Stop 3: MCR

The Master Control Room (MCR) is the hub of the whole broadcast set-up operations. A team of experienced operators oversees the Host Broadcast setup and the distribution of all the feeds to Media Partners and all IBC broadcast-related users, ensuring broadcasters have access to all the multilateral services they signed up for. The Master Control Room team also monitors unilateral feeds, servicing Media Partners who have activities at the venues to ensure they can focus on the editorial aspect of their operations while the Host Broadcast team supports the technical side of the transmissions.  

Organisation

The MCR is active 24/7 for the entire duration of the competition; the operators working in the room are divided between xx and xx.  

The MCR operations include the technical line-up with the active stadiums daily. The room controls the technical integrity of all video signals and ensures the distribution of the relevant feeds to the Media Partners at the IBC, all IBC users and to the World Feed contribution provider.   

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Unilateral Services

Outside of the monitoring of the Host Broadcast network and feeds, the Master Control Room and the Central Equipment Room also accommodate the requirements for unilateral feeds, in coordination with each Technical Operations Centre (TOC) at the venues and encompassing all the services the Media Partners might have signed up for at the venues that are using Host Broadcast technical means. 

In order to help Media Partners optimise their footprint on the event, FIFA and the Host Broadcaster have developed fully or partially equipped services (interview or presentation positions, etc.). The technical means put in place on site to allow Media Partners to deliver their activities (lighting, camera, transmissions) are taken care of by the Host Broadcaster’s infrastructure. The MPs can then only bring their editorial talent on site, optimising their presence and their resources.  

While the Engineering teams on site support the Media Partners to ensure seamless delivery through the TOC, back at the IBC, the Master Control Room team supervises the contribution and distribution of the following services over the Host Broadcast set-up:  

  •     Pre match Pitch-Side Announce Position FE distribution and turnarounds.  
  •     One-Camera distribution and coordination  
  •     ComCam distribution 
  •    Unilateral VandA. 

MP Router

The MP Router is a staple of the Master Control Room operations and the Host Broadcast set-up. It allows distribution to Media Partners of feeds/signals they might have signed up for, ensuring content will make its way to them to customise their unilateral coverage. A tried and tested concept, for this FIFA World Cup™, the MP Router set-up is leveraging new technologies, meaning a full off-site delivery to Media Partners is possible. While, in the past, Media Partners needed to have technical facilities on site at the IBC to access the MP Router, it is now possible to do so while being fully remote, using the MP Router SRT delivery mechanism. This flexibility allows Media Partners to optimise their operations and limit their event footprint. 

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