Media Centre
The Media Centre is located in Sinan Erdem Arena, approximately 150m from the competition venue, the Ataköy Arena.
The Media Centre is divided in two separate rooms, both offering the following facilities and services to accredited media:
• 180 work spaces available on a first-come, first-served basis;
• Power, wired and wireless internet connectivity;
• TV screens showing in-venue feed;
• CIS terminals showing live timing and scoring;
• Printed, collated start lists for each session;
• A refreshment station offering free tea, coffee, water and snacks.
In addition, there is a Help Desk managed at all times by Media Operations staff. The team is there to assist you so please don’t hesitate to letting us know if you require any support.
A Media Restaurant & Cafe is also available nearby.
Media Center Manager: Sencer Yücel, +90 535 863 76 77
Media Centre Opening Hours
| Tuesday 28 February | 13:00 – 19:00 |
| Wednesday 1 March | 13:00 – 22:00 |
| Thursday 2 March | 13:00 – 23:00 |
| Friday 3 March | 07:00 – 00:00 |
| Saturday 4 March | 07:00 – 00:00 |
| Sunday 5 March | 08:00 – 00:00 |
Press Tribunes
The Press Tribunes are located on Level 3 of Ataköy Arena.
The Press Tribunes are divided in:
- Tabled Tribunes: Equipped with internet connectivity (both wired and wireless), power and shared CIS terminals.
The Tabled Tribunes seating plan is available in the Media Centre and at the entrance of the Tribunes. The LOC Media Team will assist you in finding your position.
- Non-tabled Tribunes: Wi-Fi is available.
The Non-tabled Tribunes are located in Block 107, at the back of the Live Broadcast Mixed Zone. Seats are allocated on a first come, first served basis. Non-rights holders and observers are welcome in this area.
Mixed Zone
The Mixed Zone offers the opportunity for media representatives to interview the athletes after the competition. It is divided in two sections:
- The Broadcast Mixed Zone, with a Live Mixed Zone and an ENG Mixed Zone for Rights-Holders Broadcasters.
- The Press Mixed Zone for Written Press, Digital Media and Non-Rights Holders.
The Broadcast Live Mixed Zone has been built over the stands and has a view to the field of play.
All other positions of the Mixed Zone are located at ground level. Media wishing to follow the action taking place in the Arena can do so from the Mixed Zone as TV screens with integrated feed and CIS terminals are available.
The order in the Mixed Zone at ground level is the following:
1 – Rights-Holders ENGs and radios,
2 – News Access Rights,
3 – Written press,
4 – Digital media,
5 – Non-rights holders.
Athletes will pass through the Mixed Zone after all events, with the exception of the combined events.
For the combined events, the procedure is as follows:
| Pentathlon: | |
| Friday morning session – 3 March: | |
| Following 60mH | Not via the Mixed Zone |
| Following HJ | Not via the Mixed Zone |
| Following SP | Via the Mixed Zone |
| Friday afternoon session – 3 March: | |
| Following LJ | Not via the Mixed Zone |
| Following 800m | Via the Mixed Zone |
| Heptathlon | |
| Saturday morning session – 4 March: | |
| Following 60m | Not via the Mixed Zone |
| Following LJ | Not via the Mixed Zone |
| Following SP | Via the Mixed Zone |
| Saturday evening session – 4 March: | |
| Following HJ | Via the Mixed Zone |
| Sunday morning session – 5 March: | |
| Following 60mH | Not via the Mixed Zone |
| Following PV | Via the Mixed Zone |
| Sunday evening session – 5 March: | |
| Following 1000m | Via the Mixed Zone |
Please note that although all athletes are required to go through the Mixed Zone, it is at their discretion to stop and talk to the media.
Press Conference
The Official Press Conference of the Istanbul 2023 European Athletics Indoor Championships will take place:
| Date | Thursday 2 March |
| Time | 14:00 |
| Location | Atakoy Arena – Infield |
Shuttle buses from the official media hotel to the Arena will be available for media representatives wishing to attend.
Virtual Media Services
Virtual Media Centre (VMC)
European Athletics and our Broadcast Partner EBU have designed a Virtual Media Centre – a browser-based platform – to allow all journalists, member federations and athletes to watch the live action and simultaneously access all the information that is normally available to media in a physical Media Centre.
The Virtual Media Centre will be opened shortly, and you are invited to explore the platform at your earliest convenience: https://icdn.video/ebu/istanbul23
Those who are not registered yet, please start by following the steps below.
• Go to https://vmc.ebu.ch/
• Login or create an account at vmc.ebu.ch
• If you have problems with your registration, please contact choquard@eurovision.net
Services Available
The Virtual Media Centre will offer a wide variety of services, useful to both on-site and remote media, such as:
• Watch live streams (Integrated Feed and 3 x Isolated Production Feeds for field events),
• Watch live athletes’ flash interviews,
• Access Event Information and Publications,
• Access the Photo Gallery and media banks (limited to registered users),
• Chat with others.
Virtual Mixed Zone – Interview Request
Besides having access to all the services available in the Virtual Media Centre (as described above), remote journalists will be offered preferential access to the “Virtual Mixed Zone”. This service will allow remote journalists to request and download (limited to rights distribution) interviews.
The possibility to conduct interviews and engage with your athletes will be available through the live Flash Quotes position in the Mixed Zone. Requests will have to be submitted in advance to: ophelie.bouverat@european-athletics.org or via the chat option directly in the VMC platform.
Feedback
Our aim has been to create a single online location where media, regardless of their location, are able to access a wide variety of services simultaneously, and have at their disposal working conditions as similar as possible to actually being at the Championships.
We would very much appreciate your post-event feedback on how the Virtual Media Centre functioned and have your suggestions for potential future improvements.
For any further information please contact media@european-athletics.org.
WebCIS
In the context of an on-going cooperation with World Athletics, the WebCIS service will be available at the Istanbul 2023 European Athletics Indoor Championships.
The procedure to access this service is as follows:
- As an accredited press representative to Istanbul 2023, you will receive a notification to connect to https://cis.worldathletics.org;
- For further information, please refer to the User’s Guidelines below: