List of 2008 Summer Olympics broadcasters explained

This is a list of Olympic broadcasters of the 2008 Summer Olympics. These games were the first to be produced and broadcast entirely in high-definition television.[1] In their bid for the Olympic games in 2001, Beijing confirmed to the olympic evaluation commission "that there would be no restrictions on media reporting and movement of journalists up to and including the Olympic Games."[2]

The host broadcasting organization of the games was BOB (Beijing Olympic Broadcasting). The home nation broadcasters are CCTV, CETV. CNR and other broadcasting stations in China with other languages which are broadcasting all competitions, events, galas and ceremonies with the Paralympics.

Broadcasters

In Canada the public network CBC/Radio-Canada and cable networks TSN and RDS broadcast its final games before a private consortium involving CTV/Rogers/TQS takes over for the 2010 Winter Olympics, which will be happening within Canadian borders, in Vancouver. In Australia the Seven Network broadcast its final games before the Nine Network and Pay-TV operator Foxtel took over from the 2010 Winter Olympics and beyond.

The IOC awarded Australia's Seven Network the 'Golden Rings' award for "Best Olympic Programme". The award is given for the best overall Olympic coverage.[3]

TerritoryRights holderHDTVRef.-->
MENAArab States Broadcasting UnionAljazeera Sport HD
AlbaniaRTSH
ArgentinaCanal 7 (All events), TyC Sports (all events)
ArmeniaARMTV
AustraliaTelevision broadcast:
Seven Network
SBS
Radio broadcast:
2GB SEN 5AA 6IX 2CC KOFM
Seven HD[4]
AustriaORFORF 1 HD[5]
BelarusBelteleradiocompany

TV-First and LAD

[6]
BelgiumVRT, RTBFVlaamse Radio- en TelevisieomroepVRT: één HD[7]
Unitel, Red Uno, TyC Sports
Bosnia and HerzegovinaBHRT[8]
BrazilFree-to-air television broadcast:
Rede Globo
Rede Bandeirantes
Cable and Satellite television broadcast:
Sportv (Sportv 2 Sportv 3 Sportv 4 Sportv +)
Band Sports
ESPN
ESPN Brasil
Internet and Cellphone broadcast:
Terra Networks
Radio broadcast:
Rádio Gaúcha
Rádio CBN
Rádio Globo
Rádio Jovem Pan
Rádio Eldorado
Free-to-air television broadcast:
Rede Globo
Rede Bandeirantes
Cable and Satellite television broadcast:
Sportv HD
Globosat HD		[9] [10]
Kristal-Astro, Radio Television Brunei
BulgariaBNT[11]
CambodiaNational Television of Cambodia
CanadaCBC Television, Radio-Canada, bold, TSN, RDSCBC HD, Radio-Canada HD, TSN HD, RDS HD[12] [13] [14]
ChileTVN, Canal 13; webcast on Terra Networks[15]
ChinaChina Central Television, China Radio International (CRI) and China National Radio (CNR)CCTV-HD[16]
ColombiaFree-to-air:
Señal Colombia, Caracol, RCN
Webcast:
Terra Networks		[17]
CroatiaHRT[18]
Czech RepublicCzech Television[19]
DenmarkDR, TV 2[20] [21]
Dominican RepublicTelevision Centro
EstoniaEesti Televisioon[22]
Eurosport
FinlandYle, UrheilukanavaYLE Peking HD, Eurosport HD & Saunalahti[23] [24]
FranceFrance Télévisions[25]
GeorgiaGPB
GermanyARD, ZDFDas Erste HD
ZDF HD		[26]
GreeceERT[27]
Hong KongATV, TVBATV HD
TVB HD		[28]
HungaryMTVm1 HD, m2 HD[29]
IcelandRUV[30]
IndiaDoordarshan, Zee TV[31]
IndonesiaTVRI, AORA[32]
IRIB TV3
IrelandRTÉ[33]
IsraelTV broadcast:
Channel 1
Sport 5 (Including Sport 5+, Sport5+ Live and Sport5+ Gold)
Webcast:
sport5.co.il
Cellphone broadcast:
Pelephone, Orange and Cellcom		Cable and satellite:
Sport 5HD		[34] [35] [36] [37]
[38]
JapanJapan Consortium (NHK, Nippon Television, Fuji Television, TV Asahi, TV Tokyo, Tokyo Broadcasting System) [39] [40]
Lao National Television, Lao National Radio
LatviaLatvijas Televīzija[41]
LithuaniaLRT
TDM (Power by China Central Television)TDM HD
MalaysiaAstro, Radio Televisyen Malaysia[42] [43]
MexicoTelevisa
TV Azteca
TVC Deportes 		Televisa HD
TV Azteca HD		[44] [45] [46]
TRM[47]
Mongolia[48]
MontenegroRTCG
MyanmarMyanmar Radio and Television
NetherlandsNPO/NOSNederland 1 HD[49]
[50]
NorwayNRK[51]
PakistanGeo Super[52]
PhilippinesTelevision Cable:
Solar Sports
Basketball TV
Jack TV
SOLAR All Access 1 and 2(PPV)
Free-to-air:
C/S
ETC
2nd Avenue		[53]
[54]
[55]
Puerto RicoTelemundo de Puerto Rico
RomaniaTVR, Telesport[56] [57] [58]
VGTRK

Russia, Russia 1, Russia 2 and Sport1 and news info on Vesti, Channel One, NTV Plus

NTV Plus[59] [60]
SerbiaRTS
Singapore[61] [62]
SlovakiaSTV[63]
SloveniaRTV SlovenijaRTV Slovenija HD Test[64] [65]
[66]
[67] [68]
Sri LankaRupavahini[69]
SwedenSVT1, SVT24, Peking+, SRP4 and SR's webcasts. Also broadcast on the web through SVT Play and to cellphones by Tele2.SVT HD[70] [71] [72] [73] [74]
SwitzerlandSF TSR TSIHD Suisse
CTV, CTS, FTV, TTVPTS HIHD
ThailandTPT (NBT, MCOT, Channel 3, RTA TV5, BBTV Channel 7, TPBS), TrueVisions[75]
Turkey[76] [77]
UkraineFirst National[78]
United Kingdom[79]
United StatesNBCUniversal
See also: 2008 Summer Olympics on NBC 		[80] [81] [82]
Venevisión, Meridiano TV, TVES[83]
Vietnam Television, Ho Chi Minh City Television, Hanoi Radio Television and Vietnam Multimedia Corporation[84]

See also

Notes and References

  1. News: Seeing clearly: Panasonic ushers in first HDTV Game . China Daily . 2007-07-06 . 2008-03-24.
  2. http://multimedia.olympic.org/pdf/en_report_299.pdf Report
  3. Web site: David. Knox. Seven awarded for Olympic coverage. tvtonight.com.au. 18 December 2008. 18 December 2008.
  4. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oolxTbxV_NY Seven Network 2008 - Olympics
  5. http://www.digitalfernsehen.de/news/news_357552.html ORF: Gesamtes Olympia-Programm in HDTV
  6. http://www.tvr.by/eng/dsv.asp?pr=olimp2008 Belteleradiocompany
  7. Web site: Briel. Robert. Belgian pubcaster VRT to launch HD channel. BroadbandTVNews.com. 2008-04-16. 2008-06-16.
  8. Web site: Beijing 2008 . 2008-08-06 . Bosnian . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080915073905/http://bhrt1.djikic.com/lat/default.wbsp?p=212 . 2008-09-15 .
  9. Web site: Moreira . Paulo Ricardo . Como Band e Globo brigam pela audiência nas Olimpíadas de Pequim . JB Online . Portuguese . 2008-07-26 . 2008-08-01 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080801061422/http://jbonline.terra.com.br/extra/2008/07/26/e260720946.html . August 1, 2008 .
  10. Web site: Freitas . Guilherme Ricardo . Veja com acompanhar os Jogos Olímpicos de Beijing . Best Swimming . Portuguese . 2008-08-05 . 2008-08-16 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080816031645/http://www.bestswimming.com.br/beijing2008/conteudo.php?id=9637 . 2008-08-16 . dead .
  11. Web site: 2008 Beijing Summer Olympic Games: Where to Watch the Games. The Sofia Echo. 2008-08-01. 2008-08-17.
  12. News: CBC Olympics - Schedule. CBC. 2008-06-22 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080604111058/http://www.cbc.ca/olympics/schedule/ . 2008-06-04.
  13. Statement Regarding the IOC's Awarding of the Broadcast Rights for the 2010 and 2012 Olympic Games . CBC/Radio-Canada . 2005-02-07 . The release states that both CBC and Radio-Canada "still own the broadcast rights for...the Beijing Games in 2008." . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120213082208/http://www.cbc.radio-canada.ca/newsreleases/20050207.shtml . 2012-02-13 .
  14. Web site: Olympics - TV Schedule. TSN. 2008-06-22. As of access date, TSN has stated: "Details of TSN's coverage from the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China will be announced at a later date"..
  15. Web site: Juegos Olimpicos Beijing 2008. TVN. 2008-08-09 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080822082629/http://deportes.tvn.cl/JJOO_Beijing/index.aspx . 2008-08-22.
  16. News: Ensha. Azadeh. Chinese Company Gains Olympic Webcast Rights. The New York Times. 2008-06-17. 2008-06-17.
  17. Web site: Olímpicos se verán en 'Señal Colombia' . 2008-07-29 . Semana.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080914174511/http://www.semana.com/wf_InfoArticulo.aspx?IdArt=113963 . 2008-09-14 .
  18. Web site: HRT spreman za olimpijske igre . 2008-08-06 . javno.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080828040246/http://www.javno.com/hr/sport/clanak.php?id=167935 . 2008-08-28 .
  19. Web site: 2008 Olympics. Prague.tv. 2008-08-17.
  20. Web site: DR sender 550 timers tv og radio fra OL . 2008-08-07 . TVnyt.com.
  21. Web site: TV 2 sender 300 timer fra OL i Beijing . 2008-08-07 . TVnyt.com.
  22. Web site: Sport.err.ee - Beijing 2008 . 2014-10-15 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140222053014/http://arhiiv.sport.err.ee/beijing2008.php?0575682 . 2014-02-22 .
  23. Web site: YLE tapahtumat . 2008-05-19 . YLE.
  24. Web site: Pekingin olympialaiset hd-lähetyksinä – vasta harvoille . 2008-08-07 . Tietokone-lehti . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080814031637/http://www.tietokone.fi/uutta/uutinen.asp?news_id=34129&tyyppi=1 . 2008-08-14 .
  25. Web site: L'actualité de France Télévisions à l'international . France Télévisions . 2008-08-17 . fr . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20081128105515/http://www.francetelevisions.fr/international/actualite_DRI.php . 2008-11-28 .
  26. News: ARD und ZDF übertragen 300 Stunden aus Peking . . de . May 5, 2008 . 2008-08-10.
  27. News: Η τηλεοπτική μετάδοση των Ολυμπιακών Αγώνων (TV broadcast of the Olympic Games) . https://web.archive.org/web/20120321193728/http://portal.kathimerini.gr/4dcgi/_w_articles_kathbreak_1_21/07/2008_241565 . dead . 2012-03-21 .
  28. IOC Awards Broadcast Rights in Hong Kong to i-CABLE. Please note: Over the air broadcast rights for the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games were acquired by Asia Television Limited and Television Broadcasts Limited through the Asian Broadcasting Union.. 2007-08-06. International Olympic Committee. 2008-04-04.
  29. Web site: HD minőségű olimpia lesz a köztévén. Hungarian. 2008-07-25. 2008-08-12.
  30. Web site: Ríkisútvarpið.
  31. News: Verma. Meenakshi. Doordarshan bags Olympics rights for $3mn. The Economic Times. 2007-11-06. 2008-06-16.
  32. News: TVRI Akan Siarkan Olimpiade 2008 Beijing . Antara . 2008-07-15 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080819120249/http://www.antara.co.id/arc/2008/7/15/tvri-akan-siarkan-olimpiade-2008-beijing/ . 2008-08-19 .
  33. Web site: China to mark its territory with Olympics 2008 . 2007-11-12 . 2008-03-17 . RTÉ News.
  34. News: Channel 1 to air the Olympics in weekends, too. Ynet. 2008-07-16. Hebrew.
  35. News: For the first time: The Olympics - not only on channel 1. Ynet. 2008-02-20. Hebrew.
  36. News: Olympics in the third generation . . 2008-08-03 . Hebrew . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080905150611/http://computers.walla.co.il/?w=%2F4%2F1323572 . 2008-09-05 .
  37. News: The sports channel will broadcast the Olympics in the net. nrg. 2008-07-08. Hebrew.
  38. News: RAI commits to high-definition Olympics. Hollywood Reporter. 2008-04-15. 2008-06-16 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080513123602/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/television/sports/e3i417fb14f37cbfdbeef15820b6fefbed0 . 2008-05-13.
  39. Web site: Summary of Press Conference. LTV. 2008-08-11.
  40. Web site: gorin.jp. Commercial TV stations of Japan (not NHK). 2008-08-12.
  41. Web site: Olimpiādes karstākie jaunumi – arī LTV1. LTV. 2008-08-11. Latvian.
  42. Web site: Astro to have comprehensive coverage of Euro 2008 and Beijing Olympic Games. 5 April 2008. 7 April 2013. The Star (Malaysia).
  43. Web site: Other Sport: RTM official broadcaster of Beijing Olympics. 1 May 2008. The Star (Malaysia).
  44. Web site: Cerón . César . Lati . Alberto . Alberto Lati . China, un nuevo reto para Alberto Lati . Televisa Deportes . 2008-06-12 . 2008-06-16 . es . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080618163544/http://www.esmas.com/beijing2008/noticiasbeijing/740961.html . 2008-06-18 .
  45. Web site: Show Olimpico Beijing. TV Azteca. 2008-08-09. es. https://web.archive.org/web/20080809135306/http://www.tvazteca.com/deportesbeijing/showolimpicobeijing/. 2008-08-09. dead.
  46. Web site: Juegos Olimpicos Beijing 2008 . TV Azteca . 2008-08-09 . es . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080707015317/http://www.aztecadeportes.com/beijing/ . 2008-07-07 .
  47. Web site: Jocurile Olimpice 2008 la TRM. TRM. Romanian. 2008-07-30.
  48. Web site: Mongolian TV Schedule, Tuesday. Gogo.mn. Mongolian. 2008-08-12. https://web.archive.org/web/20080730000944/http://news.gogo.mn/tvguide/. 2008-07-30. dead.
  49. Web site: NOS brengt EK Voetbal en Olympische spelen in HDTV . 2007-10-03 . Broadcast Magazine . HDTV nieuws . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080803011939/http://www.hdtvnieuws.nl/hdtv/nos-brengt-ek-voetbal-en-olympische-spelen-in-hdtv/ . 2008-08-03 .
  50. TVNZ announces High Definition plans. TVNZ. 2007-09-28.
  51. News: NRK setter olympisk rekord. 2008-04-24. Verdens Gang. Norwegian. 2008-08-08.
  52. News: Bhatti . Gul Hameed . Geo Super is what sporting heroes are all about . Jang . 2008-08-08 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090622103537/http://jang.com.pk/thenews/spedition/geosuper/14.htm . 2009-06-22 .
  53. Web site: Solar Sports, The Olympic Channel. 2008-04-07. 2008-04-01. https://web.archive.org/web/20080401074655/http://www.solarsports.ph/. dead.
  54. News: Pekin 2008 w TVP . https://web.archive.org/web/20160303172513/http://www.tvp.info/news.html?channel=-1&news=623281 . dead . 2016-03-03 . 2007-12-19 . 2008-06-11 . Telewizja Polska . Polish.
  55. News: RTP vai transmitir 500 horas de Jogos Olímpicos . 2008-05-05 . 2008-06-20 . Media & Publicidade . Diário Económico . Portuguese . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20081004220051/http://diarioeconomico.sapo.pt/edicion/diarioeconomico/edicion_impresa/media_x_publicidade/pt/desarrollo/1118917.html . October 4, 2008 .
  56. News: Programul transmisiunilor sportive de la Olimpiadă . 2008-08-02 . 2008-08-09 . Televiziunea Română . Romanian . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080812005903/http://www.tvr.ro/articol.php?id=43404 . 2008-08-12 .
  57. News: Ceremonia de deschidere a JO 2008, în direct şi integral de la Beijing, vineri, la TVR 1 . 2008-08-06 . 2008-08-09 . Televiziunea Română . Romanian .
  58. News: Jocurile Olimpice sunt in direct la Telesport ! . 2008-07-31 . 2008-08-09 . Telesport . Romanian.
  59. Web site: The Russian satellite operator RSCC and the Chinese company CNC signed a cooperation agreement for international satellite TV transmissions from 2008 Olympic Games . 2008-03-26 . News . Russian Satellite Communications Company . https://web.archive.org/web/20080223001355/http://www.rscc.ru/en/news/news/2007.10.04.html . 2008-02-23.
  60. Web site: http://ntvplus.ru/review?id=102490 . ru:Олимпиада 2008 . 2008-08-05 . NTV Plus . Russian . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080923025458/http://ntvplus.ru/review?id=102490 . September 23, 2008 .
  61. Web site: StarHub Offers Unprecedented Coverage Of The Olympic Games . 2008-07-17 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080723003223/http://www.starhub.com/portal/site/StarHub/menuitem.876159666306d8a8aa494b608324a5a0/?vgnextoid=99301840a0e3c010VgnVCM10000038425a0aRCRD&vgnextfmt=ItemCMId%3A94885c9bda03b110VgnVCM100000464114acRCRD . 2008-07-23 . dead .
  62. Web site: MediaCorp the official broadcaster of the 2008 Beijing Olympics . 2008-07-18 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080723081837/http://www.corporate.mediacorp.sg/press_release/pr_1216357754.htm . 2008-07-23 .
  63. Web site: Public broadcaster STV is ready to launch its third channel. The Slovak Spectator. 2008-07-08. 2008-08-17.
  64. Web site: Prenos Olimpijskih iger na RTV Slovenija . 2008-08-05 . 2008-08-06 . Računalniške novice . Nevtron&Company . Slovenian.
  65. Web site: Poletje visoke ločljivosti . 2008-08-06 . 2008-08-06 . Žurnal24 . Žurnal . Slovenian . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080813185551/http://www.zurnal.org/cms/novice/tehnologija/index.html?id=56860 . 2008-08-13 .
  66. News: Stelter. Brian. Networks Fight Shorter Olympic Leash. The New York Times. 2008-07-21. 2008-07-21.
  67. Web site: The TVE will cover the Olympics . Spanish.
  68. Web site: The Beijing 2008 Olympic Games via mobile. 2010-09-23. https://web.archive.org/web/20100923172857/http://www.adsmediamobile.com/en/success-stories/most-notable/104-noticia004. 2010-09-23. dead.
  69. Web site: Rupavahini's Channel Eye will cover the Olympics . Sinhala.
  70. http://svt.se/svt/jsp/Crosslink.jsp?d=71295&a=1165431&lid=puff_1201557&lpos=lasmer SVTs största OS-satsning någonsin
  71. http://www.sr.se/cgi-bin/mall/artikel.asp?ProgramID=2350&Artikel=2238341 OS största satsningen någonsin för Radiosporten – i radio, på webben, i mobilen
  72. http://www.tele2.se/ostv.html Tele2, Beijing 2008 i Mobilen
  73. http://www.svt.se/svt/jsp/Crosslink.jsp?d=74504&lid=puff_761044&lpos=lasMer SVT HD, Beijing 2008
  74. http://www.svt.se/svt/road/Classic/shared/mediacenter/index.jsp?d=90723 SVT Play, Beijing 2008
  75. http://www.thairath.co.th/news.php?section=sports&content=98215 ข่าว กีฬา ถ่ายสดอลป. ทีวีพูลเจ๊ง40ล. : www.thairath.co.th - หนังสือพิมพ์ไทยรัฐ ออนไลน์
  76. http://www.trt.net.tr/wwwtrt/pekin2008.aspx Pekin 2008 Olimpiyat Oyunları
  77. http://www.trt.net.tr/wwwtrt/TvAkis.aspx?gunler=0&kanal=3&akistur=8&tdgun=1 TRT3 TELEVİZYON AKIŞLARI
  78. http://www.1tv.com.ua/euro-2008/euronews/08/05/20/17/29.html official web site
  79. News: Beijing Olympics on the BBC . 2008-06-28 . BBC.
  80. Web site: Coming in August: The Complete Olympics on NBC . 2008-06-28 . NBC.
  81. News: NBC's planned Olympic coverage, on TV and online . 2008-07-09 . USA Today . 2008-07-10.
  82. Web site: Westwood One Lays Out Olympic Program Plans . 2008-08-09 . 2008-07-25 . usurped . https://web.archive.org/web/20080919095249/http://www.rwonline.com/pages/s.0105/t.14692.html . 2008-09-19 .
  83. Web site: Medios se alistan para Beijing . 2008-02-19 . News . Lavinotinto.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080510071248/http://www.lavinotinto.com/detalle_noticia.php?id_categoria=58&id=19567 . 2008-05-10 .
  84. Web site: National TV station said to have Euro 2008 broadcasting rights . VietNamNet . 2007-09-08 . 2008-06-16 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080820212702/http://english.vietnamnet.vn/sports/2007/09/738687/ . August 20, 2008 .

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