# International Broadcast Centre

The International Broadcast Centre (IBC) is a temporary hub for broadcasters during major sport events. It is also known as the International Press Center (IPC) or Main Press Center (MPC).

## FIFA World Cup
### IBC/MPC host cities

* 1958: Sweden – Gothenburg
* 1962: Chile – Santiago
* 1966: England – London
* 1970: Mexico – Mexico City
* 1974: West Germany – Munich
* 1978: Argentina – Buenos Aires
* 1982: Spain – Madrid
* 1986: Mexico – Mexico City
* 1990: Italy – Rome
* 1994: United States – Dallas and Los Angeles
* 1998: France – Paris
* 2002:
** South Korea – Seoul
** Japan – Yokohama
* 2006: Germany – Munich
* 2010: South Africa – Johannesburg
* 2014: Brazil – Rio de Janeiro
* 2018: Russia – Moscow
* 2022: Qatar – Doha
* 2026:
** United States – Dallas

### 2006 edition in Munich

During the 2006 FIFA World Cup in Germany, the IBC in Munich was host to journalists from around 190 countries. The centre was based at the Munich Fairgrounds. The centre included 30,000 m$^2$ (322,917 sq ft) of total space, 966 tonnes of fir wood and 22,500 m$^2$ (242,188 sq ft) of wooden panels/walls, nearly 700 doors, fifteen television studios and was operational 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. The building is now known as the Munich Exhibition Centre. 120 television and radio channels had broadcast images and reports of the World Cup, from the centre to the 190 countries that they serve. Each channel had an allocated space on the floor, which were separated by wooden panels.

## UEFA European Football Championship

During the UEFA Euro 2016, in France, the IBC in Paris was host to journalists from around 190 countries. 120 television and radio channels had broadcast images and reports of the European Football Championship, from the centre to the 190 countries that they serve. Each channel had a space on the 30,000 square meter floor, separated by wooden panels.

### IBC/MPC host cities

* 1996: England – London
* 2000: Netherlands – Amsterdam
* 2004: Portugal – Lisbon
* 2008: Austria – Vienna
* 2012: Poland – Warsaw
* 2016: France – Paris
* 2020: Netherlands – Vijfhuizen
* 2024: Germany – Leipzig

## Olympic Games

An International Broadcast Centre is created at every Olympic Games. Broadcasters from around the world build studios in what is generally a large conference centre, such as the Georgia World Congress Center, which was used for the Atlanta Games. Olympic Broadcasting Services provides each of these rights-holders a video and audio feed from each venue, beauty shots from around the Olympic venues, transmission facilities, etc.
The inaugural IBC was created for the Tokyo 1964 Summer Olympics during the inaugural Olympics to be telecast internationally without the need for tapes to be flown overseas, as they had been for the 1960 Olympics four years earlier. These were also the first Olympic Games to have color telecasts, albeit partially.
| Edition | City | Country | Venue or location |
| 1964 Winter | Innsbruck | Austria | Innrain campus of the University of Innsbruck (MPC) |
| 1964 Summer | Tokyo | Japan | NHK Broadcasting Center |
| 1968 Winter | Grenoble | France | Malherbe apartment complex and various locations |
| 1968 Summer | Mexico City | Mexico | National Autonomous University of Mexico |
| 1972 Winter | Sapporo | Japan | Makomanai Park and Hokkaido Youth Hall (MPC) |
| 1972 Summer | Munich | West Germany | Zentrale Hochschulsportanlage (IBC) and Olympia Pressestadt (MPC) |
| 1976 Winter | Innsbruck | Austria | IVB Halle (IBC) and Pedagogical Academy Tyrol [de] (MPC) |
| 1976 Summer | Montreal | Canada | Cité du Havre (IBC) and Complexe Desjardins (MPC) |
| 1980 Winter | Lake Placid | United States | Highway Dept. Garage |
| 1980 Summer | Moscow | Soviet Union | Olympic TV and Radio Broadcasting Complex (OTRK) (IBC) Media headquarters at 4 Zubovsky Boulevard (MPC) |
| 1984 Winter | Sarajevo | Yugoslavia | RTV Center (IBC) Youth Centre Skenderija (MPC) |
| 1984 Summer | Los Angeles | United States | University of Southern California Los Angeles Convention Center (MPC) |
| 1988 Winter | Calgary | Canada | Big Four Building (Stampede Park) |
| 1988 Summer | Seoul | South Korea | KBS Building |
| 1992 Winter | Albertville | France | La Léchère (MPC) and Moûtiers (IBC) |
| 1992 Summer | Barcelona | Spain | Fira de Barcelona pavilions in Montjuïc |
| 1994 Winter | Lillehammer | Norway | Inland Norway University of Applied Sciences Campus |
| 1996 Summer | Atlanta | United States | Georgia World Congress Center |
| 1998 Winter | Nagano | Japan | Wakasato Civic Cultural Hall (MPC) A renovated former textile mill (IBC) |
| 2000 Summer | Sydney | Australia | Sydney Olympic Park Pavilions |
| 2002 Winter | Salt Lake City | United States | Salt Palace Convention Center |
| 2004 Summer | Athens | Greece | Golden Hall at the Athens Olympic Sports Complex |
| 2006 Winter | Torino | Italy | Lingotto Fiere Exhibition Centre |
| 2008 Summer | Beijing | China | Olympic Green Convention Centre |
| 2010 Winter | Vancouver | Canada | Vancouver Convention Centre (IBC) and Canada Place (MPC) Whistler Conference Centre (IBC/MPC) |
| 2010 Summer (Youth) | Singapore | Singapore | Marina Bay Sands |
| 2012 Winter (Youth) | Innsbruck | Austria | Innsbruck Exhibition Centre [de] (IBC) and OlympiaWorld (MPC) |
| 2012 Summer | London | United Kingdom | London Olympics Media Centre |
| 2014 Winter | Sochi | Russia | Sochi Olympic Park |
| 2014 Summer (Youth) | Nanjing | China | Nanjing Youth Olympic Sports Park |
| 2016 Winter (Youth) | Lillehammer | Norway | Mesna Upper Secondary School |
| 2016 Summer | Rio de Janeiro | Brazil | Barra Olympic Park |
| 2018 Winter | Pyeongchang | South Korea | Alpensia Resort |
| 2018 Summer (Youth) | Buenos Aires | Argentina | La Rural Convention Centre (IBC) Parque Olímpico de la Juventud (MPC) |
| 2020 Winter (Youth) | Lausanne | Switzerland | Le Flon |
| 2020 Summer | Tokyo | Japan | Tokyo Big Sight |
| 2022 Winter | Beijing | China | China National Convention Center (MPC/IBC) Zhangjiakou Mountain Media Centre (IBC/MPC) |
| 2024 Winter (Youth) | Gangwon | South Korea | E-Zen Experience Training Centre |
| 2024 Summer | Paris | France | Hall 3 at Le Bourget Exhibition Centre [fr] (IBC) Palais des congrès de Paris (MPC) |
| 2026 Winter | Milan | Italy | Fiera Milano Rho |
| 2028 Summer | Los Angeles | United States | Brokaw News Center/Universal Studios Lot |
| 2032 Summer | Brisbane | Australia | Visy Glass factory in West End (IBC) Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre (MPC) |