news bulletin – answers

Olympic broadcasting rights

questions

1. What would be unimaginable? watching the Beijing Olympics on TV without seeing the ‘iconic’ sights
2. What are the broadcasters anxious about? going live without backdrops of eye-catching venues
3. What does Global Vision need from the organisers? a green light (permission to go ahead)
4. Describe the ‘main answer they get’? ‘the policy has not been determined yet’
5. Where is the policy coming from? ‘on high’ ie: senior positions
6. When did broadcasters need the decision? months ago
7. Who was not aware of the problem? a spokesman for the Beijing organisers
8. Who will be able to enter public places? the media
9. What has China promised? the same freedom to the media as in previous games
10. What is more important than the games? the country’s reputation