Panasonic to Celebrate Two-Year Countdown to London 2012 Olympic Games in Trafalgar Square

OSAKA, Japan, Tuesday, July 27th 2010 [ME NewsWire]:
(BUSINESS WIRE)-- With exactly 'Two Years to Go' until the London 2012 Olympic Games (London 2012), Panasonic Corporation (NYSE:PC)(TOKYO:6752), the Official Worldwide Olympic Partner in the Audio and Visual Equipment category for the London 2012 Olympic Games, announced today that the company will host a one day event called "Get Ready for London 2012" in Trafalgar Square on July 27, 2010.


The event highlights include a "3D Future Zone" featuring six special pods that include Panasonic's Full HD 3D Plasma Home Theater Systems. The systems allow visitors to enjoy exciting Olympic Games footage from recent Olympic Games in high-quality 3D, immersing them in the true-to-life full HD 3D images.


Also, in cooperation with the London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games (LOCOG), and British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), Panasonic will broadcast a live feed of the celebrations being hosted in the Olympic Park, East London on its big screen in Trafalgar Square. By receiving the BBC News channel live feed, Panasonic's 60m2 LED screen in the square, will give people an opportunity to be a part of this milestone day in the countdown to London 2012.


Panasonic will host various events and attractions from 11:00 to 20:00 on July 27 in Trafalgar Square, including a live broadcast of the London 2012 tour of the Olympic Park from 14:15-15:00.


A media event will be held from 18:00-18:30 on the same day. Dignitaries on hand will include LOCOG CEO Paul Deighton, Team GB Olympic Gold medalist Tim Brabants and Team GB Olympic Silver medalist Keri-Anne Payne.


For more details and webcast, please visit http://live2012.panasonic.co.uk/


Broadcast quality audio and video available for download at
http://www.thenewsmarket.com/panasonic


Official Worldwide Olympic Partner


Panasonic is proud to support the Olympic movement - aimed at promoting world peace through sports - as the Official Worldwide Olympic Partner in the Audio and Visual Equipment category for more than 20 years since The Olympic Partner (TOP) Program commenced at the Calgary Olympic Winter Games in 1988. Under the slogan of "Sharing the Passion," Panasonic contributes to the success of the Olympic Games through its technology. In 2007 Panasonic renewed the partnership with the International Olympic Committee through to the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro.

For more information, visit http://panasonic.net/olympic/


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