2008 BEIJING OLYMPICS SONG "WELCOME TO BEIJING" or "Beijing Huan Ying Ni" MV(FULL)

Thursday, August 14, 2008

Fake Fireworks, Lip-Syncher Used in Olympic Opening Ceremony

Aug. 13 (Bloomberg) -- The broadcast of the Beijing Olympics opening ceremony used computer-generated fireworks, including a fake shake to simulate helicopter filming, because of the city's hazy skies, Chinese officials said.

General Electric Co.'s NBC, which spent $894 million for broadcast rights, used some of the fake footage, MSNBC reported on its Web site. About 2.3 billion television viewers watched the Aug. 8 opening ceremony, said MindShare, a unit of WPP Plc.

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