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    By the Numbers: 2006 FIFA World Cup

    By Charlie White, 2:05 PM on Mon Jun 12 2006, 1,400 views (Edit, to draft, Top, Slurp)

    It takes a lot of broadcasting gear to put together the 2006 FIFA World Cup, and we like to count it all up for your extreme gadget-porn entertainment. We gave you the 2006 Super Bowl by the numbers, and many of our dearest readers outside the United States didn't give a rat's ass. So in the interest of world peace and love, here it is—the World Cup, by the numbers:

    5,000,000,000: Viewers expected to watch the games
    $100,000,000: Estimated cost of voice and data network deployed by Avaya
    3,500,000: RFID embedded tickets
    45000: Estimated number of network connections for TV production
    2200: Hours of feeds produced
    2000: Staff of TV productions
    2000: Press, commentators
    1300: Kilometers of cable for 12 venues
    800: Camera positions
    750: kilometers of audio/video cables
    736: Players
    100: Fujinon HD lenses deployed
    70: TV studios
    64: Number of matches broadcast in HD for 2006 FIFA World Cup
    64: Total number of matches played
    48: Matches broadcast in HD for previous World Cup (2002)
    25: HD cameras used to cover each match (per stadium)
    20: Outside broadcast trucks
    14: Panels on current FIFA football
    12: Cities hosting matches
    9: PanAmSats used to send HD signal worldwide
    6: Number of television directors
    1: Pool feed for broadcasters
    – Charlie White

    FIFA World Cup by the Numbers [Audio Video Producer]

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