Sofia 2013 Media Accreditation

 ICSD has today released details of media coverage packages for the Sofia 2013 Deaflympics. A video in international sign can be found at:

http://youtu.be/zrlGgd6GQGA 

Introduction The Bulgarian government, the International Committee of Sports for the Deaf (ICSD) and the Bulgarian Deaf Sports Federation will be hosting the 22nd Summer Deaflympics at Sofia from 26th July 2013 and close on 4th August. Sofia first hosted the Deaflympics in 1993 and now joins Copenhagen as one of the only two cities in the world to have hosted two Deaflympics.

The ICSD Media Team is pleased to confirm the following packages available for media. Further information regarding competition schedule and location can be obtained from the official website – www.sofia2013.com Competition schedules are currently being finalized. Please make sure you are on the media mailing list by contacting media@ciss.org and asking to be added. T

he available media packages are as follows:

Broadcast Media Max:

• The right to embed the official Deaflympics feed in the broadcaster's own website

• Sofia 2013 will provide an advertisement-free livestream for medal and finals events in all sports in addition to coverage of the Opening and Closing ceremonies. Coverage will range from TV quality multi-camera coverage to single HD webcam coverage.

• A daily, edited, TV broadcast-standard highlights reel (at least 30 minutes of footage)

• Field of play access for two video cameras with camera operators

• Mixed zone access for six crewmembers (including interpreters) with maximum two cameras

• Rights and royalty-free use of ICSD official still images

• Venue, media centre and information center accreditation for up to ten named crewmembers

• Transportation network access for up to ten people

• Please note, an ICSD-provided media vest will be required for anyone wishing to operate professional camera equipment in a Deaflympics venue, whether on the field of play or in the spectator stands.

• US $ 5,400

Broadcast Media:

• The right to embed the official Deaflympics feed in the broadcaster's own website

• Sofia 2013 will provide an advertisement-free livestream for medal and finals events in all sports in addition to coverage of the Opening and Closing ceremonies. Coverage will range from TV quality multi-camera coverage to single HD webcam coverage • A daily, edited, TV broadcast-standard highlights reel (30 minutes of footage) 

• Field of play access for one video camera with camera operator

• Rights and royalty-free use of ICSD official still images

• Mixed zone access for three crewmembers with maximum one camera

• Venue, media centre and information center accreditation for up to four people

• Transportation network access for up to four people

• Please note, an ICSD-provided media vest will be required for anyone wishing to operate professional camera equipment in a Deaflympics venue, whether on the field of play or in the spectator stands.

• US $3,950

Broadcast Media (Single Sport):

• The right to embed the official Deaflympics feed from just one sport in the broadcaster's own website.

• Edited, TV broadcast-standard highlights reel (30 minutes of footage) for the opening and closing ceremonies.

• Field of play access for one video camera with camera operator for only one sport.

• Rights and royalty-free use of ICSD official still images related to only one sport.

• Mixed zone access for three crewmembers with maximum one camera for only one sport.

• Single venue, media centre and information center accreditation for up to four people

• Transportation network access for up to three people only for venues related to the chosen sport.

 • Please note, an ICSD-provided media vest will be required for anyone wishing to operate professional camera equipment in a Deaflympics venue, whether on the field of play or in the spectator stands.

• US $1,450

Journalist:

• Rights and royalty-free use of official still images

• Mixed zone access

• Venue, media centre and information centre access

• Transportation network access • US $ 600

Stills Photographer:

• Field of play access for one still camera

• Rights and royalty-free use of official still images

• Venue, media centre and information centre access

• Transportation network access

• US $ 600 Photographers are welcome to bring as much gear as they can carry. ICSD reserves the right to inspect cameras and memory media at any time, to ensure stills photographers are not recording video.

Application information: To start your accreditation process, please contact ICSD as soon as possible at media@ciss.org. You will be sent an accreditation form accordingly.

Additional information: The term crewmember refers to any specific member of the crew including directors, producers, reporters, presenters, production interpreters and production runners.

Ownership / Rights to Footage: ICSD will retain a royalty-free license, in perpetuity, to any and all footage / stills shot at the Deaflympics. Those using our media packages, however, will retain ownership of their footage. Production companies will need to specifically name in their application, the intended broadcast channels for whom they are commissioned. For the embeds, livestreaming will only be on-line. Livestreaming footage may have ICSD logo watermark, which must not be compromised in any way graphically or visually.Production companies can build a nice front end for the Deaflympics and then populate it with our streams of the sports action, supplemented by their own interviews, etc. We will provide embed codes for the players that relate to each sport and the media teams can just paste / add the code onto their web pages. For the broadcast quality material, from a more limited number of competitions per day, digital media will be available the end of each day from the media centre, which will be at the Arena Armeecs.

The following are available as an additional rate card cost:

• WiFi connections

• Mobile phones

• Rental cars

• Designated workspace with power and hard-wired internet

Accommodation: Media accommodation in hotels served by the Deaflympics transport network can be reserved through the organizing committee: bulgariandeafsports@abv.bg 

Media Centre: The Media Centre will be situated at the Arena Armeecs where press conference facilities are also available. Refreshments will be available for accredited media.

Mixed Zone: In each sport venue, there will be a designated area where accredited crewmembers will have the opportunity to interview athletes as they leave the field of play after the competition. Accredited crewmembers are only permitted to interview with athletes in the Mixed Zone and not on field of play. Athletes will not be obliged to make themselves available for interview outside of the mixed zone and official press conferences.

A daily schedule of expected press conferences will be available. There will be extensive ICSD press availability for interview on 26 July, prior to the Opening Ceremony and a press conference with ICSD President Craig Crowley for accredited media can be expected that afternoon. Daily wrap-up briefings from the ICSD congress with an ICSD spokesman will also be open to accredited media, as will an end-of-Congress press conference with the ICSD President.

There will be a compulsory Media briefing before the Deaflympics commences on the 26th of July and every crewmember will need to attend in order to receive their accreditation. Results, press releases, official statements and so on will only be provided to accredited media. At each competition, the TD of each respective sports official, have the final overriding decision over any media crewmembers.

Camera operators and photographers on the field of play will need to wear an official media high-visibility jacket (that will be provided). Non-marking shoes must be worn at all indoor venues. ICSD will reserve the right to revoke media accreditation for any reason whatsoever. ICSD will reserve the right to update the Media Accreditation.