Media Village to offer journalists wide selection of amenities

Media Village model

(BEIJING, December 14) -- The Media Village and Media Hotel for the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games will provide an array of convenient services to the host broadcaster, rights holding broadcasters, and other media next year, reported the overseas edition of People's Daily.

Located near the Beijyuanlukou North Station of the Line 5 subway, the Media Village is northeast of the Olympic Green and the Olympic Forest Park in the north of the city -- just five km from the Main Press Center (MBC) and two km from the International Broadcast Center (IBC).

It will take just 15 minutes by car to reach the National Stadium and other core venues. In addition, shuttle buses to the different venues will run daily. Journalists will be able to undergo the security check for their destination venues when they board the buses and be able to enter the venues upon arrival.

Media Village room

The Media Village is being completed in two phases, according to Liu Shuchun, the deputy project manager. Composed of two sections, the 640,000-sq-m Media Village will accommodate 7,000 journalists. The project will continue to adopt changes according to the requirements of the Olympics.

Journalists staying at the Media Village will enjoy an attractive selection of amenities, including completely furnished rooms, a 24-hour media workroom, ADSL, 24-hour dining service, UPS delivery service, banking, commissary, Olympic licensed product store, newspaper and magazine kiosk, dry cleaning, post office, and gym.

In line with the concepts of "Green Olympics," "Hi-tech Olympics," and "People's Olympics," the Media Village makes use of green construction materials and surpasses the city's energy-saving standards by 60 percent, Liu said.

At present, the Media village is undergoing interior decoration and landscaping. It is scheduled for completion next May and will be open from July 25 to August 29, 2008.