Madrid – The International Olympic Committee, the United States Olympic Committee, and NBCUniversal announced that the Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA launched in more than 35 million homes, allowing Olympic fans to connect to Olympic Sports, athletes, and stories all year round. The new linear cable channel will be available to most subscribers of Altice, AT&T DirecTV, Comcast, Spectrum, and Verizon at launch. The linear channel will also be also be available at launch on … [Read more...] about Olympic Channel
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Star India to broadcast 2014 and 2016 Olympics
According to Reuters, Star India was awarded the broadcast rights for the 2014 winter Olympics and 2016 summer Games for seven South Asian countries, including India and Pakistan, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) said. The IOC has broken new ground in recent years, directly negotiating broadcast rights for some markets instead of selling the rights for all territories on a continent to one umbrella broadcasting institution, added the report. "Star India acquired the rights to … [Read more...] about Star India to broadcast 2014 and 2016 Olympics
Ten Network to broadcast 2014 Winter Olympic Games
Australia’s Ten Network Holdings has announced that it has signed an agreement with the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to broadcast the XXII Olympic Winter Games in Sochi, Russia, in 2014. The agreement covers the rights across all broadcast platforms, including free-to-air television, subscription television, internet and mobile phone. Ten Network Holdings Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director, Hamish McLennan, said: “We are delighted that Ten will be … [Read more...] about Ten Network to broadcast 2014 Winter Olympic Games
CCTV buys Chinese Olympic rights through 2016
London – The IOC said China Central Television (CCTV) has acquired broadcast rights to each Olympics in the next four-year cycle leading to the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Games. This latest deal, covering all broadcast platforms, includes its home 2014 Summer Youth Olympics, hosted in Nanjing. The contract also covers the 2014 Winter Games in Sochi, Russia, and the 2016 Winter Youth Olympic Games in Lillehammer, Norway. The deal is worth US$160 million and represents a 60% increase on the current … [Read more...] about CCTV buys Chinese Olympic rights through 2016
Hong Kong FTA channels will air the Olympics
Hong Kong – Free-to-air channels TVB and ATV have reached an agreement to pay i-Cable an undisclosed amount to broadcast 200 hours of Olympic events, including the opening and closing ceremonies. Commerce Secretary Gregory So Kam-leung said i-Cable, TVB and ATV worked out a deal after seven hours of closed-door discussions. Hong Kong’s The Standard reported that both terrestrial broadcasters will jointly produce the Games package. The International Olympic Committee requires iCable … [Read more...] about Hong Kong FTA channels will air the Olympics
Update on Hong Kong FTA Olympic broadcast rights
In light of recent debate surrounding the broadcast of the 2012 Olympic Games on FTA channels in Hong Kong, Television Broadcast Limited (TVB) has announced that they have been actively negotiating with the International Olympic Committee (IOC) on the acquisition of broadcast rights of the Games. The company said it will make the best effort to acquire the rights of the Olympic Games to serve the interest of the public at large. Once a decision has been made, TVB will invite Asia … [Read more...] about Update on Hong Kong FTA Olympic broadcast rights
