Olympic Broadcasting Services (OBS), the host broadcast subsidiary wholly owned by the IOC, will be responsible for delivering a number of live broadcast feeds and a 24-hour Youth Olympic News Channel, which will incorporate two daily highlight programmes.
“The first ever Youth Olympic Games will be an important moment for the Olympic Movement. It is the first time we have launched a new event since the first ever Winter Games in 1924. Today’s announcement is a big step forward in ensuring that the Youth Olympic Games are available to viewers on all broadcast platforms, both within Singapore and around the world,” said IOC president Jacques Rogge.
OBS Managing Director Manolo Romero added: ”OBS is excited to be participating in the launch of this visionary initiative of the IOC, by providing broadcasters around the world with comprehensive coverage of the first ever Youth Olympic Games. The broadcast of the Games will endeavour not only to capture the major sports achievements of the young athletes, but will also have a special focus on the cultural and educational components of the Games.”
The coverage will embrace all broadcast platforms, including free-to-air television, radio, cable television, mobile phone and online.
