Beijing Olympic Broadcasting
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Beijing Olympic Broadcasting Co., Ltd (BOB) (Chinese: 北京奥林匹克转播有限公司; pinyin: Běijīng àolínpǐkè zhuǎnbò yǒuxiàn gōngsī) was a Chinese broadcasting consortium which produced the main international feeds for the 2008 Summer Olympics and Paralympics. It was established in 2004 as a joint venture between the Beijing Organizing Committee for the Olympic Games and Olympic Broadcasting Services,[1] owned by the International Olympic Committee, in such a way as to conform to Chinese laws against direct foreign investment in Chinese television.[2]
- May 27, 2004, Agreement Sign up of Funding BOB. BOB was put into track of establishment legally.
- Oct. 27, 2004, the first Board Meeting of Bob was held and BOB began its startup
- Nov 1, 2004, BOB began steering on.
- May 31, 2005, BOB launches officially to the public.
- May 31, 2005, 2nd board meeting was held.
- Sept 21–23, 2005 world broadcaster briefing held in Beijing.
- Sept 21, 2005 BOB signed MOU with China TV Production for Beijing Olympic Games.
- Sept 21, 2005 BOB signed MOU with China Netcom for Beijing Olympic Games.
Management team
| Name | Department | Title |
|---|---|---|
| Manolo Romero | Executive Management | CEO |
| Ma Guoli | Executive Management | COO |
| Yiannis Exarchos | Executive Management | SEO |
| Stefanos Kourelas | Finance, Human Resources and Administration | Head |
| Yosuke Fujiwara | Broadcast Relations | Head |
| Maria Golfinopoulou | Broadcast Relation | Deputy Head |
| Bob Kemp | Production | Head |
| Bai Li | Production | Deputy Head |
| Mike Klatt | Production | Deputy Head |
| Sotiris Salamouris | Engineering & Operations | Head |
| Caroline Ramsay | Broadcast Services | Head |
| Mary Alexopoulos | Broadcast Services | Deputy Head |
| Andrew Lu | Logistics | Head |
| Thom Curran | Logistics | Deputy Head |
| Yu Zhen | Information | Director |
| Aristeidis Nikoloudis | Planning | Director |
| Steve Li | Planning | Deputy Director |
| Irene Chan | Human Resources | Director |
Source: [3]
