CWG 2010 to be covered in HDTV

New Delhi, Oct 29 (PTI) In a first for Commonwealth
Games, next year's edition of the sporting extravaganza in the
Indian national capital would be covered in High Definition TV
(HDTV), to ensure better image resolution, by British company
SIS Live for Doordarshan.
At a three-day World Broadcasting Meet to assess
broadcast preparations for the Games, SIS Live presented its
production and coverage plan for the quadrennial extravaganza.
The company said it will deploy underwater cameras,
cameras for aerial shots and specialised cameras for events
such as cycling in its High Definition TV (HDTV) coverage, a
digital television system which provides better image
resolution than a normal TV camera.
The Rights Holding Broadcasters (RHBs) from various
Commonwealth nations like Australia, New Zealand, South
Africa, Canada, United Kingdom and Canada also took part in
the meet.
The representatives from RHBs visited the Games' venues
to observe the progress of work.
The Organising Committee (OC) for the event elaborated on
issues such as venue development, technology and
communication, security, accommodation and transportation
during the meet.
Prasar Bharti CEO B S Lalli, Organising Committee
treasurer A K Mattoo and Doordarshan's Director General Aruna
Mishra were among those who addressed the meet. More PTI PM

Lalli said the next WBM would be held from April 16 to 18
here next year. The RHBs will submit their requirements for
the event to Doordarshan by January next year.
"Prasar Bharti has made elaborate and comprehensive
publicity plans on TV and Radio to generate awareness for the
Games. Pre-Game programming components highlighting a range of
activities have also been defined," PB said in a release here.
A meeting of PB officials and representatives from OC and
SIS Live was held Wednesday in which the plans for the
build-up to the Games were discussed.
"WBM was a major milestone in the journey of Prasar
Bharti to the Commonwealth Games. All participating RHBs and
other stakeholders expressed satisfaction and showed
confidence in the progress made by Prasar Bharti to cover the
event," the PB statement added. PTI PM
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