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BOB Officially Move Into the IBC (April 2008)
By Wang Gang, Planning
On March 17, 2008, BOB finally left their Minzhuang Lu home of the past 3 years and moved into the International Broadcast Centre (IBC) in the Olympic Green.

Technical Operations Training (April 2008)
By Lu Fang, Engineering
To help achieve our goal of a smooth and harmonic Olympic Games operation, BOB held the first of two Technical Operations Training (TOT) sessions from Mar 4th to Mar 7th.

Water Cube Holds a Successful 1st Test Event (April 2008)
By Renee Gao, Planning
The National Aquatics Center, also known as the ¡°Water Cube¡±, is one of the most beautiful venues built for the 2008 Beijing Olympics.

Fit to Broadcast (January 2008)
Great progress is seen in the fitting out of the IBC, just months before BOB moves in
By Angel Zhao, Broadcast Relations

January marked an exciting month as the BOB Tech area at the IBC was handed over to BOB.

Taking Stock (January 2008)
BOB Warehouse Starts Receiving Equipment and Increasing Staff Numbers
By William Zhao, Broadcast Relations

As most Rights Holding Broadcasters are aware, the BOB warehouse is a remote unit with the function of supporting BOB operations.

2nd World Broadcaster Meeting (September 2007)
BOB hosted more than 300 RHBs this September from the WBM
By Amanda Kemper

In September BOB hosted the 2nd World Broadcaster Meeting in Beijing with more than 300 Rights Holding Broadcaster representatives in attendance.

Beijing Tests Itself (September 2007)
Celebrating and inviting the world, Beijing appears to be testing its worth
By Marnie Gao, Broadcast Relations

Beijing¡¯s 2007 test events kicked off on July 1st and 4th, starting with the Football competition, in Shenyang Olympic Sports Center Stadium and Qinhuangdao Olympic Sports Centre Stadium respectively.

Broadcast Training Program (BTP)
- BTP UPDATE (January 2008)
BTP Update-BOB Welcomes 942 Students through BTP
By Marnie Gao, Broadcast Relations

After several sessions of workshops from September to December, BOB has concluded the Broadcast Training Program (BTP), welcoming 942 successful applicants from four contracted universities.
- BTP UPDATE (October 2007)
By Jackie Chan
The Broadcast Training Programme (BTP) is well underway.
- Broadcast Training Program (BTP) Launched in Full Swing for the Beijing Olympic Game (March 2007)
On March 12, 2007, Beijing Olympic Broadcasting Co., Ltd (BOB) signed contracts with the China

Production Planning Meeting£¨PPM£©
- PPM UPDATE (April 2008)
By Mar 31 2008, 13 PPMs covering 24sports have been finished since June 2007.There are 1 last PPM covering 4 Sports to finish before the end of April, 2008.
- PPM UPDATE (January 2008)
By Jan 11 2008, 9 PPMs covering 22 sports have been finished since June 2007.
- PPM UPDATE (October 2007)
By Brenda Kwan
Since our first Production Planning Meeting (PPM) in June, BOB have since completed another 4 more PPM covering 11 sports.
- BOB's 1st Production Planning Meeting (August 2007)
This past June,2007, BOB held its first set of Production Planning Meetings with accompanying venue tour.

Aerial Filming (October 2007)
By Yu Zhen
During the previous month, with the active cooperation of the Army and relevant Authorities, BOB conducted successfully the first helicopter tests and made the first aerial shooting over the Olympic Green area.

Room with an Olympic View (August 2007)
An introduction to the Ling Long Pagoda
By Angel Zhao, Broadcast Relations

Broadcasters now have the chance to showcase the grandeur of the Beijing Olympic Green from a spectacular structure designed specifically with the Rights Holding Broadcasters in mind: The Ling Long Pagoda.

A Smooth Ride (May 2007)
The city works to free up traffic congestion problems

Seats for Sale (May 2007)
Tickets for the 2008 Olympic Games go on sale domestically
By Amanda Brown-Inz

The official ticketing website for the Games, which went up in early March, will offer tickets for sale starting this April.

A Familiar Face (2006 October)
Caroline Ramsay, BOB's Head of Broadcast Services, will be familiar to many of you, having worked for the Olympic Host Broadcaster since the Sydney 2000 Games.

Beijing 2008 (Issue 01) available online (April 19, 2006)
Beijing 2008, the first periodical recording the progress being made in Beijing's preparations for the Olympic Games, is now available online.


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