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INCHEON - 2014 Asian Games / XVII Asiad

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The 2014 Asian Games, officially known as the XVII Asiad, is the largest sporting event in Asia governed by Olympic Council of Asia (OCA). It is scheduled to be take place in Incheon, South Korea from September 19–October 4, 2014. The events of the Games will be finalised on November 13, 2010, during the OCA general assembly in Guangzhou, China, as organisers hoping to stage 38 sports throughout the 16 days of the competition.

Incheon was awarded the right on April 17, 2007, defeated Delhi, India to host the Games. Incheon is the third city in South Korea after Seoul (1986) and Busan (2002) to host the Asian Games.
 
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Incheon Host Broadcasting Management Launched
2013-05-30

The official host broadcaster for the 2014 Incheon Asian Games is now launched.

Incheon Host Broadcasting Management (IHB) held a launching ceremony in Yoido, Seoul, on May 28, 2013. In attendance at the ceremony were Mr. Gil Hwan-yeong, the president of Korea Broadcasting System (KBS); Mr. Kim Jong-guk, the president of Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation (MBC); Mr. Kim Young-soo, the president and Mr. Kwon Kyung Sang, the Secretary General of the 2014 Incheon Asian Games Organizing Committee.

IHB is a joint venture between KBS and MBC, and it will serve as the host broadcaster of the 2014 Incheon Asian Games. KBS and MBC were also the host broadcasters for the 1986 Seoul Asian Games, 1988 Seoul Summer Olympics, 2002 Busan Asian Games, and 2011 Daegu World Championships in Athletics. With their experiences in these major international sporting events, the company is expected to provide the most sophisticated broadcasting services in Asian Games history.

In addition to KBS and MBC, 10 other Korean broadcasters and overseas broadcasters such as CCTV and HBS will participate in the international signal production of IHB. 50 outside broadcast vans and 520 cameras will be used to produce 70 broadcasting feeds in 36 sports competitions and events, including the Opening and Closing Ceremonies.

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