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NBC OLYMPICS SELECTS NEP GROUP FOR MOBILE BROADCASTING AND ENGINEERING CONSULTING FOR PRODUCTION OF 2016 OLYMPIC GAMES IN RIO

PITTSBURGH, April 13, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- NBC Olympics, a division of the NBC Sports Group, has selected NEP Group to provide mobile broadcasting and engineering consulting for its production of the Games of the XXXI Olympiad, which will take place in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from August 5 - August 21. The announcement was made today by Christopher Adams, Vice President Venue Engineering, NBC Olympics and Deb Honkus, NEP Founder and Chairwoman.

NEP will provide outside broadcast units SS25 A, B, C, Iridium, Zinc, NCPXI, ST41 and ND5 and associated support vans for coverage of the opening ceremony at Maracana Stadium, track and field at Olympic Stadium, gymnastics at Rio Olympic Arena, swimming at Olympic Aquatics Stadium, beach volleyball at Beach Volleyball Arena on Copacabana Beach, and the closing ceremony at Maracana Stadium.

"NEP has been an integral part of NBC Olympics' coverage of the past 11 Games. They not only have excellent mobile facilities but also, a great team of Remote Television professionals, well versed in the technical and operational aspects of a production. NEP is a key member of our NBC Olympics team," said Adams.

"NEP is proud to support NBC on its coverage of the Rio Olympics and continue our relationship that has spanned every Winter and Summer Games broadcast over the past 28 years" said Deb Honkus, NEP Founder and Chairwoman. "NEP brings the latest broadcast technology to NBC Olympics' coverage of the Games, along with a technical engineering team who have the deep international event experience to help make the operation a success. This combination, in addition to our worldwide network of technical solutions, brings a unique set of resources to the NBC Olympics production."    

NEP will have approximately 25 technical engineering and support personnel in Rio to support NBC Olympics at the mobile broadcasting facilities, and more than 15 at the international broadcast center to provide operations management and technical consulting. 

About NBC Olympics A division of the NBC Sports Group, NBC Olympics is responsible for producing, programming and promoting NBCUniversal's Olympic coverage. It is renowned for its unsurpassed Olympic heritage, award-winning production, and ability to aggregate the largest audiences in U.S. television history.

For more information on NBC Olympics' coverage of the Rio Olympics, please visit: http://nbcsportsgrouppressbox.com/  

ABOUT NEP NEP provides the technology and know-how to enable clients to produce the worlds' biggest live and broadcast events around the globe. The company is the leading worldwide provider of outsourced production solutions offering technical services for remote production, studio production, video display, host broadcasting, post production, smart asset / media management, multi-screen delivery and end-to-end OTT solutions. NEP's team of more than 2,000 employees is driven by passion and a focus on technical innovation, and together they have supported productions in over 65 countries on all seven continents. Headquartered in the United States, NEP has offices in Canada, the United Kingdom, Ireland, the Netherlands, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Germany, Finland, Switzerland, Belgium, the United Arab Emirates, and Australia. For more information, please visit www.nepinc.com   

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