Panasonic to celebrate two-year countdown to 2012

Released 26/07/2010

Olympic Games AV partner gets ready for London 2012

With two years to go until the big event, Panasonic Corporation, the official worldwide Olympic partner in the audio and visual equipment category for the London 2012 Olympic Games, plans to host a one day event called ‘Two Years to Go: Get Ready for London 2012' in Trafalgar Square on 27 July to mark the occasion.

The event highlights include a ‘3D Future Zone' featuring six special pods that include Panasonic's Full HD 3D Plasma Home Theater Systems.

Also, in cooperation with the London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games (LOCOG) and the BBC, Panasonic will broadcast a live feed of the celebrations being hosted in the Olympic Park, East London on their big screen in Trafalgar Square.

"We are proud to support London 2012 Olympic Games and commemorate ‘Two Years to Go' at the historic site of Trafalgar Square," said Keith Evans, MD, Panasonic UK. "As the Official Worldwide Olympic Partner in AV category, we have been supporting the visual development of the Olympic Games, and we believe that 3D will be the future gold medal standard for experiencing every moment of the Olympic Games - it really is the next best thing to actually being there."

Paul Deighton, CEO of LOCOG, said: "Panasonic has supported the Olympic Games for more than 20 years with its AV technology, and we are excited about continuing this partnership with Panasonic for London 2012. Panasonic's Full HD 3D technology shows us great opportunity for both sport and technology by capturing the passion of sport like never before and delivering an outstanding viewing experience for fans across the world."

Panasonic will host various events from 11am to 8pm on 27 July in Trafalgar Square, including a live broadcast of the London 2012 tour of the Olympic Park at 2.15pm. For more information, visit www.panasonic.co.uk/live2012.

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