Tag: IOC
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IOC awards Sochi 2014 broadcast rights in Caribbean
Lausanne, Jan 23, 2014: The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has awarded the exclusive broadcast rights in the Caribbean* to International Media Content Ltd. (IMC), the parent company of SportsMax, for the XXII Olympic Winter Games in 2014 in Sochi, Russia. IMC has acquired exclusive English language broadcast rights on all media platforms, excluding internet and…
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Brazilian President shows strong support
Palácio do Planalto Brasilia, Brazil, Jan 22, 2014: The Brazilian Government underscored its strong commitment to the successful delivery of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games during a meeting today between International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach and Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff at the Palácio do Planalto in Brasilia. President Rousseff received an update on…
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IOC awards 2014-2016 broadcast rights
Lausanne, Jan 16, 2014: The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has awarded broadcast rights in South Africa and Sub-Saharan Africa* to SuperSport International for the XXII Olympic Winter Games in 2014 in Sochi, Russia, and the Games of the XXXI Olympiad in 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. SuperSport has acquired broadcast rights on pay satellite…
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IOC awards 2014-2016 broadcast rights
Lausanne, Jan 15, 2014: The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has awarded the broadcast rights in Sub-Saharan Africa* to Infront Sports & Media AG for the XXII Olympic Winter Games in 2014 in Sochi, Russia, the Games of the XXXI Olympiad in 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and the 2nd Summer Youth Olympic Games in…
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EB meets to discuss Olympic Agenda 2020
Montreux, Dec 14, 2013: The Executive Board (EB) of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) concluded a four-day brainstorming seminar today in Montreux, Switzerland, where discussions were led by IOC President Thomas Bach and centred on key issues pertinent to the future of the Olympic Movement. The ideas generated at the meeting will form the basis of…
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Inauguration of the new Olympic Museum
Lausanne, Dec 11, 2013: International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach officially received the keys to the IOC from Honorary President Jacques Rogge today during a handover ceremony in the newly renovated Olympic Museum in Lausanne. Attending the ceremony were IOC Executive Board members, representatives of the Canton of Vaud and the City of Lausanne…
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First IOC EB meeting under President Bach
Lausanne, Dec 11, 2013: The Executive Board (EB) of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) convened today in Lausanne for its final meeting of 2013 and the first led by President Thomas Bach since his election in September. 59 days to go to Sochi 2014 With just 59 days to go until the start of the…
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IOC EB Meeting, Information for the media
Lausanne, Dec 2, 2013: The International Olympic Committee (IOC) Executive Board (EB) will meet at the IOC headquarters in Vidy, Lausanne, on 10 December 2013. The EB is scheduled to receive reports from various IOC Commissions, including the Athletes’ Commission; the summer and winter International Federations; the National Olympic Committees; and the World Anti-Doping Agency.…
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IOC President calls for smarter, more targeted
Johannesburg – South Africa, Nov 13, 2013: Smarter, International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach today called for the common fight against doping to be stepped up and strengthened to protect the “majority of athletes who are clean”. Speaking at the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA)’s 2013 World Conference on Doping in Sport in Johannesburg, South…
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IOC awards 2016 broadcast rights in the Caribbean
Lausanne, Nov 11, 2013: The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has awarded the broadcast rights in the Caribbean to the CANOC Broadcasting Inc. (CBI) for the Games of the XXXI Olympiad in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (2016). CBI has acquired broadcast rights on all media platforms in all languages in the following territories: Anguilla, Antigua &…