By Wednesday 15 September 2010, broadcasters are requested to submit the Broadcasters Order Form to the Host Broadcaster NRK regarding their bookings for the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships, which will be taking place in Oslo from 23 February to 6 March 2011.
Several TV and radio rights holders have already indicated their needs with regard to IBC space, commentator positions and other facilities. Once the bookings have been finalised and the Broadcasters Order Form is submitted, final confirmation will be given to each broadcaster no later than 1 October.
Broadcasters are then required to return their binding confirmation of the bookings no later than 15 October 2010.
Rate Card and Order Form adjustments
Some updates have been made in the Host Broadcaster booking documents since the first distribution in April 2010.
The corrected documents can be downloaded here:
Please note that a problem with some of the comments/specifications fields has been solved in the current Order Form version. If you have already submitted the Order Form or wish to continue working with an older version, there is no problem.
Please be advised that you can save the completed Order Form as a PDF copy even in Adobe Reader (V8 or newer).
Telecommunications
The Local Organising Committee Ski-VM 2011 has announced that telecommunications and IT bookings will be handled by themselves rather than a contracted telecom supplier. The only exception is ISDN commentator lines, which are to be booked from the broadcast services supplier Norkring.
For further details, please see the Rate Card point 9, 10 and section IV or http://www.nrk.no/host2011/1.7077122
Norkring booking link: http://www.norkring.com/templates/Page.aspx?id=548
IBC cabins
In June, Ski-VM 2011 contracted a supplier for the entire IBC/MPC facility; Cramo. As a consequence, new information has been released about the cabin modules with regard to both size and solution.
Broadcasters have been updated accordingly. For further information, see Rate Card point 1 and http://nrk.no/host2011/1.7169175
Construction area, Holmenkollen September 2010: The area where IBC/MPC will be erected.
Foto: Margareth Johansen / NRKPower
Single phase technical power has been added as an item; see Rate Card point 3 Power. (Note that there is no point 3 in the Order Form as power is booked under each location/facility).
Media Server
A further description of the Media Server, including technical solution and rate, has been added to point 6.5. The offer now includes one IP Director and IP Ethernet connection.
Accreditation and accommodation
The deadline for submission of the Broadcasters Order Form coincides with the final date for application of RTV accreditation as well as hotel bookings, which are both handled by the Local Organising Committee, Ski-VM 2011.
It is merely the estimated number of people to be accredited that has to be reported before 15 September. Names and further details are to be submitted before 3 December and a special form will be distributed to broadcasters for this purpose.
Information about the accreditation figures should be submitted to rtvaccreditation@holmenkollen.com
For information about hotel accommodation, see http://www.nrk.no/host2011/1.7077155
