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See what has been happening at London 2012 this week ... Construction progress on the Basketball Arena has moved at such a fast pace it's hard to keep up! Have a look at the Olympic Park's webcams to see how far things have come along across all the venue

The Main Press Centre's (MPC) concrete structure is now complete, with a number of windows already in place in the 30,000sq m building. The MPC will allow journalists from around the world to provide round-the-clock news coverage during the Olympic and Paralympic Games.

Main Press Centre

Some of the key moments they'll be highlighting to the world are, of course, the Opening and Closing Ceremonies.

This week we announced some famous names have joined the London 2012 Ceremonies team to direct and produce the Ceremonies. They include Oscar winning film and theatre director Stephen Daldry; concert, theatre and Beijing 2008 Games designer Mark Fisher; Grammy and BAFTA award nominated TV director Hamish Hamilto; and experienced ceremonies producer Catherine Ugwu. Danny Boyle, who won an Oscar for Slumdog Millionaire, is also in the line up, as Artistic Director for the Olympic Games Opening Ceremony.

Ceremonies team


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