Olympic Broadcasting Services Milano Cortina effort, by the numbers

Olympic Broadcasting Services (OBS) will deliver coverage across eight sports and 16 disciplines for the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milano Cortina, producing more than 6,500 hours of content for broadcasters worldwide.

The host broadcaster, appointed by the International Olympic Committee, will capture 116 medal events and both opening and closing ceremonies across venues in Milan and Cortina d’Ampezzo. OBS will provide more than 900 hours of live competition coverage to media rights-holders, including NBC in the United States and CBC in Canada. 

OBS plans smaller broadcast footprint and AI tools for Milano Cortina 2026

By the numbers

• More than 6,500 hours of content provided
• More than 900 hours of live action across 8 sports, 16 disciplines and 116 medal events
• More than 5,600 hours of additional content
• 810 production galleries
• 23 kilometers of cabling
• More than 1,200 camera systems
• 251 mini cameras
• 140 robotic cameras
• 32 drones
• 25 cinematic cameras
• 17 real-time 360-degree replay systems
• 15 railcam systems
• 12 cablecam systems
• 12 live beauty cameras
• 50 jibs and cranes
• More than 1,800 microphones
• 22 UHD contribution multilateral feeds
• 18 multi-clip feeds
• 44 HD distribution feeds
• 44 UHD distribution feeds
• More than 990 multilateral feeds processed and distributed at the IBC
• More than 590 multilateral feeds processed and distributed outside the IBC
• 2.1 Tbps combined network capacity
• 200 Gbps broadcast internet
• 21 media rights-holders
• More than 110 broadcast organizations
• More than 8,000 MRH accredited personnel
• More than 5,000 OBS accredited personnel
• 100 countries represented by games-time personnel
• More than 650 BP students in paid positions

Beyond competition coverage, OBS will provide behind-the-scenes footage, athlete profiles and interviews, features and social media content for rights-holders to customize for their audiences.

OBS will deploy cinematic cameras with shallow depth of field across all venues for tighter close-ups. First-person-view drones will be used across all outdoor sports, including sliding events.

Advanced 360-degree replay systems will use AI to isolate action from backgrounds, creating time-freeze effects. An AI stone-tracking system in curling will use overhead camera arrays to map each stone’s speed, path and timing, visualizing trajectories with on-screen lines and data panels.

Computer vision technology in figure skating will display take-off and landing speeds, jump height, airtime and a map of jump locations. Viewers will hear live coach-to-athlete radio communications in Alpine skiing, paired with on-screen visualizations and translations.

A biathlon split-screen mode will allow broadcasters to combine the main feed with an AI-powered camera tracking individual athletes alongside real-time statistics. OBS will capture athlete reunions with family members following competitions.

AI-powered audio tools will be integrated into production workflows to enhance signature sounds while preserving crowd audio.

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