Published: July 26, 2010
Panasonic to Celebrate Two-Year Countdown to London 2012 Olympic Games in Trafalgar Square
OSAKA, Japan - (BUSINESS WIRE) - With exactly 'Two Years to Go' until the London 2012 Olympic Games
(London 2012), Panasonic Corporation (NYSE:PC)(TOKYO:6752), the Official
Worldwide Olympic Partner in the Audio and Visual Equipment category for
the London 2012 Olympic Games, announced today that the company will
host a one day event called "Get Ready for London 2012" in Trafalgar
Square on July 27, 2010.
The event highlights include a "3D Future Zone" featuring six special
pods that include Panasonic's Full HD 3D Plasma Home Theater Systems.
The systems allow visitors to enjoy exciting Olympic Games footage from
recent Olympic Games in high-quality 3D, immersing them in the
true-to-life full HD 3D images.
Also, in cooperation with the London Organising Committee of the Olympic
Games and Paralympic Games (LOCOG), and British Broadcasting Corporation
(BBC), Panasonic will broadcast a live feed of the celebrations being
hosted in the Olympic Park, East London on its big screen in Trafalgar
Square. By receiving the BBC News channel live feed, Panasonic's 60m2
LED screen in the square, will give people an opportunity to be a part
of this milestone day in the countdown to London 2012.
Panasonic will host various events and attractions from 11:00 to 20:00
on July 27 in Trafalgar Square, including a live broadcast of the London
2012 tour of the Olympic Park from 14:15-15:00.
A media event will be held from 18:00-18:30 on the same day. Dignitaries
on hand will include LOCOG CEO Paul Deighton, Team GB Olympic Gold
medalist Tim Brabants and Team GB Olympic Silver medalist Keri-Anne
Payne.
For more details and webcast, please visit http://live2012.panasonic.co.uk/
Broadcast quality audio and video available for download at
http://www.thenewsmarket.com/panasonic
Official Worldwide Olympic Partner
Panasonic is proud to support the Olympic movement - aimed at promoting
world peace through sports - as the Official Worldwide Olympic Partner
in the Audio and Visual Equipment category for more than 20 years since
The Olympic Partner (TOP) Program commenced at the Calgary Olympic
Winter Games in 1988. Under the slogan of "Sharing the Passion,"
Panasonic contributes to the success of the Olympic Games through its
technology. In 2007 Panasonic renewed the partnership with the
International Olympic Committee through to the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio
de Janeiro.
For more information, visit http://panasonic.net/olympic/
Panasonic Corporation
Yoko Nakamizu, +81-(0)6-6937-7114
olympicpress@gg.jp.panasonic.com
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