Olympic Games
Amazon Prime to offer CBC’s Tokyo 2020 coverage in Canada
Canadian public-service broadcaster CBC has struck an agreement for Amazon Prime Video, the OTT subscription platform of internet retail giant Amazon, to show its coverage of the summer Olympic Games in…
Seven teams up with Twitter for five-minute Tokyo 2020 clips
Australian free-to-air broadcaster Seven and Twitter have reached an agreement to show Tokyo 2020 content via the broadcaster's Twitter account
Sony obtains court order against Olympics piracy in India
Indian broadcaster Sony Pictures Networks yesterday obtained an order from the Delhi High Court aimed at shutting down piracy of Tokyo Olympics coverage by websites and rogue pay-television platform operators
ABU, Emtek among buyers as Dentsu closes Olympics deals
The Dentsu agency finalised deals for Tokyo 2020 media rights with buyers including the Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union (ABU) and Indonesian media group Emtek in recent weeks
Naver gets Tokyo 2020 rights in Korea, Kakao drops out
Internet services company Naver has acquired non-exclusive streaming rights for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics in South Korea, in a sublicensing deal with the Korea Pool grouping of terrestrial broadcasters
Discovery unveils Tokyo 2020 production plans, advanced version of Cube studio
Media group Discovery has unveiled its production plans for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, including its multi-location Cube studio
NBC Sports says Tokyo Olympics will be ‘most meaningful’
Network, corporate parent Comcast plan extensive series of coverage enhancements
IOC unveils interactive features for Tokyo 2020 viewers
Viewers of the Tokyo Olympics will be able to interact with the Games via digital features including video walls within venues and a 'cheer map' that will visualise virtual cheering by fans around the…
Coupang Olympics deal falters but bid stirs Korean market
Korean ecommerce company Coupang has been making aggressive bids for sports content since entering the market six months ago, culminating in a major bid for Tokyo 2020 Olympics rights in recent weeks.
Coupang pulls out of talks with Korean broadcasters for Tokyo 2020 rights
Korean e-commerce group Coupang’s proposed Tokyo 2020 Olympics streaming rights sublicensing deal has fallen through.
Discovery signs eToro advertising deal ahead of Tokyo Olympics
Media group Discovery has signed a sponsorship contract with investment platform eToro ahead of the Tokyo Olympics
NBCUniversal again pacing ahead of Rio for Tokyo 2020 ad sales
Large collection of new sponsors help fuel robust network totals
Korea’s Coupang Play ‘acquires Tokyo 2020 streaming rights’
Korean ecommerce group Coupang is reported to be close to acquiring streaming rights for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics in a sublicensing deal with the ‘Korea Pool’ of terrestrial broadcasters.
NBCUniversal: Tokyo Olympics could be network’s most profitable ever
Even amid rising domestic furore and unrest surrounding the upcoming 2020 Tokyo Olympics, NBCUniversal executives in the United States said the event could become the most profitable Olympics in the network’s h…
Hong Kong government says Tokyo Olympic rights intervention a ‘one-off’
The Hong Kong government told SportBusiness Media this week that its acquisition of Tokyo 2020 rights was a one-off prompted by the extreme financial pressures placed on broadcasters by the pandemic.
NOS keeps fee stable in latest Olympic Games deal with Discovery
Dutch public-service broadcaster NOS is thought to have kept its fee steady for rights to the Olympic Games in 2022 and 2024 in a deal with US media giant Discovery.
Tencent and Kuaishou sublicense Olympics media rights from CCTV
Chinese digital media operators Tencent and Kuaishou have sublicensed on-demand and short-form video rights for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics and Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics from state broadcaster CCTV
NBC strikes deal with Twitch for Olympics-related content
Marking yet another effort to bring Olympic content to new platforms and reach fans wherever they are, NBC Olympics has developed an agreement with Twitch to deliver live programming from the upcoming…