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OLYMPIC MOBILE RIGHTS UP FOR TENDER

The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) has launched the tender process of the European mobile media rights for the Olympic Games of 2006 and 2008.

It officially unveiled the tender process for both the Turin Winter Games and Beijing Games in Geneva.

Packages up for grabs include live and on-demand packages for mobile phone devices. The rights packages are available for a single country or a group of countries.

The rights cover the territory covered by Eurovision – 54 countries stretching across Europe, North Africa and the Middle East.

Interested parties can request the invitation to tender from the EBU via email at tender@eurovision.net.

Deadline for bids is noon CET on September 9, 2005.