Beijing Olympic Broadcasting
{{Short description|Chinese broadcasting consortium}}
Beijing Olympic Broadcasting Co., Ltd (BOB) ({{lang-zh|c=北京奥林匹克转播有限公司|p=Běijīng àolínpǐkè zhuǎnbò yǒuxiàn gōngsī}}) was a Chinese broadcasting consortium which produced the main international feeds for the 2008 Summer Olympics and Paralympics. It was established in 2004 as a joint venture between the Beijing Organizing Committee for the Olympic Games and Olympic Broadcasting Services,{{cite book |title=The Olympic Games: A Social Science Perspective |last=Toohey |first=Kristine |author2=Anthony James Veal |year=2007 |publisher=CABI |isbn=978-0-85199-809-1 |page=159 }} owned by the International Olympic Committee, in such a way as to conform to Chinese laws against direct foreign investment in Chinese television.{{cite book |title=Beijing's games: what the Olympics mean to China |url=https://archive.org/details/beijingsgames00brow |url-access=registration |last=Brownell |first=Susan |year=2008 |publisher=Rowman & Littlefield |isbn=978-0-7425-5641-6 |page=[https://archive.org/details/beijingsgames00brow/page/186 186] }}
History
- May 27, 2004, Agreement Sign up of Funding BOB. BOB was put into track of establishment legally.
- Oct. 27, 2004, the first Board Meeting of Bob was held and BOB began its startup
- Nov 1, 2004, BOB began steering on.
- May 31, 2005, BOB launches officially to the public.
- May 31, 2005, 2nd board meeting was held.
- Sept 21–23, 2005 world broadcaster briefing held in Beijing.
- Sept 21, 2005 BOB signed MOU with China TV Production for Beijing Olympic Games.
- Sept 21, 2005 BOB signed MOU with China Netcom for Beijing Olympic Games.
See also
References
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- "Beijing Olympic Broadcasting." The Official Website of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games. Web. 21 Oct. 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20110809042239/http://en.beijing2008.cn/53/66/column211716653.shtml
External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20090429004248/http://en.beijing2008.cn/15/68/article214006815.shtml An Article On BOB on The Official Beijing 2008 Olympics Website]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20081203193516/http://www.bob2008.com/indexen.aspx Official website]
Category:Television networks in China
Category:Mass media in Beijing
Category:2004 establishments in Beijing
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