broadcaster, OBS is responsible for delivering the pictures and sounds of the Olympic and Paralympic Games to billions of viewers around the world.

For the first time in history, a Games edition took place in China and OBS provided a then-record 5000+ hours of coverage, 40% more than Athens 2004.

Following Beijing 2008 which coverage was fully in HD and 5.1 surround sound, Vancouver 2010 was the first Winter Games edition to offer the same for all events.

The service comprised a number of other feeds including live finals and recorded content as well as selected competitions, two daily highlights programmes and the Opening and Closing Ceremonies.

[10] More than 5,600+ hours of live sports, ceremonies and Olympic News Channel content were distributed to the Rights Holding Broadcasters.

[14] The Olympic Winter Games Sochi 2014 marked the beginning of the tenure of Yiannis Exarchos as the new CEO, who replaced the retired Manolo Romero.

Available in 95 countries, the OVP provided a fully integrated data, a news channel, live streams and on-demand video.

Additionally, coverage was aired across more platforms than ever before, as more than 500 television channels and 250 digital outlets conveyed the Olympic Games around the world.

[17] The OVP broadcast the Games to 56 territories including highly populous areas such as India, Latin America and Thailand, providing live and on-demand HD video of all competition sessions as well as short-form highlights and real-time statistics with enhanced interactivity.

Further, having developed a production plan to cover all 28 Olympic sports, including new additions Golf and Rugby Sevens, OBS drew on more than 1,000 cameras for the coverage of the Rio Games.

OBS provided VR coverage as Video On Demand (VOD) and highlights packages available for the Opening/Closing Ceremonies, Beach Volleyball, Boxing, Fencing, Athletics, Basketball, Diving and Artistic Gymnastics.

Approximately 100 hours of live coverage was produced including the Opening and Closing Ceremonies and a selection of disciplines (Athletics, Basketball, Football, Judo, Swimming).

[23][24] The OBS Production Plan included more than 450 cameras to produce approximately 5,000 hours (approximately 20 per cent more than in Sochi four years ago) – including live sport, select official trainings and Ski Jumping trials; the Opening and Closing Ceremonies; the daily Medals Plaza Victory Ceremonies; the Olympic Channel News (OCN); digital content (Virtual Reality, Content+); and other production material.

[28] This was done through daily interactions and planning sessions with governmental authorities, the IOC, the Organising Committee and the MRHs, as well as Exarchos team addressing agreements with vendors and the more than 8,000 OBS personal.

[27] This included the development of guidelines, or a “Playbook”, for the IBC and venues operations which OBS and the more than 7,000 MRHs onsite in Tokyo would follow to ensure the Games existed in a safe and secure environment.

[47] The OBS coverage on land, water and in the air, resulted in the largest single broadcast production for a sporting event in history.

[50] The production also used augmented reality (AR) technology, enabling live interviews from the Olympic Village to be seamlessly integrated into mixed-reality studio environments.

Intelligent stroboscopic analysis, developed with TOP Partner Omega, studied movement and biomechanical positions in Diving, Athletics, and Artistic Gymnastics.

[57][58] These structures which contain prefabricated panels could be used for multiple Games, eliminating 50,000 cubic metres of waste, the equivalent of almost 3,000 truckloads.

[59] Following Pyeongchang 2018, previously used modular panels and containers were shipped to a refugee camp in Uganda where they were used to make much-needed housing.