Business
EBU, WBD win 2026-2032 Olympic Games media rights
Speaking about the deal, Delphine Ernotte Cunci, president of the EBU and CEO of France Télévisions, described the deal as a "game-changer for public...
Olympic games
People
Olympic Broadcasting Services founder Manolo Romero passes away
Romero oversaw the broadcast operation for numerous Olympic Games, and is described as being "renowned for his high standards and constant drive to achieve...
Live Production
Olympic Broadcasting Services lays out initial plans for Paris 2024
OBS said it is aiming to produce an "unprecedented" amount of content and deliver it to RHBs in a wider range of options
Business
France Télévisions wins rights to Paris 2024 Paralympics
Broadcaster commits to airing 300 hours of live coverage on its free-to-air channels during the Paralympics
Media Consumption
Discovery: More than 372 million viewers across Europe watched Tokyo 2020
Discovery presented Tokyo 2020 in 50 markets in Europe featuring 11 national productions and coverage in 19 languages
Live Production
LiveU reports 400 per cent deployment increase at Tokyo 2020
Tokyo 2020 saw the first deployments of both LiveU's LU800 and its LiveU Matrix IP cloud video management solution
Media Consumption
Discovery reports three-quarters of a billion streaming minutes during first week of Tokyo 2020
The broadcaster has also reported increases in linear viewing, particularly in the Nordic markets
Media Consumption
Tokyo 2020 Opening Ceremony ‘first mainstream 8K rip on pirate sites’
File, which includes 8K HLG and 22.2 surround sound, appears to have been taken from Japanese broadcaster NHK
Media Management
Olympic Broadcasting Services hosted in the cloud for first time
Content+, OBS’ content delivery platform, is fully migrated to the cloud for delivering short-form content, content asset management and content production
Production & Post
Boosting fan engagement and interaction during the summer of sport
With the Opening Ceremony of the 2020 Olympic Games just days away, Vualto's Femke Schurer looks at how broadcasters can mimic a seamless linear...
Media Consumption
Spain’s Telefonica testing 4K Olympics channel
Movistar is carrying out tests in conjunction with Eurosport
Live Production
Olympic Broadcasting Services to employ ’10 firsts’ for Tokyo 2020
Company has laid out 10 'firsts' it plans to implement across the production for the Olympic and Paralympic Games.
Live Production
TVU Networks offers number of solutions for broadcasters heading to Tokyo
Company is offering rights-cleared live shots of Tokyo alongside its equipment and studio rentals
Media Management
NBC Olympics selects technology vendors for Tokyo 2020
NBC Olympics is working with Xytech. Telestream, Sony, MediaKind, Signiant, TAG Video Systems, Amagi and Ross Video
Live Production
Germany’s ZDF and ARD talk Olympics remote production plans
Broadcasters will produce the majority of their coverage from Germany
Business
Discovery sublicenses Olympic Games rights to Denmark’s DR, TV 2
Danish broadcasters will be able to show action from Olympic Winter Games Beijing 2022 and Olympic Games Paris 2024.
Media Delivery
Japan PM: Olympics “impossible” unless pandemic contained
Shinzo Abe said the Games must be held in a "complete form"
Production & Post
New dates announced for Tokyo Olympics
Rescheduled for 23rd July to 8th August 2021
Production & Post
Japanese PM: Olympics postponed until 2021
Shinzo Abe says Games will be held by summer 2021
TVBEverywhere
New OTT highlights British Olympic and Paralympic sports
Search is on for a media organisation to co-create the platform
Technology
Olympic Broadcasting Services partners with Alibaba Cloud
Intel will also support new distribution service to be deployed by 2020
Technology
Facial-recognition app draws Olympics’ attention
App provides athlete profiles to users who hold their smartphones to focus on particular athletes' faces on television
Features
TVBEurope February edition now available
Issue investigates PyeongChang 2018, Game of Thrones, Great Art, AIMS and Imagine Communications
TVBEverywhere
Discovery, TIM partner on official Olympic mobile broadcaster service
TIM subscribers will be able to access "exclusive and differentiated content" from both the 2018 and 2020 Olympic Games
Business
Discovery backs Paris 2024 Olympics bid
Discovery Communications and Eurosport have all TV and multi-platform rights in Europe for the winter and summer games from 2018–2024
Analysis
A look back at NBC Olympics’ coverage of Rio 2016
Darryl Jefferson, VP post operations and digital workflow, NBC Sports and NBC Olympics, looks back on Rio 2016
Business
Discovery, Eurosport plan multiscreen strategy for Winter Olympics
Eurosport aims to broadcast more than 100 events live and on demand.
Data Centre
Millennials ‘turning away’ from sports
The vast increase in TV and online video content is turning millennials away from sport, according to the latest Ampere Analysis report. The report...
Production & Post
An Epic Rio 2016
KDDI will integrate Intelsat’s EpicNG technology at the Olympic Games in Rio this summer. The Japan-based telco will utilise the next-generation, high throughput satellite
News
Production & Post
Qvest Media equips ARD and ZDF for Rio
Public broadcasters ARD and ZDF are partnering with Qvest Media to broadcast the European Football Championships in France and the Olympic Games in Rio...
News
Business
BBC retains Olympics coverage
The BBC has secured the rights for the summer and winter Olympics up to and including 2024
News
TVBEverywhere
Reuters-TIMA rolls out services in Moscow and Rio
Reuters-TIMA, a partnership announced in February this year, is expanding its network by adding studio hubs in major international cities
News
Production & Post
Ikegami delivers 8K OB truck
Ikegami has completed its work on the first 8K OB production vehicle, complete with 22.2 channel surround sound. The 8K OB vehicle was delivered...
News
TVBEverywhere
Sir Martin Sorrell stresses “more online and more mobile” for Olympics coverage
Sir Martin Sorrell, founder and CEO of marketing communications group WPP, gave a keynote speech on youth media consumption and what it means for...
News
Business
Discovery Communications takes full control of Eurosport
Discovery Communications is to acquire full ownership of sports channel group Eurosport, for €491 million from TF1 Group. TF1 Group will exercise a put...
News
IBC
Euro Media Group acquires Broadcast RF
Euro Media Group (EMG) has announced its acquisition of RF service supplier Broadcast RF (BRF).
Business
Production & Post
4K boom drives Pablo Rio sales in Japan
Although 4K is mainly seen as an experimental format in Europe, it is rapidly gaining hold as the medium of choice in Japan for...
Production & Post
Fairlight delivers winning World Cup for ARD and ZDF
German public broadcasters ARD and ZDF have been delivering coverage of the FIFA World Cup thanks to the deployment of their Mobile Production Unit.
News