Sochi 2014 media rights

[golden411]

"CBC/Radio-Canada has won the Canadian media rights for the 2014 Winter Games in Sochi, Russia, and the 2016 Summer Games in Rio de Janeiro."

http://www.cbc.ca/sports/story/2012/...cs-rights.html
Posted: Aug 1, 2012 12:00 PM ET Last Updated: Aug 1, 2012 3:28 PM ET

[dorispulaski]

Any word about US media rights?

[golden411]

Over a year ago, NBCUniversal won US media rights for the next four Olympics: 2014, 2016, 2018, and 2020.
"NBCU has acquired the broadcast rights across all media platforms, including free-to-air television, subscription television, internet and mobile. The total agreement is valued at USD 4.38 billion."
http://www.olympic.org/news/ioc-awar...iversal/130827

[golden411]

BTW, the head of the Sochi Organizing Committee, Dmitry Chernyshenko @DChernyshenko, sent a series of tweets and photos on July 29 documenting his visit to the London Olympics International Broadcasting Center. He observed firsthand the magnitude of Olympic broadcast operations.

ETA:
He also visited the daily broadcasters' briefing.
All the homework that he is doing in London should help the Sochi Games succeed.

[dorispulaski]

I thought I had heard it was NBC for 2016 summer and 2018 winter, but I'm sorry to hear that I was right.

[golden411]

Regarding US rights for Sochi and beyond:
NBC won the bidding against ESPN and against Fox Sports.
Because I am not a cable subscriber, my preference was for NBC.
BTW: "IOC TV rights negotiator Richard Carrion said NBC would pay $775 million for Sochi, $1.226 billion for Rio, $963 million for the 2018 Winter Games and $1.418 billion for the 2020 Summer Olympics." http://www.usatoday.com/sports/olymp...72975086_x.htm

[golden411]

NBC TO BEGIN PRIMETIME COVERAGE OF 2014 WINTER OLYMPICS ONE DAY PRIOR TO OPENING CEREMONY
Competition from Sochi, Russia Begins on Thursday, February 6; Opening Ceremony Takes Place on Friday, February 7

Team figure skating and men’s and women’s slopestyle snowboarding, which are new Olympic events, along with women’s freestyle moguls, begin the day before the Opening Ceremony, and will be featured during NBC’s primetime coverage on Thursday, February 6, 2014.

Full press release (from Tuesday, February 5, 2013) at:

http://nbcsportsgrouppressbox.com/20...ning-ceremony/

ETA:

Lindsay Hogan ‏@lindsayhogan12

.@NBCOlympics will stream all #Sochi2014 #Olympic events LIVE - first time for winter Olympics after successful run in London
9:48 AM - 5 Feb 13

[GF2445]

I liked what they did in for the 2010 games and posted the entire footge for most of the events. I doubt it will happen this time for the Sochi Games though and it's a real shame.