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
Olympics
Media Delivery
Analyst: Discovery Plus ‘Once in a lifetime opportunity to leverage Olympics to drive subscriptions’
TVBEurope talks to analyst Paolo Pescatore about Discovery's entrance into the crowded global streaming market.
Media Delivery
Discovery’s new streaming service to launch globally on January 4th
Discovery Plus will debut in 25 key markets in 2021, including the Nordics, Italy, the Netherlands and Spain.
Production & Post
Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics integrates press and broadcast centres
Smaller equipment and 5G technology are expected to be able to help enable interviews to be conducted inside venues.
Media Delivery
New streaming channel celebrates Great Olympic Moments
IOC launches streaming channel to mark one year until the start of Tokyo 2020
Production & Post
Japanese PM: Olympics postponed until 2021
Shinzo Abe says Games will be held by summer 2021
TVBEverywhere
Eurosport brings Olympics to Twitter
Twitter to amplify Eurosport’s digital coverage of the Games in 16 European markets
Technology
Toyota unveils Olympics telepresence robot
Allows people physically unable to attend the Olympics to experience the games virtually
Business
France Télévisions sub-licenses Olympic rights from Discovery
Follows Discovery’s long-term partnership with IOC
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
TVBEverywhere
Eurosport to deliver live Winter Olympics VR coverage
VR app will deliver more than 50 hours of live coverage
TVBEverywhere
Discovery partners with RAI to expand Winter Games coverage
Italian broadcaster will present up to 100 hours of free-to-air coverage
TVBEverywhere
BBC, UK Sport sign live-streaming deal
Partnership will see a range of Olympic and Paralympic sporting events streamed free of charge
Content
Discovery, Eurosport to ‘transform’ Winter Games
Eurosport will deliver the "first fully-digital Games"
Business
Eurosport partners with Bridgestone for Winter Olympics
Deal includes all Eurosport platforms in major markets across Europe
Business
Sky loses Premier League viewers as clubs demand bigger TV windfall
Premier League suffers largest drop in viewing on Sky Sports in seven years
Business
Sunset+Vine appoint new executive director
Sunset+Vine has appointed Andrew Preece as executive director to oversee all digital, branded content, distribution and news operations within the company. Preece, who has...
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
TVBEverywhere
Olympic Channel launches in six new languages
Content is now available in Chinese, French, Italian, Brazilian Portuguese and Latin American Spanish, in addition to English
Business
Eurosport becomes the new home of the Olympics
Eurosport’s Olympic Games logo will "define a new era" for Europe’s number one sports destination. The logo reveal took place on-air and across all...
Features
Inside the chief executive’s office
Philip Stevens talks to the CEO of the Olympic host broadcaster about the upcoming spectacular in South America
Interviews
Driving engagement
George Jarrett talks to Fabrice Hamaide, CFO and president of Piksel, about the huge advantages that come with a micro services architecture. Netflix and...
Business
TVBEverywhere
IOC launches Olympic Channel
The IOC has rolled out a new digital platform to deliver Olympic content on-demand. The Olympic Channel, available across all devices, will offer a...
News
Business
BBC Sport 360 launches for Rio 2016
The BBC has launched BBC Sport 360 ahead of the Rio 2016 Olympics. The experimental service will bring Olympics coverage live and on-demand to...
News
TVBEverywhere
Two-thirds of Olympics TV viewers will second-screen
Nearly two-thirds (64 per cent) of Britons viewing the Olympics on TV will use an internet-connected device at the same time, according to the...
News
TVBEverywhere
NBC to offer VR Olympics content
NBC is set to deliver coverage of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games in VR. The content will be exclusive to authenticated users of compatible...
News
Business
Discovery and ORF pen Olympic deal
Discovery Communications has agreed a long-term partnership with Austrian public broadcaster ORF that will see every event of the PyeongChang 2018 Olympic Winter Games...
News TVBEverywhere
NBC to deliver Rio 2016 in 4K
NBC will be providing its distribution partners with 4K coverage of the Rio Olympics this summer. The broadcaster will deliver 4K coverage to cable,...
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
Uncategorized
RTS to aid NBC at Rio 2016
RTS will be supporting NBC at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio this summer. The company will provide NBC with broadcast intercom systems and...
News
TVBEverywhere
BBC+ app will deliver ‘more personalised’ content
The BBC is launching a new discovery app ahead of a summer of sport. The announcement, which was made in the corporation’s latest progress...
News TVBEverywhere
SES to aid Olympic coverage
EBU network Eurovision has agreed a deal with SES to air coverage of the 2016 Olympics in Rio. The satellite operator will provide Eurovision...
News
Production & Post
Linear Acoustic to support NBC at Rio 2016
The company will provide audio upmixing and technical support, including the delivery of over 40 Upmax V4 units and remote controls, as well as...
News TVBEverywhere
Ericsson to support NBC at Rio 2016
Ericsson will provide video contribution and distribution solutions for NBC’s Olympic coverage in Rio this summer. The Swedish corporation has been selected to aid...
News
Features
An Olympic undertaking
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has been pushing the boundaries of TV and media production ever since the Stockholm games in 1912, writes Adrian...
Features
Production & Post
LiveU at Rio 2016
Over 300 LiveU IP-bonding units are to be used to help cover the 2016 Rio Olympics. The units will be implemented by more than...
News
TVBEverywhere
Rio Olympics in 8K and VR
The Rio 2016 Olympic Games are to be covered in 8K, with footage also captured for Virtual Reality (VR) users. Parts of the Games...
News
Features
Live IP: The live debate
Audiences were able to see the workings of complete IP-based yesterday morning, with the Live IP debate broadcast across the web directly from the...
Features
Business
BBC retains Olympics coverage
The BBC has secured the rights for the summer and winter Olympics up to and including 2024
News
TVBEverywhere
BT wins £100 million BBC contract
The BBC has chosen BT to provide its next-generation broadcast network
News
Production & Post
Panasonic to deliver visuals for 2016 Olympic ceremonies
Panasonic will deliver visual operations for the Rio 2016 Olympics and Paralympic Games after becoming an official ceremony partner of the Olympic organising committee