International Olympic Committee (IOC)

Olympic Games
Industry Moves

Jérôme Parmentier is to be promoted to the role of the International Olympic Committee’s vice-president of broadcast and media rights when Anne-Sophie Voumard, the incumbent in the position, becomes man…
Multi-sport
Media

Media group Viacom18 is close to securing rights to the 2024 Paris summer Olympics Games in the Indian subcontinent, SportBusiness understands
Olympic Games
Media

The International Olympic Committee has said video media coverage of this year's Winter Olympics in Beijing had a total audience of 2
Olympic Games
Industry Moves

Timo Lumme, the long-standing managing director of IOC Television and Marketing Services, is to retire from the position at the end of the year and will be replaced by Anne-Sophie Voumard, currently the…
Football
Industry Moves

England’s Football Association has recruited Mark Hogan from the International Olympic Committee as its head of media rights and production.
Olympic Games
Sponsorship & Marketing

The International Olympic Committee has unveiled the latest evolution of its visual identity, as it gears towards a full rollout of a new brand in time for the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris
Esports
Fan Engagement

Esports must be integrated into the Olympic Movement in order to keep pace with social trends, Vincent Pereira, head of virtual sports and gaming at the International Olympic Committee, has said
Boxing
Governance

The International Boxing Association (IBA) will continue to be led by Russian official Umar Kremlev after its congress decided against holding fresh presidential elections, sparking fresh concern from…
Multi-sport
Governance

The International Olympic Committee has approved a Strategic Framework on Human Rights, which will partly serve to cover the staging of future editions of the Olympic Games
Boxing
Governance

The International Olympic Committee has said its concerns over the governance of the International Boxing Association (IBA) are “still ongoing”, while the governing body has approved a proposal to mov…
Olympic Games
Governance

The International Olympic Committee has moved back its Session in Mumbai next year from May to September or October and reiterated its warning of a suspension of the Indian Olympic Association
Multi-sport
Host Broadcast & Production

China Media Group (CMG), the Chinese state media company, has reached an agreement with Olympic Broadcasting Services (OBS), the host broadcast arm of the International Olympic Committee, to produce international…
Multi-sport
Finance & Law

Japanese prosecutors have raided the offices of advertising firm Daiko as part of the investigation into alleged bribery within the Tokyo 2020 Olympics organising committee, according to reports
Multi-sport
Events

Fewer courtesy cars and shorter operating windows for facilities are two of the cost-cutting measures being assessed by organisers of the 2024 Summer Olympic and Paralympic Games in Paris amid the difficult…
Cricket
Events

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has invited the International Cricket Council (ICC) to present the case for including the sport at the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic Games, according to reports
Multi-sport
Events

Paris 2024 has announced the first ticketing pricing plans for the Olympic and Paralympic Games and confirmed the events competition schedule, as French President Emmanuel Macron hosted a meeting designed…
Multiple Sports
Governance

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has instructed the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) to hold long-awaited leadership elections “within the coming weeks” or face being suspended from the body.
Hockey
Governance

Narinder Batra has today (Monday) stepped down as president of the International Hockey Federation (FIH) and Indian Olympic Association (IOA) and resigned his membership of the International Olympic Committee…