IOC awards Olympic rights in Chile
T he International Olympic Committee (IOC) has awarded the Chilean broadcast rights for the Olympic Games in 2010 and 2012 to Televisión Nacional de Chile (TVN) and Corporación de Televisión de la Pontificia Universidad Católica (Canal 13). TVN and Canal 13 have been granted the free-to-air television and radio broadcast rights for the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympic Games and the London 2012 Olympic Games, as well as the inaugural Youth Olympic Games in Singapore in August 2010 and the first Winter Youth Olympic Games in Innsbruck in 2012. IOC president Jacques Rogge said “We are delighted to announce our agreement with TVN and Canal 13 and we look forward to working in partnership with them to promote the Olympic values in Chile through their extensive...
BOA calms fears over Winter Olympic athletes
T he British Olympic Association (BOA) has announced that it has a contingency plan to ensure that British skiers and snowboarders will be able to compete in next month’s Winter Olympics even if their governing body goes into administration. It emerged yesterday that the British Ski and Snowsport Federation, which trades as Snowsport GB, requires a short-term loan or cash injection of £200,000 before the end of this month to continue in business. That led to fears over the participation of up to 15 British athletes at next month’s Games in Vancouver, but BOA chief executive Andy Hunt said: “We are fully aware of the situation and have been briefed on the steps being taken by Snowsport GB to remedy the financial shortfall. “The BOA’s absolute priority is...
Winter athletes to vote on IOC representatives
N ine athletes will stand for election to the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Athletes’ Commission during the Winter Games in Vancouver. The winter athletes, who come from nine different countries and four continents, either competed at Turin 2006 or will take part in next month’s Games in Vancouver. All 2010 Winter Olympic participants will be asked to vote for two athletes from two different sports and the two who receive the most votes will be appointed to the commission and become IOC members for eight years. The results will be announced on February 24. The two new members will replace Pernilla Wiberg and Manuela Di Centa, who were elected to the Athletes’ Commission at the Games in Salt Lake City in 2002 and have come to the end of their...
NBC to lose money on Winter Olympics
U S television network NBC has said that it will lose money on the Winter Olympics for the first time this year. NBC paid a record $2.2bn for the broadcast rights to the 2008 Beijing Olympics and the 2010 Winter Games, which start in Vancouver in February. But NBC Olympics executive producer Dick Ebersol said that, although advertising sales for the three-week coverage of the Games had picked up, the network would end up in the red, partly because of higher licensing fees.
Eurosport launches Winter Zone
E urosport has launched a new interactive microsite for wintersports fans in the run up to the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympic Games. Eurosport Winter Zone, which will be available in eight different languages, features an interactive ‘gaming universe’ which allows users to play online sports games and a special wintersports quiz. Up-to-date programme information will also keep fans on top of Eurosport’s on-air coverage of the 2010 wintersports season.
Panasonic to kit out Winter Games
P anasonic will provide broadcast equipment for HD coverage of the Winter Olympics in Vancouver next year. The company will kit out competition venues and broadcast locations in the Canadian city. Panasonic will install three LED video screens at BC Place Stadium in downtown Vancouver, where the opening and closing ceremonies will take place. Learn more on modesucht.net! The company is sponsoring a corporate pavilion at the Games that will showcase stereoscopic 3D technology. It also plans to set up a 700 square-meter HD 3D theatre that will show sport and entertainment.
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