International Olympic Committee (IOC)
CBC secures Olympic Games rights in Canada until 2032
The International Olympic Committee has awarded exclusive broadcast rights in Canada for the Olympic Games between 2026 and 2032 to public service broadcaster CBC/Radio-Canada
Urban sports to be showcased in new IOC Olympic qualifier series
The International Olympic Committee has revealed plans to launch a new qualifier series, featuring the fledgling Olympic sports of BMX freestyle, breaking, skateboarding and sport climbing, for the 2024…
Killane: EBU heads into Olympics tender with ‘unity of purpose’
The European Broadcasting Union consortium is heading into the International Olympic Committee’s European broadcast rights sales process with a greater “unity of purpose” around the rights and combined digit…
Justin Tan | Five observations from Beijing 2022
The managing director for China at Mailman selects the most significant sports marketing developments and trends witnessed at the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics.
IOC issues further measures against Russia
The International Olympic Committee has stepped up its sanctions against Russia amid the ongoing conflict in Ukraine by moving to recommend that all international federations (IFs) and sports event organisers…
IOC to go to market with European broadcast rights next month
The International Olympic Committee is to launch its highly-anticipated European broadcast rights sales process on March 10 and has given prospective bidders a six-and-a-half week turnaround to submit…
Mumbai lands 2023 IOC Session, Samaranch returns as vice-president
The International Olympic Committee has announced that the Indian city of Mumbai will host the IOC Session in 2023, while Juan Antonio Samaranch has returned to a vice-president’s role as five new IOC m…
Bach calls for ‘solidarity’ as Beijing 2022 closes
International Olympic Committee president Thomas Bach called for “solidarity and peace” during his speech at the closing ceremony of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics, which ended yesterday (Sunday).
IOC proposes age cap after Valieva episode, Bach rebukes political remarks
International Olympic Committee president Thomas Bach has suggested implementing a minimum age limit for athletes at the Olympics after the much-criticised participation of 15-year-old Russian figure skater…
Lumme: Market conditions, not Salt Lake City bid, to shape US rights strategy
The International Olympic Committee is in no rush to begin negotiations over a new US broadcast rights deal and its timeline for negotiations will not be dictated by a Salt Lake City bid for future Winter…
Valieva cleared to compete as CAS dismisses IOC, Wada and ISU appeals
The World Anti-Doping Agency (Wada) has today (Monday) expressed its disappointment at the Court of Arbitration for Sport’s decision to dismiss appeals lodged against the status of teenage Russian figure s…
IOC to launch NFTs series based on Beijing Olympic mascot Bing Dwen Dwen
Non-fungible tokens (NFT) featuring Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics mascot Bing Dwen Dwen are to be released as part of a range of official Beijing 2022 digital collectables, the International Olympic Committee…
CAS doping hearing to determine fate of Russian skater Valieva
The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) will hold an urgent hearing to determine whether Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva can compete in next week’s individual event at the Beijing Olympics after i…
IOC launches NFT-based game for Beijing 2022
An official mobile game based on the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics has been released, featuring a marketplace where users can trade Olympic 'pins' in the form of non-fungible tokens
IMG’s Sport 24 finalises Olympics in-flight, in-ship deal ahead of Beijing 2022
Sport 24, the in-flight and in-ship service operated by the IMG agency, has renewed its rights deal with the International Olympic Committee to cover the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics and Paris 2024 Olympics
Beijing 2022 to allow 150,000 spectators, Putin dismisses “selfish” diplomatic boycott
About 150,000 spectators will be invited to attend Winter Olympics events at venues in Beijing and Zhangjiakou, the International Olympic Committee has announced
IOC members lambast Fifa’s biennial World Cup scheme
The International Olympic Committee has stepped up its attack on Fifa’s plans to make the World Cup a biennial event, with one member saying the proposal would do “immeasurable damage” to global sport…
IOC signs off sports programme for LA’s Olympic Games
Skateboarding, sport climbing and surfing have been formally confirmed for their third consecutive summer Olympic Games as the International Olympic Committee today (Thursday) approved the sports programme…