The 1956 Winter Olympics was the first Winter Olympics event to be broadcast on television in history. This Winter Olympics was broadcast using color television signals for the first time. About 500 million people around the world watched various competitions of this Winter Olympics through satellite TV broadcasts. Signals produced by France's Radio France broadcast TV series to some 500 million subscribers of the two major networks Eurovision and Intervision.

The color signal is 91 hours, and the black and white signal is 56 hours. In the local center of Mallebi, France Radio and Television built a 6,000-square-meter press center. 90% of the staff were sent to produce broadcast signals for this event. 25 color cameras and 37 black-and-white cameras were used. 10 OB trucks.

Introduction to the 1956 Winter Olympics

In February 1956, the 7th Winter Olympics was held in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy. This Winter Olympics created three "firsts": the first time the Soviet Union participated and topped the medal list, the first televised Olympics, and the first time in the history of the Olympics that a woman administered the athlete oath.

This Winter Olympics was held from January 26 to February 5, 1956. At around 11 a.m. on the 26th, the conference officially opened. It is worth mentioning that this is the second time in the history of the Winter Olympics that the torch has been relayed. The words "Cortina d'Ampezzo Winter Olympics 1956" are engraved on the torch. The shape of the torch is similar to that of the 1956 Melbourne Summer Olympics. It is made of alloy and uses hollowing technology.