<P> Olympic Broadcasting Services served as the host broadcaster for these Games ; produced from a total of 7 mobile units , OBS distributed 40,000 hours of television footage and 60,000 hours of digital footage of the Games to its international rightsholders ; for the first time in Olympic history , digital - oriented footage exceeded the amount of television - oriented footage . The International Broadcast Centre was constructed in the Barra da Tijuca cluster . NHK and OBS once again filmed portions of the Games , including the opening ceremony and selected events , in 8K resolution video . Additionally , expanding upon a 180 - degree trial at the 2016 Winter Youth Olympics , 85 hours of video content were originated in 360 - degree virtual reality formats . In the United States , NBC offered 4K content , downconverted from the 8K footage and with HDR and Dolby Atmos support , to participating television providers . Owing to their expertise in domestic broadcasts of the new sports introduced in Rio , NBC and Sky New Zealand staff handled the production of the golf and rugby sevens events on behalf of OBS . </P>
<P> Olympic Broadcasting Services served as the host broadcaster for these Games ; produced from a total of 7 mobile units , OBS distributed 40,000 hours of television footage and 60,000 hours of digital footage of the Games to its international rightsholders ; for the first time in Olympic history , digital - oriented footage exceeded the amount of television - oriented footage . The International Broadcast Centre was constructed in the Barra da Tijuca cluster . NHK and OBS once again filmed portions of the Games , including the opening ceremony and selected events , in 8K resolution video . Additionally , expanding upon a 180 - degree trial at the 2016 Winter Youth Olympics , 85 hours of video content were originated in 360 - degree virtual reality formats . In the United States , NBC offered 4K content , downconverted from the 8K footage and with HDR and Dolby Atmos support , to participating television providers . Owing to their expertise in domestic broadcasts of the new sports introduced in Rio , NBC and Sky New Zealand staff handled the production of the golf and rugby sevens events on behalf of OBS . </P>
which olympic discipline will be new to the rio 2016 games
which olympic discipline will be new to the rio 2016 games
golf rugby sevens
golf rugby sevens