Post Games (CWG 2010) report on Main Press Centre
Submitted by Ashar Khan, Main Press Center Manager to the Press Information Bureau – PIB
(The 2010 Commonwealth Gamed Organizing Committee had given the responsibility to manage and run the Main Press Center and press operations at the different Games venues of the 2010 Commonwealth Games to PIB)
Introduction:
Given under is a report on the way the Main Press Centre (MPC) for the Commonwealth Games Delhi 2010 was managed and run by Press Information Bureau (PIB), which had hired Broadcast Engineering Consultant Limited (BECIL), a PSU of the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, as a turnkey Delivery Partner for the Games. The state-of-the-art MPC was spread across 6,700 sq mts in Hall No. 12 & 12 A of the Pragati Maidan, ITPO complex, New Delhi. It catered to about 1,700 journalists, including around 700 from overseas. A dedicated workforce of 93 paid staff and 20 volunteers was deployed at the MPC to run the press operations.
The operational timings of the MPC were 08:00 am to 10:00 pm between September 23 and September 30 and it remained open for accredited press 24 hours from October 1 to October 15. It closed at 10 pm on 16th October and operated from 8:00 am to 10 pm on October 17, 2010, the last day of the MPC.
The report talks in detail about modus operandi of the key areas of the MPC:
1. Press workroom 2. Photo workroom (including management of photo service workshops set up by Canon & Nikon) (being submitted by Photo Consultant Mr SN Sinha) 3. Help desks (Main welcome desk, technology desk, communications desk, transportation desk, ticketing desk) 4. Management of press conferences 5. Rate Card offices 6. Games News Service (GNS) 7. Sports/live feed viewing rooms 8. Electronic Notice Boards (ENBs) 9. Media lounge 10. Wi-Fi area 11. Miscellaneous media services (like Bank/ATMs, convenience store, mobile store, post office, Games travel office etc) 12. Daily briefing and reporting on key areas of the MPC 13. A separate report on Games services (including media accreditation, catering, transportation, security, technology, cleaning & waste management) is being submitted by Press Manager Shikha Ghai.
Overall media feedback on MPC:
The Main Press Centre was hailed by some media representatives as better than the one at 2008 Beijing Olympics.
International wire agency feedback:
Australian Associated Press gave a letter of appreciation (scanned copy attached) to the MPC Press Ops team. An excerpt from the AAP letter, “Throughout the Games AAP found you to be most professional, courteous and obliging and we would like to express our gratitude to you”. On be “.
Leading National daily feedback:
One of the leading national dailies, The Hindu also acclaimed the efforts of the PIB Press Ops team in an e-mail (copy attached). An extract from the e-mail says, “With such a fantastic experience, and the tireless work that you put in for the Games, am sure you will fit into any such team in future and be of tremendous help in improving efficiency of execution”.
MPC Key figures:
∑ Total media footfall during Games - 5,400 ∑ Average media turnout - 250 to 300 per day ∑ Peak hours - 11 am to 4 pm ∑ Busiest days - Oct 2, 2010 (Day before opening ceremony) Media turnout: 1,680 - Oct 13, 2010 (Day before closing ceremony) Media turnout: 1,660 ∑ Lean days - Oct 14, 2010 (Day of closing ceremony & India v Australia – men’s hockey final) Media turnout – 55 - Oct 15 to Oct 17, 2010. There was very little media turnout after the Games got over on October 14, 2010 ∑ Press Conferences held at MPC - 44 (between September 23, 2010 and October 14, 2010) ∑ Lockers issued to reporters - 544 (there were 8 defaulters who did not return the keys) 1. Press workroom:
The press workroom (including the photo workroom) could accommodate 600 journalists at a time. a). Workforce & shifts:
28 paid staff and 13 volunteers were deployed in the press work area over 4 shifts – 1st shift (6 am to 4 pm), 2nd shift (2 pm to 12 pm), General shift (9 am to 8 pm) and night shift (11 am to 8 am). Most of the senior and experienced staff was put in the general shift so media management is done efficiently during peak hours. Each shift had a workroom manager, an assistant manager that would manage the workroom with the rest of the team. The workroom manager would be in constant touch with the MPC Press manager for resolution of extraordinary issues. While the MPC was operational around the clock during Games, the female staff was not allowed to stay at the MPC after 8 pm in the evening and before 6 am in morning. Volunteers did not have shifts longer than 8 hours and they were put in one of the 2 shifts for volunteers – Shift 1 (8 am to 4 pm) and Shift 2 (10 am to 6 pm)
b). Facilities, usage & trend:
S. Facility Usage Trend No. 1 400 The turnout of media It was expected that more workstations was good but at no than 1,000 media persons for point were all the would move in and out of reporters/print workstations and the MPC during peak hours journalists seating spaces fully – 7 am to 9 am and 5 pm to with 200 occupied. On a given 7pm. This did not happen desktops and day 600 to 700 media and at no given time there 100 seating persons visited the were more than 400 media spaces for MPC. The footfall representatives (including laptop users touched the 1,000 photo-journalists) were were made mark a day before present in the MPC. The available the opening and main reason for this seems closing ceremonies to be the long distances when the Prime between the competition Event Limitation venues and the MPC. The (PEL) tickets were MPC at the Melbourne distributed to media. 2006 Games was located Media turnout was very close to the also good on the competition venues and October 1, 2 and 3, had a large turnout of 2010 when the media for that reason. media kits were distributed. 2 Wi-Fi area There were 12 tables Most of the media would with capacity in the Wi-Fi area with use the desktops with to 6 chairs at each broadband connectivity. accommodate table. However, the This could have been 72 people at a Wi-Fi area was not because the workstations time. adequately used and were not fully occupied at usually 20 to 30 any point in time. media reps would be sitting in the area. 3 Broadband A total of 2 mbps There were a few hiccups in connectivity internet speed was the beginning but after the provided at the MPC. first couple of days media This meant that was very satisfied with the when all the 400 internet speed in the work workstations and 200 area. They never laptop spaces would complained about it and be in use, each complemented the desktop would have arrangement. at least 512 kbps internet speed. 4 Free printouts On an average around 150 printouts were taken by media representatives 5 Free On an average photocopying around 100 photocopies were taken by media representatives 6 Free national On an average & around 10 national international and 5 international faxing service faxes were sent by media representatives 7 GNS Info There were in all 40 Media complained terminals GNS Info terminals in vehemently about the non- the Press work area. availability of required This was the only material on info terminals. problem area at the The GNS team was unable MPC since the info to answer the queries since terminals were either they were dependent on slow or not updated. Swiss Timing to provide the In such a scenario the back support software – MPC press work area Info Content Management team & the ENB System – ICMS to generate team would be in and upload GNS content on constant touch with Info terminals the PIB nodal officers at the different competition and non- competition venues for results, records and related information. At times we asked nodal officers to scan copies of draws and results and mail the same to us when they would not have soft copies. This information was then given to media at MPC 8 Sports specific The workstations in Quite a few media persons dedicated the press workroom would follow the press monitors were laid out in rows conferences at the MPC and there was an LCD from the work area only. monitor at the end of This facility was made use each row that of for following the brought live feed different sports from the from different stadia. competition venues as well. The feed was in High The capacity was never full Definition for the and there never a first time ever at complaint about non- Commonwealth availability of workstations Games. Different or sports specific dedicated rows showed feed monitors from different stadia that allowed media to select a work station that they wanted to report on a particular sport 9 Press work A work area The media kept the help area help desk supervisor would desk staff busy with always be present at requests for printouts, the help desk along photocopying and faxing. with a volunteer to Most of the queries were take care of work about the GNS terminals related needs of (explained above). There media. Keys for were also inquiries about lockers were also medical facilities in the given from this desk MPC. The Medical FA of the OC was located in Hall No 7 that was a 5 to 10 minute walk from the MPC. There were 3 instances when media reps required medical attention and they had to wait for the doctor to come to the MPC. 10 Lockers 200 lockers were The first locker was taken available to reporters on September 30, 2010 and for 24 hours from not September 23, 2010, 23rd September 2010 the first day of the MPC. A to 17th October 2010. total of 544 lockers were Every locker was issued between September numbered along with 30, 2010 and October 15, the corresponding 2010. There were 8 padlock and two defaulters who did not keys. All the lockers return the keys of the were provided on lockers after collecting. A first come first serve number wise break of basis. At the time of lockers issued during the issuing of lockers, Games is given below: one key was given to the journalist and duplicate was kept at the Help Desk. Media persons’ name, Organization, Accreditation Number and contact details were taken before issuing the locker.
Number wise breakup of lockers allotted each day-
DATE No. of LOCKERS ALLOTTED 30th Sep 2010 3 1st Oct 2010 29 2nd Oct 2010 46 3rd Oct 2010 50 4th Oct 2010 54 5th Oct 2010 41 6th Oct 2010 46 7th Oct 2010 43 8th Oct 2010 41 9th Oct 2010 36 10th Oct 2010 33 11th Oct 2010 38 12th Oct 2010 44 13th Oct 2010 31 14th Oct 2010 17 15th Oct 2010 2 Total 544 8 defaulters (Locker 5, Locker 9, Locker 71, Locker 137, Locker 164 , locker 186, locker 183 and locker 176)
2. Help desks: There were 10 help desks including the Welcome Desk at the main entrance of the MPC. Welcome Desk in the main lobby by-and-large dealt with and provided the following information:
- Press conference schedule at MPC, Games Village & competition venues - Dates for distribution of PEL tickets, media kits and free data cards - Competition schedules - Contact details of key OC FAs/officials, chefs-de-mission of different CGAs and PIB venue press & photo managers - Media transport (for details journalists were directed to Transport Help Desk - Miscellaneous – details of media parties/functions organized by PIB, welcome ceremonies at Games Village, food court, medical facilities, bank & ATM services, mobile store, convenience store, postal services etc
Lost & found – the media could check information on lost and found articles from the welcome desk. If an article would go missing, information about the same could be given at the lost & found counter by filling a form. The list of items that were found was displayed at the welcome desk. In all 16 forms were filled by media persons who lost items, of these 3 items could be delivered back to them while the rest of the items could not be found. Also, the lost & found counter got 9 items that were not claimed by anyone until the last day of the MPC, Oct 17, 2010. These unclaimed items & the lost & found item forms given by media have been handed over to Mr Satish Kumar, PS to Press Chief Ms Nanu Bhasin by Help Desk Coordinator Mr Rohit Kaul.
Public Announcement (PA) system:
The PA system at the Welcome desk was used throughout the Games to announce important information to media at the MPC. Announcements about press conferences, one-on-one interview opportunities with medal winning athletes, important competition results, catering arrangements, GNS Info service availability last T4 buses to important events like opening & closing ceremonies etc were made on the PA system.
Apart from the welcome desk there were 9 other help desks at the MPC:
1. Technology help desk: Internet login IDs and password were issued to accredited media from this desk. The media could use internet with the help of these login ids only. Login ids & passwords for other venues were also distributed from this desk. 2. Work area technology help desk: Technology issue in press work area would be resolved or dealt with here. There were not many issues since the printing, internet and photocopying service was seamless 3. Communications help desk: Requests for one-to-one interview with the athletes and higher official were give here. 4. Ticketing help desk: Prime Event Limitation (PEL) tickets for high demand items were distributed from this desk. The opening & closing ceremonies were the only 2 PEL events during the Games. 5. Transportation help desk: Details and schedules of T4 shuttle bus service for media were given from here 6. Photo help desk: Photo-bibs were distributed from this desk. On normal days photo journalists could get their queries about camera repair, hiring of lenses etc solved here. 7. Photo work area help desk: Photo-journalists could approach this desk for any issues related to the photo work area. Lockers to photo journalists were given from here. Most of the queries were related to technology and info systems. 8. Press work area help desk: Journalists could approach this desk for any issues related to the press work area. Lockers to press journalists were given from here. Most of the queries were related to technology and info systems. 9. Games Travel Office Desk: Provided local information about tourist destinations in and around Delhi. There was not much media attention at this counter. Electronic Notice Boards
There were 21 Electronic Notice Boards (ENBs) (54” LCD Screens) at the MPC that were used to disseminate information useful for the accredited journalists. The Electronic Notice Boards were placed at strategic locations across MPC and flashed the following information:
- Details of Gold medal winners of India - Updates on overall medal tally and Commonwealth Games records - Arrival of athletes & dignitaries - Schedule & information on Press Conferences - PC schedules at other venues - Events updates at venues - Media Transport Schedules - Date & time for distribution of Photo bibs & media kits - Facility at MPC like Mobile Store, banking service etc - Information on lockers - Games News Service accesses
Updating the ENBs was a big problem in absence of proper Games News Service. The GNS terminals would not be updated and in such a situation the ENB team would remain in constant touch with nodal officers at different competition venues for results and related information to update the ENBs.
The Electronic Notice Boards were controlled from the Welcome Desk Back office. The Technical Staff deputed by BECIL would upload the information on ENBs after getting matter on a sheet duly signed by the Press Manager. Records of these sheets are attached with the report.
Sports viewing rooms: There were in all 8 sports viewing rooms in the MPC. These rooms brought live feed from important stadia in hi-definition (HD) for the first time ever in Commonwealth Games. These were mainly meant for agencies that did not have large teams to deploy one person at each of the venues. Such agencies could have a few reporters operating from the MPC and following the different sports from the sports viewing rooms.
However, the sports viewing rooms were not used much by the media. Some of the rooms were used by GNS team but the rest were not used regularly by media. One of the reasons for this was also the live feed on dedicated LCD screens in the work area from where reporters could follow different sports.
3. Press Conferences at MPC: In all 44 press conferences were held between September 23 and October 17, 2010 at the 300 seater-Press Conference Hall and 70 seater-Briefing area at the MPC. All the India Gold medal winners except Saina Nehwal were brought to the MPC for PCs and one-on-one interviews. This was a special service for Electronic Non-Rights Holding Broadcasters (ENRs) who did not have access with recording equipment to venues other than MPC. Apart from India athletes, Canada, New Zealand, England and Australia CGAs also held regular press conferences at the MPC. There would also be a daily Commonwealth Games Federation and Organising Committee media briefing everyday between 10:30 am and 11 am at the MPC.
Getting the athletes to the MPC was very difficult task with no arrangement from the OC for this. The MPC Press conference management would have to make several calls and repeatedly request the transport office at the Games Village & especially India CGA to provide secured vehicles to athletes so that that they could reach the MPC. Quite often there would not be any response or confirmation about the arrangements for athletes that caused delays in starting the PCs at the MPC. As a result the MPC team hired a mass sms service organization to inform media about delays and rescheduling of PCs. Details of PCs held at the MPC and turnout of media with breakup of RHBs (rights hold broadcasters), ENRs, (non-rights hold broadcasters), Es (print journalists) and EPs (photo journalists) is given below:
DATE ORGANISATION TIME HALL KEY MEDIA RHB ENR E Ep SPEAKERS TURNOUT
1st October, Team New Zealand 8:30 Briefing To advise daily 20 5 3 10 2 2010 am Room (Subject: Team Arrivals/Post Competition Summary)
2nd October, Team New Zealand 8:30 Briefing To advise daily 20 5 3 10 2 2010 am Room (Subject: Team Arrivals/Post Competition Summary)
World Anti Doping 11 am Press David Howman 200 10 30 150 10 Agency (WADA) Conference (WADA Director Hall General), Frederic Donze (WADA Communication Sr Manager) (Subject: WADA Programs at the Commonwealth Games)
Team Canada 4 pm Press Martha Deacon, 80 8 25 40 10 Conference Chef de Mission, Hall Team Canada, Scott Stevenson, Director of Sport, Commonwealth Games Canada, Ken Pereira, Field Hockey, Team Canada flag bearer, Tom Jones, CEO, Commonwealth Games Canada, Jackie De Souza, Press Chief, Team Canada
3rd October, New Zealand Team 8:30 Briefing (Subject : Team 20 5 3 10 2 2010 am Room Arrivals)
Team Australia 9:30am Briefing 40 5 10 20 5 Room
4th October, Bharatbala 1:00 Press Keshav (7yr old 150 10 40 70 30 2010 Productions pm Conference child prodigy), Hall Mr. Bharatbala (Creative Director – Opening Ceremony)
5th October, Indian Weightlifting 9:30 Press Soniya Chanu; 2010 Medal Winners am Conference Sandhya Rani, Hall Women Lifter, 48 Kg Weight Category
New Zealand 9:30am Briefing Chris Pilone Athletics Team Room Coach; Liz Lamb, Athlete, High Jump; Brent Newdick, Athlete, Decathl on; Nicky Hamblin, Athlete, 800m / 1500m CGF/OC 10:30 Press Michael Fennell, 175 7 60 98 10 am Conference President-CGF; Hall Michael Hooper, CEO-CGF; Suresh Kalmadi, chairman, Organizing Committee, ,Jiji Thomson (Special DG, OC)
6 October, CGF/OC 10:30a Press Michael Fennell, 175 7 60 98 10 2010 m Conference Suresh Kalmadi, Hall Michael Hooper, Jiji Thomson
Indian Medal 12.30 Press Sanjay, Anil 60 5 20 27 8 pm Conference Kumar, Winning Hall Ravinder Singh Wrestlers and Wrestling Coach Hargobind Singh
Indian Shooting 8:00 Press Gagan Narang, 62 3 30 25 4 pm Conference Omkar Singh, Medal Winners Hall Anisa Sayyed, Rahi Sarnobat, Sunny Thomas (Coach)
7th October, CGF/OC 10:30a Press Michael Fennell, 75 3 14 55 3 2010 m Conference Suresh Kalmadi, Hall Michael Hooper, Jiji Thomson
Indian medal 1:00 Press Renu Bala pm Conference Chanu, Katulu winning Hall Ravi Kumar, weightlifters Harnam Singh (Coach) Indian Medal 07:00 Press Rajinder kumar; pm Conference Manoj Kumar; Winning Hall Dharmender Wrestlers Dalal; Sunil Kumar; Hargobind Singh (Chief Coach)
Archery Team 08:00 Press England (Gold), 5 - 2 3 - pm Conference India (Silver), Medal Winners Hall South Africa (Compound) (Bronze)
8th October, CGF/OC 10:30a Press Michael Fennell, 75 3 14 55 3 2010 m Conference Suresh Kalmadi, Hall Michael Hooper, Jiji Thomson
Archery Team 12:00 Press Jhano Compound Women pm Conference Hansdha, Hall Bhagyabati Chanu, Gagandeep Kaur, Harendra Singh (Coach)
9th October, Team New Zealand 8:30 Briefing 2010 am Room
CGF/OC 10:30a Press Michael Fennell, 75 3 14 55 3 m Conference Suresh Kalmadi, Hall Michael Hooper, Jiji Thomson
Gymnastics 11:30 Press Ashish Kumar, Federation of India am Conferenc Vladimir e Hall Chertkov (Coach), Ashok Mishra(Coach) , Praveen Sharma(Coach ), Dr. U.K. Mishra ( Team Manager), J.S. Kandhari ( President of Gymnastic Federation of India)
Wrestling 2:00 Press Alka Tomar, Federation of India pm Conferenc Anita, Babita e Hall Kumari, P.R. Sondhi (Coach)
Archery – Team 5:00 Briefing England (Women – pm Room Compound)
Full Bore Shooting 6:00 Press T.S. Dhillon 30 2 5 15 4 (India) pm Conferenc (Sports e Hall Manager/Coac h), Praveen Dahiya, Sushil Ghalay
10th October, CGF/OC 10:30a Press Michael Fennell, 75 3 14 55 3 2010 m Conference Suresh Kalmadi, Hall Michael Hooper, Jiji Thomson
Indian Contingent 11:30 Press Indian Chef De 130 10 35 60 25 am Conferenc Mission - e Bhubaneswar Kalita Hall
Indian Women 5:00 Press Gold- Recurve pm Conferenc Deepika Kum Individual Medal Winners e Hall ari
Bronze- Dola Banerjee
Mr. Ajay Gupta - Team Manager (India)
11th October, CGF/OC 10:30a Press Michael Fennell, 75 3 14 55 3 2010 m Conference Suresh Kalmadi, Hall Michael Hooper, Jiji Thomson
Indian Medal 11:30 Press Vijay Kumar – 80 10 30 30 10 Winning Shooter am Conferenc Gold Medalist e Hall ( 25m rapid fire pistol event)
Indian Medal 1:00 Press Sania Mirza – 250 20 80 80 40 Winning Tennis pm Conferenc Silver Medalist Player e Hall
Wrestling 4:00 Press Sushil Kumar, 280 15 120 100 45 Federation Of pm Conferenc Yogeshwar India/ Indian e Hall Dutt, Narsingh Medal Winning Yadav, Anuj Wrestlers Kumar, Anil Kumar, Joginder Kumar
Mr. G.S. Mander, President, Wrestling Federation of India
12th October, Team New Zealand 8:30 Briefing 20 2 5 11 2 2010 am Room
CGF/OC 10:30a Press Michael Fennell, 75 3 14 55 3 m Conference Suresh Kalmadi, Hall Michael Hooper, Jiji Thomson
Indian Discus 1:00 Press Discus 200 15 100 75 10 Throw and Long pm Conferenc Throw- Gold- Krishna Jump Medal e Hall Poonia, Silver Winners - Harwant Kaur, Bronze- Seema Antil
Long Jump- Prajusha Maliakkal
13th October, CGF/OC 10:30a Press Michael Fennell, 75 3 14 55 3 2010 m Conference Suresh Kalmadi, Hall Michael Hooper, Jiji Thomson
Indian Medal 11:30 Press Tejaswini 60 2 15 25 18 Winning Shooter am Conferenc Sawant (Silver- e Hall 50m rifle prone – singles)
Indian Pugilist 1:00 Press Vijender Singh 280 15 120 100 45 pm Conferenc (middle- e Hall weight category - 75 kg)
International 2:00 Briefing Krishna 20 2 13 2 5 Association of pm Room Poonia, Moses Athletics Kipsiro, Vivian Federation (IAAF) Cheruiyot Media Seminar
14th October, CGF/OC 10:30a Press Michael Fennell, 75 3 14 55 3 Conference Suresh Kalmadi, 2010 m Hall Michael Hooper, Jiji Thomson
Team Canada 11:30 Press Martha 20 2 13 2 5 (Closing press am Conferenc Deacon, Chef conference for e Hall de Mission; Team Canada and Scott annoucement of Stevenson, Flag Bearer) Director of Sport, Commonwealt h Games Canada; Jacques Landry, Team Canada Cycling Coach; Jackie De Souza, Press Chief
Indian (4x400m 1:00 Press Manjeet Kaur, 15 2 11 2 5 Relay Women - pm Conferenc Sini Jose, Team) Gold e Hall Ashwini Medalists Chidananda Akkunji, Mandeep Kaur, R.S. Sidhu (Coach), Mumtaz Khan (Team Manager)
Indian Medal 1:00 Briefing Samresh Jung, 20 2 13 2 5 Winning Shooter pm Room Gagan Narang
Indian Boxing 2:00 Press Manoj Kumar, 250 20 80 80 40 Federation pm Conferenc Paramjeet e Hall Samota, Suranjoy Singh
The MPC also had two interview rooms for the purpose of one-on-one interviews. In total 25 medal-winning athletes, 8 coaches/team officials and 2 CGF officials had one-on-one interviews at the MPC.
October 2, 2010
One-on-one interview with DG David Howman, DIRECTOR GENERAL, WADA
1. ANI
2. IBN 7
3. CNN-IBN
4. Times Now
5. The Statesman
6. PTI
7. ESPN
8. Live India News
9. Total TV
One-on-one interview with Ken Pierera, Field Hockey- Team Canada flag bearer
1. Azad News 2. ESPN October 5, 2010.
One on one interview with Michael Fennell, President CGF
1. ESPN Star Sports
One-on-one interviews with Sonia Chanu and Sandhya Rani, silver and bronze medal winners in 48 kilogram category
1. AIR
2. News 24
3. TV 9
4. Kolkata TV
5. News X
6. IBN 7
7. A2Z news
8. Mahua News
9. ESPN
10.BBC World
11.ANI
12.PTC News
13.NDTV October 6
One on one interviews with Anil Kumar (Greco-Roman, 96 kg category wrestler); Sanjay (Greco-Roman, 74 kg category wrestler); Ravinder Singh (Greco-Roman, 60 kg category wrestler)
1. AIR
2. News 24
3. TV 9
4. A2Z news
5. Mahua News
6. ESPN
7. BBC World
8. ANI
9. PTC News
10.NDTV
One-on-one interview requests with medal winning India Shooters: Gagan Narang; Sunny Thomas (National Coach, Shooting)
1. Star News
2. PTC News
3. News 24
4. India Vision 5. Sahara TV
6. CNEB
7. Kairali TV
8. Aaj Tak
9. IBN 7
10.PTI
11.The Tribune
12.Azad News
13.Mahua News
14.Network 1
15.India TV
16.A2Z News
17.TV 9
18.Sports Illustrated October 7
One-on-one interviews with India Archery silver medal winning compound archery team
1. PTC News
2. Star News
3. NDTV
4. News 24
5. Zee News
6. Live India
7. Azad News
One-on-one interviews with India medal winning weightlifters: Rajinder kumar; Manoj Kumar; Dharmender Dalal; Sunil Kumar; Hargobind Singh (Chief Coach)
1. NDTV
2. CNEB
3. News 24
4. Mahua News
5. India Vision
6. Kairali TV
7. IBN 7 8. Headlines Today
9. Eenadu
10.AIR
11.Jaihind
12.HMTV
13.Zee News
14.Star News
15.ETV News
16.Kolkata TV
17.Live India
18.Sahara News
19.India News
20.ESPN
21.Namaskar Magazine
22.Jus Punjabi
23.ANI
One-on-one interviews with India medal winning wrestlers: Rajinder kumar; Manoj Kumar; Dharmender Dalal; Sunil Kumar; Hargobind Singh (Chief Coach)
1. Aaj Tak
2. A2Z News
3. Kolkata TV 4. Star News
5. PTC News PTI
6. Total TV
7. ETV
8. Star News
9. Mahua News
10.CNN-IBN
11.Sahara News
12.PTI
13.IBN 7
14.Zee News
15.Punjab Kesari
16.News 24
17.INX News
18.UNI
19.NDTV
20.AIR
21.Newstreet
October 8
One-on-one interviews with medal winning India Shooters: Ronjan Sodhi, Asher Noria, Marciello Dradi (Coach) 1. PTC News
2. News X
3. A2Z News
4. News 24
5. Network 1
October 9
One-on-one interviews with India medal winning India Gymnast and team officials: Ashish Kumar, Vladimir Chertkov (Coach), Ashok Mishra(Coach), Praveen Sharma(Coach), Dr. U.K. Mishra ( Team Manager), J.S. Kandhari ( President of Gymnastic Federation of India)
1. News 24
2. AIR
3. Sahara News
4. IBN 7
5. NDTV
6. Aaj Tak
7. Kolkata TV
8. ETV News
9. ESPN
10.Total TV 11.Reuters
12.Zee News
13.TV 9
14.Zee News
15.Day and Night
16.P7 News
One-on-one interviews with India medal winning India Wrestlers: Alka Tomar, Anita, Babita Kumari, P.R. Sondhi (Coach)
1. Star News
2. PTC News
3. PTI
4. News 24
5. Sahara News
One-on-one interviews with India full bore Shooting team: T.S. Dhillon (Sports Manager/Coach), Praveen Dahiya, Sushil Ghalay
1. NDTV
2. Aaj Tak
3. Sahar News
4. CNEB 5. TV9
6. Newstreet
7. Total TV
8. PTC News
9. India TV
10.News 24
11.Zee News
12.BBC
13.Times of India
14.Telegraph
15.Network 1
16.Azad News
17.Times Now
18.IBN 7
19.A2Z News
20.Mahua News
21.Kairali TV
22.TV 9 Hindi
23.Jaihind
24.The Tribune
October 10 One-on-one interviews with medal winning India Archers: Deepika Kumari, Gold, Dola Banerjee, Bronze and Ajay Gupta - Team Manager, India
1. PTC News
2. Star News
3. NDTV
4. News 24
5. Zee News
6. Live India
7. Aaj Tak
8. AIR
Oct 11, 2010
One-on-one interviews with India shooter Vijay Kumar– Gold Medalist ( 25m rapid fire pistol event)
1. NDTV
2. News X
3. India Vision
4. Kolkata TV
5. CNEB
6. News 24 7. Zee News
8. Newstreet
9. Total TV
10.Sahara News
11.AIR
12.A2Z
One-on-one interviews with India Wrestlers: Sushil Kumar, Yogeshwar Dutt, Narsingh Yadav, Anuj Kumar, Anil Kumar, Joginder Kumar
Mr. G.S. Mander, President, Wrestling Federation of India
1. AIR
2. A2Z News
3. Sahara Samay
4. News 24
5. Kolkata TV
6. Network 1
7. Star News
8. Newstreet
9. TV 9
10.ESPN 11.Zee News
12.India TV
13.Aaj Tak
One-on-one interviews on 10 &11th October, 2010
Minister of Youth and Sports, Mauritius: Mr. Devanand Rito
Secretary to High commission, Mauritius: Mr. Vikash Nitalia
President, Mauritius Boxing Federation: Mr. Godavarising Rajcoomar
Mational Technical Director, Mauritius: Mr. Jean Claude Nangloo
Boxer: Mr. Bruno Julie
Boxer: Mr. Richarno Colin
Press Officials
1. Jane Williams: ITV, Wales
2. Sarah Mogford: ITV, Wales
3. Dean Thomas: ITV, Wales
October 12, 2010
One-on-one interviews with India Discus Throw medal winners - Gold- Krishna Poonia, Silver - Harwant Kaur, Bronze- Seema Antil 1. Azad News
2. News X
3. NDTV
4. Zee News
5. Newstreet
6. Aaj Tak
7. India TV
8. Sahara Samay
9. ETV
10.Jus Punjabi
11.ANI
One-on-one interviews with India shooter: Tejaswini Sawant (Silver- 50m rifle prone – singles)
1. Kolkata TV
2. Azad News
3. News 24
4. Zee News
5. News X
6. India TV
7. CNN-IBN
8. TV 9 9. Newstreet
10.ETV News
11.IBN 7
12.CNEB
13.Sahara News
14.Mahua News
15.Lokmat
16.Total TV
17.AIR
18.Aaj Tak
19.A2Z
One-on-one interview requests for Vijender Singh
(No interviews happened with Vijender Singh)
1. Kolkata TV
2. Headlines Today
3. Azad News
4. Aaj Tak
5. News 24
6. NDTV
7. India TV 8. Zee News
9. News X
10.India TV
11.CNN-IBN
12.TV 9
13.Live India
14.Newstreet
15.IBN 7
16.CNEB
17.Sahara News
18.Mahua News
19.Network 1
20.Lokmat
21.ETV
22.Newstreet
23.A2Z
24.Total TV
25.ESPN
One-on-one interview with Michael Fennell, President, CGF
BBC Scotland October 13. 2010
One-on-one interview requests with India medal winning Shooters Gangan Narang & Samresh Jung
1. Aaj Tak
2. Jus Punjabi
3. Azad News
4. Headlines Today
5. ETV News
6. IBN 7
7. Kolkata TV
8. Star News
9. News 24
10.Network 1
11.Live India
12.Total TV
13.Sahara News
14.CNEB
15.India TV
16.India Vision 17.AIR
18.News X
19.A2Z News
20.PTC News
21.ESPN
22.JaiHind TV
23.Mint
24.ANI
25.Asianet News
26.Zee News
27.Day and Night
28.P7 News
29.Dainik Bhaskar
One-on-one interview requests with gold medal winning 4x400 relay Indian Relay Team: Manjeet Kaur, Sini Jose, Ashwini Chidananda Akkunji, Mandeep Kaur, R.S. Sidhu (Coach), Mumtaz Khan (Team Manager)
1. Zee News
2. News X
3. India TV
4. Kolkata TV 5. News 24
6. TV 9
7. Newstreet
8. IBN 7
9. CNEB
10.Sahara News
11.Azad News
12.Mahua News
13.Network 1
14.Lokmat
15.Aaj Tak
16.ETV News
17.A2Z News
18.Total TV
19.Dainik Bhaskar
20.India News
21.PTC News
22.Jus Punjabi
One-on-one interviews with india medal winning Boxers: Manoj Kumar, Paramjeet Samota, Suranjoy Singh
1. CNEB 2. Azad News
3. News X
4. Zee News
5. India TV
6. Sahara News
7. Newstreet
8. ESPN
9. Times Now
10.Hindu
11.ANI
12.Jus Punjabi
One-on-one interview requests with Michael Fennell, President, CGF
BBC Scotland
October 15, 2010
One-on-one interviews with Sharath Kamal – member of gold medal winning India men’s doubles table tennis team
1. Azad News
2. ETV
3. Mahua TV
4. CNEB News 5. ESPN
6. Mail Today
7. NTV
8. ANI
9. News 24
10.India TV
11.TV 9
Daily briefing and reporting on key areas of the MPC:
Every morning at 8 am there would be a meeting of key press operations officials at the MPC to take stalk of issues and plan the day ahead. These meeting would be attended by the Press Chief, Deputy Press Chief, Deputy Director General-OC Press Ops, Media Consultant, Photo Consultant, Senior Press Manager, Press Manager, Games Services Manager, HR Manager, Security In-charge and General Manager-BECIL. Later at 10:30 am the Press Manager would brief the MPC key area teams – help desk team, press conference management team and work area team. These teams in turn would mail a daily report on their respective areas to the Press Manager and HR Manager on a daily basis. Copies of these reports are attached with this file.
Media Lounge:
The media lounge was one of the busiest areas of the MPC and media made good use of the facility that had a video wall showing live feed from the different stadia. The video wall had the option of showing multiple feed at the same time and also using the whole screen when a popular event like the gold medal wrestling bout of Sushil Kumar would be on. Free tea/coffee and cookies were served in the media lounge and later complementary light snacks (burgers) were also served for the last one week twice a day. Media persons repeatedly asked for free drinking water bottles also to be kept in the media lounge but that could not be done. However, a water dispenser with disposable glasses was always there.
Since the food court outside the MPC did not go fully functional right from the beginning, the caterers set up a user pay snacks and soft drinks counter in the media lounge and media made good use of.
Rate Card offices:
There were 8 International rate card clients at the Main Press Centre. OC was responsible for catering to these clients but a due to lack of coordination, PIB Press Ops team had to step in. The rate card clients were:
1.AAP
2.Press Association
3. News Limited
4.AFP
5.AP
6.Getty Images
7. Fair Fax Australia
8. Match Tight ltd.
PIB Press ops team help them in getting the right kind of furniture, Electronic Items, Mobile Sims, telephones, ADSLs connection etc by coordinating with the OC technology FA and logistics FA. First team of foreign news agencies were AAP and News limited. They landed in MPC on 25th September. When they entered in their respective offices, they were not at all happy with the arrangements and furniture. The OC FAs had not delivered their requested items till that time. When News agency people asked the OC rate card team, they didn’t get satisfactory answers.
The MPC team took the clients to the Main Logistics Centre in Hall number 2 of Pragati Maidan so that they hand pick the items they had asked for and the same are delivered in time to their offices at the MPC. PIB rate card team was divided in to 8 teams dedicated to the each of the clients and each team had 3 members. The PIB rate card team also helped them in arranging cabs for the wire agencies.
By 1st October everything was settled and the International News agencies were happy with the help extended by the PIB Press ops team. Australian Associated Press – AAP also issued a letter of appreciation (copy attached) in this regard to PIB Press Ops team.
Miscellaneous media services (like Bank/ATMs, convenience store, mobile store, post office, Games travel office etc)
There were banking and convenience store services apart from postal/speed post services available at the MPC. The Central Bank of India provided all banking services along with 2 ATM machines. India Post provided the postal services for media. Nafed had set up a convenience store and a mobile store that also offered 5 minutes of free international calling cards as part of their promotion for the last 4 days of the MPC. Media made moderate use of these services.