Olympics

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Freesat to offer BBC Red Button Olympics coverage

UK TV platform Freesat will offer eight channels of live coverage of the Rio Olympics…

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Digital Olympic Channel to launch post-Rio

A new digital-first Olympic Channel is due to launch on August 21 after the closing…

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Portuguese Olympic video portal launch

The Portuguese Olympic Committee has teamed up with local internet portal SAPO to launch a…

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BBC taps Arqiva for extended Olympics coverage

The BBC is tapping transmission services provider Arqiva’s UK digital-terrestrial capacity to extend its coverage…

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Olympics viewers set for second-screening

Close to two third of UK viewers of the Olympics on TV will use an…

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MTG to cover Olympics in virtual reality and UHD

Modern Times Group (MTG)’s Viasat is to provide coverage of the Olympic Games in virtual…

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NBC and Samsung to broadcast VR Olympics coverage

NBC Olympics is due to broadcast 85-hours of virtual reality (VR) content from the Rio…

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Discovery sub-licenses Olympics to ORF

Discovery has inked a deal with ORF that sees the Austrian pubcaster sub-license Olympics TV…

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NBC to provide 4K Olympics coverage

NBC Olympics will provide distribution partners with 4K, Ultra HD coverage of the Rio Olympics…

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Discovery licenses Olympic rights in Netherlands

Discovery Communications has licensed the Dutch rights to the 2018 and 2020 Olympic Games to…