List of 2010 Winter Olympics broadcasters explained

Broadcast coverage of the 2010 Winter Olympics aired on the radio and television services listed below.

Broadcasters

Within the host Vancouver-Whistler area, coverage was available on CIVT-TV (CTV), KING-TV (NBC), CHNM-TV (Omni), and most of the Canadian cable channels listed in the below table.

NationPrimary rightsholder(s)BroadcastersHDTVRef.-->
AlbaniaTVSHFree-to-air television broadcast:
TVSH
ArgentinaTyC Sports
ArmeniaARMTVFree-to-air television broadcast:
ARM TV
AustraliaNine Network
Foxtel
Free-to-air television broadcast:
Nine Network
Cable and satellite television broadcast:
Foxtel
  • Whistler SD: Channel 188
  • Creekside SD: Channel 189
  • Vancouver SD: Channel 190
  • Cypress SD: Channel 191
Free-to-air television broadcast:
Nine HD
Cable and satellite television broadcast:
Foxtel HD+: one Channel for each venue
  • Whistler HD: Channel 196
  • Creekside HD: Channel 197
  • Vancouver HD: Channel 198
  • Cypress HD: Channel 199
[1] [2]
AustriaORFORF1ORF1 HD
AzerbaijanİTVFree-to-air television broadcast:
iTV
BelarusBTRCFree-to-air television broadcast:
First National Channel
LAD
NTV Belarus
BelgiumVRT
RTBF
Euro1080
Free-to-air television broadcast:
één
één+
Canvas
La Une
La Deux
Cable and satellite television broadcast:
Exqi Plus
Exqi Sport
Bosnia and HerzegovinaBHTFree-to-air television broadcast:
BHT1
BrazilRede Record
Globosat
Terra Networks
Free-to-air television broadcast:
Rede Record
Record News
Cable and satellite television broadcast:
SporTV
Internet rights:
Terra Networks
Free-to-air television broadcast:
Rede Record
Cable and satellite television broadcast:
SporTV HD
BulgariaBNTFree-to-air television broadcast:
BNT 1
CanadaCTV Olympics
(CTVglobemedia / Rogers Media)
Free-to-air television:
CTV (mirrored on A Atlantic)[3]
V (mirrored on CPAC)[4]
Omni
Cable and satellite television:
TSN
RDS
Rogers Sportsnet
OLN
RIS
APTN
ATN
Radio:
Selected Rogers Media stations including news/talk stations (such as CKWX), The FAN (CJCL / CFAC), CISQ, CITI
Selected Corus Québec stations, primarily CKAC[5]
Free-to-air television:
CTV HD
V HD
Omni HD
Cable and satellite television:
TSN HD
RDS HD
Rogers Sportsnet HD
APTN HD
[6]
ChileCanal 13
Televisión Nacional de Chile
Free-to-air television broadcast:
Canal 13
Televisión Nacional de Chile
ChinaCCTVCCTV-5CCTV-HD
CroatiaHRTFree-to-air television broadcast:
HRT2
Czech RepublicČTFree-to-air television broadcast:
ČT2
ČT4
ČT HD
DenmarkDR
TV2
Free-to-air television broadcast:
DR1
DR2
TV 2
Cable and satellite television:
TV 2 Zulu
DR HD
EstoniaETVFree-to-air television broadcast:
ETV
ETV2
EurosportEurosportEurosport HD
FinlandYLEFree-to-air television broadcast:
YLE TV2 (Finnish)
YLE FST5 (Swedish)
Canal Digital satellite broadcast and selected cable networks:
YLE HD
FranceFrance TélévisionsFrance 2
France 3
France 4
France 2 HD
GermanyARD
ZDF
Free-to-air television broadcast:
Das Erste
ZDF
EinsFestival
ZDFinfokanal
Das Erste HD
ZDF HD
GreeceERTET1
GreenlandKNR
Hong KongCable TV
HungaryMTVFree-to-air television broadcast:
MTV1
MTV2
m2 HD
IRIBFree-to-air television broadcast:
IRIB TV1
IRIB TV3
ItalyRAI
Sky Italia
Free-to-air television broadcast:
Rai Due
Rai Tre
Rai Sport Più
Cable and satellite television broadcast:
SKY Olimpia 1 (Alpine skiing)
SKY Olimpia 2 (Nordic skiing)
SKY Olimpia 3 (Ice skating)
SKY Olimpia 4 (Ice hockey)
SKY Olimpia 5
Free-to-air television broadcast:
Rai Test HD
Cable and satellite television broadcast:
SKY Olimpia 1 HD
SKY Olimpia 2 HD
SKY Olimpia 3 HD
SKY Olimpia 4 HD
SKY Olimpia 5 HD
[7]
JapanNHK
Fuji TV
NTV
KazakhstanArna MediaFree-to-air television broadcast:
Khabar
El Arna
LatviaLTVFree-to-air television broadcast:
LTV1
LTV7
LithuaniaLRTFree-to-air television broadcast:
LRT
LRT2
MexicoXEIMT-TDT
TV Nuevo León
NetherlandsNOSFree-to-air television broadcast:
Nederland 1
Nederland 1 HD
New ZealandSKY Network TelevisionFree-to-air television broadcast:
Prime
Cable and satellite television broadcast:
SKY Sport
  • SKY Sport 4
  • SKY Sport 5
  • SKY Sport 6
  • SKY Sport 7
NorwayNRKFree-to-air television broadcast:
NRK1
NRK2
Free-to-air television broadcast:
NRK1 HD
[8]
PhilippinesSolar EntertainmentFree-to-air television broadcast:
Solar TV
Cable and satellite television:
Solar Sports
[9]
PolandTVPFree-to-air television broadcast:
TVP1
TVP2
Cable and satellite television:
TVP Sport
TVP HD
PortugalRTPFree-to-air television broadcast:
RTP2
RomaniaTVRFree-to-air television broadcast:
TVR1
TVR2
TVR HD[10]
Channel One
VGTRK
Free-to-air television broadcast:
Channel One
Russia 1
Russia 2
2 Sport 2[11] [12]
SerbiaRTSRTS2
SlovakiaSTVJednotka
Dvojka
Trojka
Trojka HD
SloveniaRTVFree-to-air television broadcast:
SLO2
Free-to-air television broadcast:
SLO HD
SBSFree-to-air television broadcast:
SBS
Cable and satellite television broadcast:
SBS Sports
SBS Golf
SBS-CNBC
Free-to-air television broadcast:
SBS HD
SpainTVETVE1
TVE2
Teledeporte
TVE HD
SwedenSVTFree-to-air television broadcast:
SVT1
SVT2
SVT24
SVT Educational Broadcasting
Online:
SVT Play
Worldwide:
SVT World
Radio:
Radiosporten SR P3
Radiosporten SR P4
SVT HD
SwitzerlandSRG SSR idée suisseSF zwei (German)
TSR 2 (French)
RSI La 2 (Italian)
HD suisse
TurkeyTRTTRT 3
UkraineNTUUT-1
United KingdomBBCBBC HD
Eurosport HD
United StatesNBC UniversalFree-to-air television broadcast:
NBC
Universal Sports
Telemundo
Cable and satellite television broadcast:
USA Network
CNBC
MSNBC
Radio:
Westwood One
NBC HD
MSNBC HD
CNBC HD
USA HD
Universal HD
[13]
VTC
Hồ Chí Minh Television
Vietnam Television
VTC3,
HTV1, HTV9, HTV7, HTV THỂ THAO,
VTV2, VTV3, VTV6

Notes and References

  1. http://www.foxtel.com.au/vancouver2010/channels/default.htm
  2. http://www.tvtonight.com.au/2007/10/nine-and-foxtel-win-2012-olympics-rights.html
  3. http://www.ctvmedia.ca/Atv/releases/release.asp?id=12061&yyyy=2010 CTV’s Hit Programs Join /A\ for a Special Two-Week Run, February 12 – 28, During Vancouver 2010
  4. http://cpac.ca/forms/index.asp?dsp=template&act=view3&section_id=21&template_id=1302&lang=e CPAC and CTV Team Up to Deliver French Olympic Coverage
  5. http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/May2009/14/c3922.html Corus Québec Joins Canada's Olympic Broadcast Media Consortium as Exclusive French-Language Radio Partner of Vancouver 2010
  6. http://tsn.ca/olympics/story/?id=262388&lid=headline&lpos=topStory_main CTV/Rogers press release
  7. http://www.sipra.it/magnoliaPublic/it/sipra/tv/offertaCommerciale/listini/listiniSpecialiSportivi/contentParagraph/0114/document1/vancouver%202010%20no%20logo.pdf
  8. Web site: Snart begynner HD-festen på NRK. 14 January 2010.
  9. Web site: DotPH domains available portal.
  10. http://www2.tvr.ro/jo2010/ Special TVR webpage for the 2010 Olympics
  11. http://football.sport-express.ru/reviews/2955/ Russian: Заключены контракты на трансляции с крупных соревнований, включая Олимпийские игры в Ванкувере и чемпионат мира по футболу в ЮАР|links=no
  12. http://www.vesti.ru/doc.html?id=330267 Vesti Russian: К Зимней Олимпиаде в России появится новый спортивный канал|links=no
  13. http://www.nbcolympics.com/tv-listings/index.html