
The IBC for the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games, with a usable space of 90,000
square meters, will be located in the newly-built National Convention Centre
within the Beijing Olympic Green. To the west are the Main Press Centre (MPC)
and two media hotels. Located in the same complex and to the south of the IBC is
the Fencing Hall.
The IBC will offer easy access to Rights Holding Broadcasters (RHBs) to
multiple sporting venues within the Beijing Olympic Green, including the
National Stadium and the National Aquatics Centre.
The IBC will contain studios and production facilities for the Beijing
Olympic Broadcasting(BOB), host broadcaster of the 2008 Games as well as Rights
Holding Broadcasters(RHBs) and will operate 24 hours a day.
BOCOG is scheduled to hand over the IBC to BOB for the internal fit-out in
August 2007.