Pay-television broadcaster Sky New Zealand has retained media rights for the Olympic Games in New Zealand and the Pacific Islands.
The deal struck by the International Olympic Committee covers the 2014 winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia and the 2016 summer Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
The agreement covers the Cook Islands, Fiji, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Nauru, Niue, Palau, Samoa, the Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu and Vanuatu, as well as New Zealand.
All media platforms, and pay-television and free-to-air rights, are included in the deal.
IOC finance commission chairman Richard Carrión, who led the negotiations, said: “We worked very successfully with Sky for the Vancouver 2010 and London 2012 Olympic Games, and therefore are pleased that we are able to continue our partnership. Sky will deliver extensive coverage on its platforms in New Zealand, including free-to-air coverage, whilst also ensuring that coverage is available in neighbouring territories in the Pacific Islands.”