Commonwealth Games 2022

Host broadcast coverage of 19 sports from 15 UK venues

THE BRIEF

The challenge was to deliver the host broadcast of the UK’s biggest multi-sport event since London 2012 in a way that was innovative, reliable and sustainable.

That meant 1,500 hours of live coverage across 19 sports, plus a 24/7 Games Channel, a multi-channel service, highlights shows and more than 2,000 pieces of digital content.

THE HOW

More than two years of planning went into the project.

By Games time, we had a team of 1,500 people in place across 11 days of competition. At the heart of the operation was the International Broadcast Centre we designed and built inside Hall 2 of the NEC in Birmingham, which housed rights holders from around the world as well as our own additional production hub.

The coverage required 22 outside broadcasts across the West Midlands and more than 370 cameras, from underwater units at swimming to wire cameras at mountain biking and helicopters over the marathon route.

THE RESULT

The host broadcast delivered the scale, reliability and drama the event demanded.

Audiences in the UK watched on the BBC, while international viewers tuned in through Seven in Australia, Sky in New Zealand, SuperSport in South Africa, Sony in India and many more broadcasters worldwide.

Credit Roll

Project Director
David Tippett

COO
Ruth Hayman

Technical Director
Mark Dennis

Head of Production
Stephen Booth

Head of HB Services
Lucy Bellamore

Head of Broadcast
Dave Gordon