BBC gets broadcast rights for 2016, 2020 Olympics

The International Olympic Committee has awarded the BBC exclusive broadcast rights inward the UK of Britain as well as Northern Republic of Ireland for the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil.

Rights were besides awarded to the BBC for the Winter Games of 2014 inward Sochi, Russian Federation as well as the 2018 inward Pyeong Chang, equally good as the 2020 Olympic Games, which direct maintain however to hold out awarded to a host city.

The BBC has acquired the broadcast rights across all media platforms, including mesh as well as mobile.

IOC President Jacques Rogge said: “As the host of the London 2012 Olympic Games as well as the birthplace of many Olympic sports, the UK is a real of import acre for the Olympic Movement. The BBC is a world-renowned media arrangement amongst which nosotros are proud to direct maintain worked for many decades, including for the upcoming Olympic Games.  We are delighted that the BBC volition occur equally our partner beyond London 2012, providing fantastic complimentary coverage of the Olympic Games to the widest possible audience inward the UK across a multifariousness of media platforms.”

IOC Vice President Thomas Bach, who led the negotiations, commented: “The BBC consistently does an first-class chore of broadcasting the Olympic Games, as well as thus this long-term understanding is real adept tidings for sports fans inward the UK. From a commercial perspective, nosotros adapted our traditional broadcast rights approach inward Europe for the 2014-2016 bike as well as beyond, as well as direct maintain negotiated several primal European territories directly. This annunciation is pregnant equally it completes the IOC’s direct negotiations for the 2014-2016 menstruum inward Europe.”

Mark Thompson, Director-General, BBC said: “I’m delighted that the Olympic Games volition occur to hold out broadcast alone on the BBC into the 2020’s. It’s terrific tidings inward the days earlier BBC Sport begins to encompass the London 2012 Games as well as a tribute to the enduring partnership betwixt the BBC as well as the Olympic Movement”.

The 2020 Olympic Games host urban nitty-gritty vote volition direct maintain house at the 125th IOC Session inward Buenos Aires, Argentina, inward September 2013.

 

 

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