Network 10 Olympic broadcasts explained
| Genre: | Olympics telecasts |
| Country: | Australia |
| Language: | English |
| Num Seasons: | 3 |
| Location: | Various Olympic venues |
| Camera: | Multi-camera |
| Runtime: | Varies |
| Network: | Network Ten |
The broadcast network Network Ten has televised the Olympic Games three times in Australia. Ten first televised the Winter Olympic Games in 2014 and the Summer Olympic Games in 1984.
Overview
Network Ten had exclusive Australian free-to-air, online and mobile telephony broadcast rights to the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, the live telecast of the XXII Olympiad.
On 14 May 2013, the International Olympic Committee announced that Network Ten had secured broadcasting rights for the 2014 Winter Olympics, for A$20 million.[1] [2] Its flagship nightly program was Sochi Tonight, and it marked the first time a network used a multichannel to air Olympic content, with ONE airing different content to the primary Ten channel.[3] [4] [5] [6] [7]
Broadcast rights history
Staff and Commentators
2014 Winter Olympics
- Stephen Quartermain
- Brad McEwan
- Greg Rust
- Nicole Livingstone
- Steven Bradbury
- Steven Lee
- David Culbert
- Steph Hickey
- Mitch Tomlinson
- Luke Kneller
- Michael Kennedy
- Lachie Reid
- Rob Waters
- Mark Howard
- Magdalena Roze
- Nuala Hafner
- Mazoe Ford
- Danielle Isdale
- Scott Mackinnon
- Matt Doran
- Melinda Nucifora
- Max Futcher
- Roy and HG
See also
Notes and References
- Web site: Report: Ten Network snaps up cut-price Sochi rights. 13 May 2013. 8 August 2016. SportsPro. Michael. Long.
- Web site: Christensen . Nic . 13 May 2013 . Ten 'picks up 2014 Winter Olympics for $20m' . 8 August 2016 . Mumbrella.
- Web site: 30 October 2013 . Channel 10 promises more than 550 hours of Sochi Winter Olympics coverage . 8 August 2016 . news.com.au.
- Web site: 2013-05-13 . Network Ten wins rights to 2014 Olympics . 2023-08-12 . The Sydney Morning Herald . en.
- News: 7 April 2012 . Olympic fury over rules for TV sport . The Australian . 13 August 2013.
- News: 8 April 2013 . Seven withdraws from bidding for Olympics as price tag proves too great for TV networks . Fox Sports . 13 August 2013.
- News: MacKay . Duncan . 12 May 2013 . Ten Network signs $20 million deal to broadcast Sochi 2014 in Australia, claim reports . Inside the Games . 13 August 2013.
