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China Mobile rights spree doesn’t herald new boom, but raises hopes for competition
Česká Televize raises Olympic hours, digital scope in new Discovery deal
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IOC extends non-Tokyo Games rights growth trend in Japan to 2032
Thai free-to-air broadcasters announce Olympics rights acquisition
TVE ‘eyes streamlined deal’ for Tokyo 2020 rights
CBC extends Olympics content deal with Twitter
Olympic Channel TV has Canadian launch on CBC Gem
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RTBF keeps financial discipline in protracted Belgian Olympics sublicense talks
Canal Plus set to recoup Tokyo 2020 outlay in France with Eurosport deal
Plan B in talks to sublicense Tokyo 2020 Olympics in Thailand
Paul Rehrig, general manager, Eurosport Digital
Discovery’s Tokyo 2020 deal with Twitter sets stage for more clips, highlights partnerships
Ambitious JTBC shakes Korean FTA broadcasters, delivers strong Olympics fee for IOC
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Government pressure drives France Télévisions’s Olympics sublicensing deal
Olympics value down in India after pay-TV consolidation
Olympics bounce in Singapore as Dentsu and Mediacorp find common ground
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Kwesé agrees repayment plan with rights-holders after pay-television flameout
Late sublicensing deals grow Discovery earnings in Europe
Discovery Communications secured three late sublicensing rights deals ahead of last month’s winter Olympic Games, taking it closer to its sublicensing revenue target.
Surprise live coverage for IOC in Singapore via late Eleven deal
The 2018 Olympic Games was shown live in Singapore after a late deal with pay-television broadcaster Eleven Sports, which showed some coverage free-to-air.
Discovery on course to exceed its Olympic sublicensing target
Discovery Communications has so far recouped more than 70 per cent of its internal target from sublicensing Olympic Games media rights across Europe, according to TV Sports Markets research.
Discovery secures fee increase for 2018/2020 Games in Ukraine
Public-service broadcaster UA:PBC has acquired rights in Ukraine to the 2018 and 2020 Olympic Games at a considerable uplift on the cost of the 2014 and 2016 Games.
The IOC changes tack in LatAm despite América Móvil renewal
The International Olympic Committee’s deal with telco América Móvil for pay-television and digital rights this month heralds an abrupt change in strategy across Latin America.