The International Broadcast Centre (IBC) is a temporary hub for broadcasters during major sport events. It is also known as the International Press Center (IPC) or Main Press Center (MPC). FIFA World Cup IBC/MPC host cities 1958: – Gothenburg 1962: – Santiago 1966: – London 1970: – Mexico City 1974: – Munich 1978: – Buenos Aires 1982: – Madrid 1986: – Mexico City 1990: – Rome 1994: – Dallas and Los Angeles 1998: – Paris 2002: – Seoul – Yokohama 2006: – Munich 2010: – Johannesburg 2014: – Rio de Janeiro 2018: – Moscow 2022: – Doha 2026: – Toronto – Los Angeles – Mexico City 2006 edition in Munich During the 2006 FIFA World Cup in Germany, the IBC in Munich was host to journalists from around 190 countries. The centre was based at the Munich Fairgrounds, in what was formally Munich Airport. The centre included of total space, 966 tonnes of fir wood and of wooden panels/walls, nearly 700 doors, fifteen television studios and was operational 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. The building is now known as the Munich Exhibition Centre. 120 television and radio channels had broadcast images and reports of the World Cup, from the centre to the 190 countries that they serve. Each channel had an allocated space on the floor, which were separated by wooden panels. UEFA European Football Championship During the UEFA Euro 2016, in France, the IBC in Paris was host to journalists from around 190 countries. 120 television and radio channels had broadcast images and reports of the European Football Championship, from the centre to the 190 countries that they serve. Each channel had a space on the 30,000 square meter floor, separated by wooden panels. IBC/MPC host cities 1996: – London 2000: – Brussels – Amsterdam 2004: – Lisbon 2008: – Basel – Vienna 2012: – Warsaw – Kyiv 2016: – Paris 2020: – Vijfhuizen 2024: – Munich Olympic Games An International Broadcast Centre is created at every Olympic Games. Broadcasters from around the world build studios in what is generally a large conference centre, such as the Georgia World Congress Center, which was used for the Atlanta Games. Olympic Broadcasting Services provides each of these rights-holders a video and audio feed from each venue, beauty shots from around the Olympic venues, transmission facilities, etc. The inaugural IBC was created for the Tokyo 1964 Summer Olympics during