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MADRID, Feb. 24-- Olympic Broadcasting Services (OBS) World Broadcaster Meeting (WBM) was held here on Monday to discuss the coverage of the Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games, attended by 172 representatives from the International Olympic Committee, OBS and Rights Holding Broadcasters (RHB) around the world. After the World Broadcaster Briefing a year ago, the WBM marks another important milestone in Beijing's progress towards its second Olympic Games, which is less than two years away. "The meeting is extremely important not only for the Olympic movement but also for the entire sports community in the world. Beijing 2022's aim is to get the best possible stage for the Olympic Games. You are the most important part of the transmission of Olympic values. Without you the communication will be blocked," said IOC Vice President Juan Antonio Samaranch Jr. "Remember that the last time we went to Beijing for the Games in 2008, millions of people through your good work were able to follow the Games. The distribution at that time was extremely successful. There is a long road to go to Beijing in 2022 and for all of us to make the delivery very successful. We are very confident that our team and colleagues from Beijing in 2022. They have the experience; they have the people," the Chairman of the Coordination Committee for Beijing 2022 added. During the meeting, host OBS informed the rights holders of the broadcast and operational plans for Beijing 2022 including Olympic Channel news service, multi-channel distribution, digital content service. | 
