The Olympic esports games and Saudi Arabia
Tech Life
BBC
4.4 • 221 Ratings
🗓️ 13 August 2024
⏱️ 27 minutes
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Summary
We take a look at a recent announcement from the International Olympic Committee that the inaugural Olympic esports games will be hosted in Saudi Arabia next year. While many have welcomed the competitive video gaming event, others have questioned the choice of host, because of the Kingdom's human rights record.
The summer Olympics have come to a close in Paris, so we speak to the man behind the huge television operation there, using new tech to deliver the action to you - from almost every possible angle.
From China to Mexico - how online shopping is changing the economics of restaurant food deliveries in a mega city. And what does it take to keep Wikipedia up-to-date ? We find out.
Presenter: Alasdair Keane Producer: Tom Quinn
(Photo: A competitor takes part in a motorsport event during Olympic esports week in Singapore, 2023. Credit: Yong Teck Lim/Getty Images)
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| 0:44.5 | Welcome to TechLife on the BBC World Service, the program interested in technology and how it makes a difference to your life. I'm Alistair Keen and in this episode we're looking at the |
| 0:49.1 | creation of the e-sports Olympics. What are they and why are some concerned about the hosting of the |
| 0:55.0 | games in Saudi Arabia? More on that in a moment. But what about the other more traditional |
| 1:00.5 | summer games? They've just come to close in Paris. So we'll speak to the man behind the huge |
| 1:06.0 | television operation there, using new tech to deliver the action to you from almost every possible angle. |
| 1:13.1 | Technology is helpful, but we're not about showcasing technology. We use technology to tell the stories |
| 1:19.7 | of the greatest athletes. From China to Mexico, how online shopping is changing the economics of |
| 1:26.4 | restaurant food deliveries in a mega city. |
| 1:29.4 | And what does it take to keep Wikipedia online and up to date? |
| 1:34.2 | Stay with us to find out. We are in the middle of a lot of sporting action right now. |
| 1:56.8 | I've just spent the past two weeks trying to cram almost every second of the Olympics into my day. |
| 2:02.8 | And the Paralympics in Paris are coming along very soon too. |
| 2:06.4 | But we're starting TechLife this week by taking a look at a recent announcement from the International Olympic Committee |
| 2:12.2 | that the Olympic e-sports games will be hosted in Saudi Arabia for the next 12 years with the first next year. |
| 2:19.8 | While many have welcomed the event, others have questioned the choice of hosts because of the |
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