London 2012 News

BT appoints ambassador team for London 2012 - 16 Apr 08

BT, the Official Communications Services Partner and a Sustainability Partner for the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games announced its team of London 2012 Ambassadors, which comprises the very best of British sporting talent.

London 2012 costs spiral - 9 Apr 08

The Olympic Delivery Authority revealed yesterday that the budget for the London 2012 aquatic centre has more than tripled to £242 million.  

BT confirmed as London 2012 sponsor - 5 Mar 08

Telecoms group BT has become the fifth Tier One partner of the London 2012 Olympic Games.

BA to sponsor London 2012 - 6 Feb 08

British Airways signed up as the fourth major sponsor of the London 2012 Olympics in a deal worth a reported £40 million.

British Airways expected to become London 2012 sponsor - 4 Feb 08

British Airways is expected to become the latest sponsor of the London 2012 Games.

BT lines up London 2012 sponsorship - 25 Jan 08

UK telecommunications company BT is set to become the official telecoms partner of the London 2012 Olympic Games, according to UK press sources.

Cost of London 2012 ‘could’ rise again - 10 Dec 07

There is a 20 per cent chance that the cost of staging the 2012 Olympic Games could rise again, according to a UK government report.

Deloitte agrees London 2012 sponsorship deal - 5 Dec 07

The London Organising Committee for the 2012 London Olympic Games signed up financial services company Deloitte as the first 'Tier Two' sponsor for the games.

UK government to reveal London 2012 budget plans - 5 Dec 07

The UK government will next week release new details of how the £9.3 billion London 2012 budget is being spent.

London 2012 unveils Olympic Stadium - 8 Nov 07

The organisers of London 2012 have unveiled the design for the Olympic Stadium.

Diageo could be on starting line for London 2012 deal - 7 Nov 07

Diageo is reported to be in talks with the organisers of the London 2012 Olympic Games to become a tier-one domestic partner.

Phone companies battle for London 2012 deal - 8 Oct 07

Mobile phone operator Orange and UK telecoms company BT are reported to be going head-to-head in a battle to secure the contract to manage communications for the 2012 London Olympic Games.

London 2012 announce adidas as Tier One Partner - 21 Sep 07

The London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games (LOCOG) today announced that adidas has become the latest Tier One Partner of the London 2012 Olympic Games and Paralympic Games – becoming Official Sportswear Partner.

London 2012 to provide £2 billion tourism boost - 18 Sep 07

UK tourism stands to gain by an extra £2.1 billion when London hosts the 2012 Games, according to research by VisitBritain and Visit London.

London 2012 could boost UK tourism to the tune of £3bn - 6 Sep 07

The UK's tourist industry could be given a £3 billion boost by the London 2012 Olympic Games, according to a new report from hotel chain Travelodge.

London 2012 reported set to announce new sponsor - 6 Sep 07

According to UK media reports London 2012 is set to secure another sponsorship deal, following agreements with Lloyds TSB and EDF Energy.

London 2012 extends sponsorship offering - 23 Aug 07

Organisers of the London 2012 Olympic Games have added a new category to its sponsorship programme.

LONDON 2012 TO GET THE POWER - 11 Jul 07

The London Organising Committee of the 2012 Olympic Games and Paralympic Games is expected to announce EDF Energy as its second Tier 1 commercial partner later today.

LLOYDS TSB APPOINTS SALLY HANCOCK AS LONDON 2012 PARTNERSHIP DIRECTOR - 5 Jul 07

Lloyds TSB announced that Sally Hancock, founder and Chief Executive of Redmandarin, will become the company’s London 2012 Partnership Director.

ROGGE PRAISES LONDON 2012 PROGRESS - 14 Jun 07

International Olympic Committee president Jacques Rogge said that London 2012 is way ahead of past host cities after two years' preparations.

MAYOR SLAMS LONDON 2012 VIDEO - 7 Jun 07

London Mayor Ken Livingstone has lambasted the video makers of a promotional film on the London 2012 website which has triggered epilepsy fits among some viewers suffering from the condition.

LONDON 2012 UNVEILS BRAND IDENTITY - 5 Jun 07

London 2012 has launched a new brand identity and logo to lead its multi-million pound commercial programmes to a hail of criticism from the press and public.

ESA TAKES UP THE LONDON 2012 BATON - 5 Jun 07

The European Sponsorship Association (ESA) is set to bring the curtain down on the successful 2007 sponsorship forum series with ‘The Lord of the Rings’ which will be staged in London on Wednesday 27 June.

LONDON 2012 WILL BE ON TIME AND ON BUDGET - 18 May 07

John Armitt, the new chairman of the Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) said London 2012 will be completed on time and on budget.

LONDON 2012 PLEDGES TO CONNECT WITH KIDS ONLINE - 25 Apr 07

London 2012 is set to harness all available new media in a bid to deliver on its promise to get youngsters involved in sport, according to LOCOG chairman Sebastian Coe.

LONDON 2012 BREAKS DUCK WITH LLOYDS TSB - 14 Mar 07

The London 2012 Olympic Games organising Committee has confirmed one of sport’s worst kept secrets – that UK banking group Lloyds TSB is its first Tier 1 sponsor.

LONDON 2012 CREATES MORE SPONSOR OPPORTUNITIES - 2 Feb 07

The organisers of the 2012 Olympics in London announced two new top-tier sponsorship opportunities for major UK firms who want to back the games.

LONDON 2012 COSTS CONCERNS ‘MISLEADING’ - 31 Jan 07

One of the most senior IOC figures has hit back over ‘misleading’ concerns over the rising costs of staging the 2012 Olympic Games in London.

LONDON 2012 TO BE GREENEST OLYMPICS EVER - 24 Jan 07

The organisers of the 2012 London Olympic Games said the Games would be the greenest games in history.

LLOYDS TSB SET FOR LONDON 2012 SPONSORSHIP DEAL - 4 Jan 07

Lloyds TSB Group PLC, the UK's fifth-biggest bank, is reported to be set to sign an £80m deal to sponsor the 2012 London Olympic Games.

LONDON 2012 FAILS TO SCORE WITH BARCLAYS - 7 Dec 06

Banking giant Barclays has turned down the chance to become the first major local sponsor of the London 2012 Olympic Games.

LONDON 2012 TRIO CENTRE STAGE AT LEGACY LIVES 2007 - 1 Nov 06

Organisers of Legacy Lives 2007 on 30 & 31 January 2007 in London, have announced the first line up of speakers to take centre stage at the conference.

LONDON 2012 GRANTS FOR PRE-GAMES TRAINING CAMPS - 24 Oct 06

The organisers of the 2012 London Olympics announced that financial grants totalling around £9 million will be made available to encourage overseas Olympic and Paralympic teams to use pre-Games training camps in the United Kingdom to prepare for the London 2012 Games.

LONDON 2012 APPOINTS HEAD OF NEW MEDIA - 5 Sep 06

The London 2012 Organising Committee has appointed Alex Balfour as Head of New Media.

LONDON 2012 SPONSORSHIP INTEREST SOARS - 9 Aug 06

Interest in sponsoring the London 2012 Olympics has been so strong that companies are reportedly prepared to pay around £100 million to become official partners, double the original estimate.

REPORT SAYS TOURISM TO BE HIT BY LONDON 2012 - 6 Jul 06

A new report from the European Tour Operators Association says that the London tourism industry will suffer a decline rather than receive a boost because of the 2012 Olympics. “There is no strong link between hosting sporting events and increased tourism” says the ETOA.

LONDON 2012 SEARCH FOR TOP-LEVEL SPONSORS - 25 Jan 06

London 2012 organisers are hoping for four top-level sponsors to commit £50million each to the cost of running the Games.

LONDON 2012 ANNOUNCES CEO - 19 Dec 05

Paul Deighton, chief operating officer of Goldman Sachs' European business, is the new CEO for the London Olympic Games Organising Committee (LOCOG).

LONDON 2012 AQUATIC CENTRE PLANS REJECTED - 2 Dec 05

The UK Government has turned down plans for the London Olympics 2012 aquatic centre for going two times over budget.

LONDON 2012 HANDED TIMETABLE - 28 Nov 05

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has drawn up a list of deadlines for London 2012 chiefs to meet every year in the run-up to the Games.

SENIOR LONDON 2012 APPOINTMENT - 23 Nov 05

David Higgins is the new chief executive of the Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) and will lead the construction of venues for the 2012 Games in London.

SENIOR LONDON 2012 APPOINTMENT - 23 Nov 05

David Higgins is the new chief executive of the Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) and will lead the construction of venues for the 2012 Games in London.

REPORT CLAIMS LONDON 2012 COSTS TO DOUBLE - 21 Nov 05

The cost of staging the London 2012 Summer Olympic Games could be set to double to £6billion.

LONDON 2012 COSTS TO DOUBLE - 21 Nov 05

The cost of staging the London 2012 Summer Olympic Games is set to double to £6billion.

LEE MOVES ON FROM LONDON 2012 - 2 Nov 05

London 2012 communications director Mike Lee is quitting the role at the end of November to set up a new PR agency.

WARNING OVER LONDON 2012 COSTS - 26 Oct 05

London council taxpayers have been warned there is no limit on the amount they may be expected to pay if the bill for staging the 2012 Olympics overruns.

TICKET PRICE PROMISE FOR LONDON 2012 - 18 Oct 05

London 2012 chiefs have promised to put half of the eight million tickets for the Olympic Games on sale for less than £20 (EUR29/US$35).

WATCHDOG MEETS LONDON 2012 ORGANISING COMMITTEE - 8 Sep 05

London 2012 officials were in positive mood after their first meeting with the International Olympic Committee's Coordination Commission.

IOC UNVEILS LONDON 2012 COMMISSION - 8 Sep 05

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has appointed Denis Oswald aschairman of the Coordination Commission for the London 2012 OlympicGames.

LONDON 2012 APPOINTS CEO HEADHUNTERS - 6 Sep 05

London 2012 has appointed Odgers Ray & Berndtson to handle the appointment of the CEO for the London Organising Committee for the Olympic Games (LOCOG).