Madrid –Bringing fans and viewers closer to the Olympic Movement all year round, the Olympic Channel and beIN MEDIA GROUP announced a new partnership with programming blocks leading to the launch of a 24/7 linear channel on 1 November across 24 MENA territories. Under the “Olympic Channel” brand, the partnership begins with a daily eight-hour programming block on beIN Sports’ free-to-air channel featuring an exclusive preview show today, 4 September, providing viewers with a glimpse of some of … [Read more...] about Olympic Channel and beIN MEDIA collaborates
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Olympic Channel commemorates one-year anniversary
Madrid -The Olympic Channel celebrates its one-year anniversary with more than 6,000 videos representing all Olympic sport disciplines and 206 countries, 30 original series, partnerships with 54 international sport federations and organizations and availability in 11 languages. The multi-platform global media destination launched following the Closing Ceremony of Rio 2016 in support of the IOC’s goal, set out in Olympic Agenda 2020, of providing a new way to engage younger generations, fans and … [Read more...] about Olympic Channel commemorates one-year anniversary
Olympic Channel collaborates with Discovery
The Olympic Channel and Discovery Communications today unveiled a new partnership to engage a new, younger and wider audience in Europe with the Olympic Movement, bringing to life the inspiring human stories of ambition, sacrifice and achievement all year round across more screens. The agreement covers 50 markets in Europe and will advance the shared ambition to further amplify Eurosport’s live coverage of the Olympic Games with compelling content that connects more audiences with the … [Read more...] about Olympic Channel collaborates with Discovery
Olympic Channel Celebrates 25th Anniversary.
MADRID – Twenty-five years ago, all eyes around the world were on Barcelona, Spain, as it hosted its first Olympic Games in what would become a lasting symbol for the city. In honour of the 25th anniversary of the Olympic Games Barcelona 1992, the Olympic Channel global digital platform presents a celebration of Barcelona 1992, including full event replays of iconic moments, revisiting the city as it celebrates, an interactive retro game and robust social media activity. Starting … [Read more...] about Olympic Channel Celebrates 25th Anniversary.
Olympic Channel presents Sports Swap
Madrid – What happens when two Olympic athletes swap sports? In advance of Olympic Day, celebrated worldwide on 23 June, the Olympic Channel presents Sports Swap where two world-class athletes try each other’s sports with surprising results. The first six episodes are now available exclusively on the Olympic Channel mobile app and at olympicchannel.com. In each episode of Sports Swap, an Olympic athlete is given just one day to learn a new sport from a fellow Olympian, and then challenged to … [Read more...] about Olympic Channel presents Sports Swap
Olympic Channel presences the Shredding Monsters
Madrid and Biarritz, France – Showcasing the adrenaline-filled world of big wave surfing, the Olympic Channel presents Shredding Monsters. To celebrate the worldwide premiere of Shredding Monsters, the 44-minute documentary will be featured this evening at a surf-studded, “blue carpet” event and film screening at the Municipal Casino Theatre in Biarritz, France on the occasion of the 2017 ISA World Surfing Games. Shredding Monsters follows a group of surfing friends as they descend on the … [Read more...] about Olympic Channel presences the Shredding Monsters