The Milano Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games’ Main Media Centre (MMC) has officially begun its Olympic operations in Milan.
Located within the Allianz MiCo in the Milano Convention Centre, the facility will serve as the central media hub for: approximately 3,000 accredited written and photographic press; non-Media Rights-Holders (non-MRHs); and over 8,000 broadcast personnel from around the world.
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The MMC combines the Main Press Centre (MPC) and the International Broadcast Centre (IBC), meaning the MPC and IBC share a common perimeter with secure access controls.
The IBC serves as the operational base for Olympic Broadcasting Services (OBS) – the Host Broadcaster for the Games – and the Media Rights-Holders.
The MPC is the Games’ primary hub for press conferences, daily media operations, and the Photo Service Centre, hosting leading international news organisations, as well as National Olympic Committee (NOC) press attachés.
The IBC has a range of broadcast spaces, from small units with a few desks and computers to expansive areas featuring multiple control rooms, TV studios, editing suites, commentary booths, and news production zones. These areas have been designed to meet the varied operational requirements of the broadcasters.
The facility has approximately 300 workstations. Additionally, the two press conference rooms each seat up to 200 people and feature live competition feeds, high-speed wired, and wireless internet connectivity.
The Milano Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games have been scheduled to run from 6-22 February 2026.
Yiannis Exarchos, CEO of Olympic Broadcasting Services, recently revealed the arsenal of technologies that will be unleashed to broadcast the 2026 Milano Cortina Olympics, with everything from first-person-view drones, expanded real-time 360° replays, and a massive virtualised production setup. Discover more here.
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