Olympics
IOC members support Bach’s Olympic channel plan
International Olympic Committee (IOC) members have supported president Thomas Bach’s plans to develop an Olympic television channel.
OSN to show Sochi 2014 Games in MENA region
Pay-television broadcaster OSN, which operates in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), has acquired rights for the 2014 winter Olympic Games in Sochi, Russia.
TVB picks up Sochi 2014 rights in Hong Kong
Free-to-air and pay-television broadcaster TVB has acquired rights in Hong Kong for the 2014 winter Olympic Games in Sochi, Russia.
ESPN pounces for Olympic Games rights in Latin America
Pay-television broadcaster ESPN has acquired rights across Spanish-speaking countries in Latin America for the 2014 winter Olympic Games in Sochi, Russia and the 2016 summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
MEDIA RIGHTS: From January 16 to January 29
Media rights clips from January 16 to 29
Fox Sports snaps up Olympic Games rights across Latin America
Pay-television broadcaster Fox Sports has acquired rights in Latin America for the 2014 winter Olympic Games in Sochi, Russia and the 2016 summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
IMG acquires Sochi 2014 rights for Sport 24
The IMG Media agency has acquired in-flight and in-ship media rights for the 2014 winter Olympic Games in Sochi, Russia.
IMC picks up Sochi Games rights in Caribbean
International Media Content (IMC), the parent company of pay-television broadcaster SportsMax, has acquired rights in the Caribbean for the 2014 winter Olympic Games in Sochi, Russia.
Sports5 to show Olympics
Sports5, the sports arm of commercial broadcaster TV5, has acquired rights in the Philippines for the Olympic Games.
MEDIA RIGHTS: From December 19 to January 15
Media rights clips from December 19 to January 15
NBC Olympics to offer video content on Facebook during Sochi 2014
NBC Olympics, a division of the NBC Sports Group in the US, has broadened its partnership with Facebook to feature video content on the social media platform for the first time during the forthcoming 2014 winter Olympic Games in Sochi, Russia.
SuperSport strikes new deal for Olympics coverage
Pay-television sports broadcaster SuperSport has acquired rights for the 2014 and 2016 Olympic Games in South Africa and Sub-Saharan Africa.
Infront to distribute Olympic rights in Sub-Saharan Africa
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has awarded the Infront Sports & Media agency media rights in Sub-Saharan Africa for the 2014 and 2016 Olympic Games.
IOC TV channel ‘not a threat’ to Olympic broadcasters
IOC says own TV channel will not be a threat to traditional Olympic broadcasters
Sport1 agrees Olympic ice hockey rights deal
German commercial sports broadcaster Sport1 has acquired rights for the men’s and women’s ice hockey tournaments during the 2014 winter Olympic Games in Sochi, Russia.
Association of National Olympic Committees appoints MP & Silva
The Association of National Olympic Committees (Anoc) has appointed the MP & Silva agency to act as the organisation’s media-rights adviser.
NBC teams up with Yahoo for winter Olympics digital coverage
The NBC Olympics division of US media group NBCUniversal has extended a digital content partnership with internet company Yahoo through to the end of the 2014 winter Olympic Games in Sochi, Russia.
OBS to lead study into potential Olympic channel
Olympic Broadcast Services, the company created by the International Olympic Committee to oversee the host broadcaster function for the Games, will conduct a feasibility study into the potential launch of an Olympic television channel.