#12 - 04/06/15

28th SEA Games Rights Holding Broadcasters Newsletter

RHB Daily Briefing recap No RHB Daily Briefing on Friday 5 June Below is a recap of today’s RHB Daily Briefing: Please note that there will be no • A back-up satellite feed will be uplinked by MediaCorp for the RHB Daily Briefing tomorrow. The Opening Ceremony (OC) using a DVB-S2 modulation on a dedicated next scheduled meeting will be at channel of AsiaSat 5. This will not go through the IBC and will ensure 11:00 am on Saturday 6 June complete diversity. This exceptional satellite feed will be offered on a complimentary basis to RHBs who are taking the OC live. The Directions to the Expo parameters will be communicated via email later today. Halls 1 and 2 • Biographies of the Torch Bearers for the OC will be uploaded to the SEA Games Downloads platform at 6:00 pm tonight. RHBs are The Boxing, Chinlone, Judo and reminded that this information is embargoed until 10:00 pm on June 5. Wushu events begin on 6 June at • The doors to the IBC will be locked tonight and from tomorrow Singapore Expo Hall 1 and Hall 2 morning biometric authentication will be required for access. RHBs respectively. should ensure all staff members have registered their fingerprint at the Fire Command Centre (FCC). Singapore Expo is located at 1 • Due to road closures tomorrow, access to the National Stadium will Expo Drive. To get to the venue be restricted and only vehicles displaying an OC Vehicle Drop-Off from the IBC broadcasters can Permit will be allowed access after 3:00 pm. The Permit can be used take the MRT from Mountbatten multiple times to shuttle ENG crews in and out of the restricted area in the direction of Harbourfront. A if necessary. The allocated area for ENG drop-offs will be the OCBC change is required at Paya Lebar Arena Taxi Stand. The OC Vehicle Drop-Off Permits can be collected (two stops) to the East-West line from the CIC from tomorrow. in the direction of Pasir Ris. From • The requested Special Events SAD stickers must be collected from the there a further change is required CIC tomorrow before RHB staff depart for the National Stadium. HB at Tanah Merah onto the Changi bibs for the pre-Ceremony unilaterals will be available from the BVM. Airport train. The Singapore Expo • Please note that the number for Ian Robertson, BVM at the NST, has Hall is located at the Expo station. changed to +65 86420778. Opening Ceremony Flag Bearer information A Facts and Figures document regarding the Flag Bearers for each of the 11 competing nations at the 28th SEA Games is available for download from the SEA Games Downloads platform or collection from the CIC: Vehicle rental / Taxi services Nation Flag Bearer Sport RHBs are advised that there is no Faustina Woo Wushu vehicle rental facility available at Cambodia San Sophorn Sepaktakraw the IBC. To rent a car / minivan or Oka Sulaksana Sailing order a taxi RHBs are advised to contact local companies: Bouadeng Vongvone Pétanque Khairul Anuar Bin Mohamad Archery Vehicle rental Mun Yee (reserve) Diving Drive.SG +65 66557701 / +65 96733344 Ye Shithu Fencing Asia Express Phillipines Alyssa Valdez Volleyball +65 68424992 Singapore Quah Ting Wen Aquatics – Swimming Taxi Chanathip Songkrasin Football Comfort Taxi +65 6555 1188 / +65 65521111 Timor Leste Elio Boxing Yellow Top Taxis Hoang Quy Phuoc Aquatics – Swimming +65 62935545 Final countdown – one day to go! The final countdown to the 28th SEA Games began 50 days ago and since then students, supercars, plush toys, umbrellas and tanks have participated in the event. For the number “1” formation, 2,482 Team Nila volunteers broke the Singapore Book of Records entry for the “Largest Human Formation of a Numeral”. RHB PROFILE: TV5 If there was a loyalty competition among the SEA Games RHBs, Edgar S. Reyes, TV5’s Team Leader for this project in Singapore, would be confident of a podium finish. The th28 SEA Games will be the tenth that Edgar has covered for Filipino TV broadcasters. Furthermore, he has five Olympic Games and five Asian Games behind him as well so it is fair to say his team will be looking to utilise his experience during this event.

That team is made up of 52 staff members based in Singapore, of which 38 are concentrating on unilateral coverage. They will work on achieving TV5’s goal to broadcast nearly four hours of live SEA Games coverage per day back to the . The rest of the TV5 crew are focused on their duty as Production Pool provider of Billiards and Snooker coverage.

“The Philippines is a basketball-crazy country. We will win the gold,” claimed Edgar of the sport which will be attracting the attention of a large percentage of the Philippines TV audience. However, boxing is also popular in the country, thanks in part to the popularity of Manny Pacquiao, and the football event has already provided the first TV5 transmission –the Azkals lost 1-0 to host nation Singapore on Monday evening.

When a man of such experience pays a compliment it should not be taken lightly and Edgar is highly impressed with the facility provided to RHBs. “The IBC in Singapore is the most technologically equipped among all that I have seen, the CDT is most remarkable. It is the first truly ‘digital’ SEA Games” he stated. “The transmission has become easier over the years and now, in Singapore, it is very convenient,“ Edgar stated, adding that the IBC provides TV5 with all the TV5 necessary facilities that they require. Man of experience, Edgar S. Reyes (left) and some of his TV5 colleagues.