Olympic Games
Dentsu among six companies indicted in Tokyo 2020 bid-rigging probe
The Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office has indicted the Dentsu agency and five other companies, along with six individuals at these firms, for alleged bid-rigging in relation to contracts awarded…
Former Tokyo 2020, Dentsu execs arrested in bid-rigging probe
Yasuo Mori, a senior official within the Organising Committee for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games, is one of four executives who have been arrested as part of an ongoing probe by Japanese prosecutors…
Olympics rights in Australia switch from Seven to Nine in five-Games deal
Media group Nine Entertainment has secured exclusive broadcast rights in Australia to the summer and winter Olympic Games from 2024 to 2032
Killane: Olympics deal repositions public-service media in sporting landscape
The recent capture of Olympics broadcast rights by the European Broadcasting Union in a joint deal with Warner Bros
ASOIF outlines stance on IOC’s pathway plan for Russian, Belarusian athletes
The Association of Summer Olympic International Federations (ASOIF) has given its support to the International Olympic Committee’s (IOC) efforts to further develop means by which Russians and Belarusians c…
Gatien departs as Paris 2024 sports director
Jean-Philippe Gatien has stepped down as sports director of the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games Organising Committee
IOC targets pathway for Russian, Belarusian athletes at Paris 2024
The International Olympic Committee has further progressed efforts to have Russian and Belarusians compete as neutral athletes ahead of the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, following a meeting of its Executive…
EBU, Warner Bros. Discovery aim for improved content promotion in Olympics deal
The European Broadcasting Union and Warner Bros. Discovery intend to discuss greater cross promotion of Olympic content following the pair’s joint four-Games rights deal in Europe.
Paris 2024 adds Fnac Darty to official supporter basket
French retail company Fnac Darty has signed on as an official supporter of the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games
On Location launches Olympics’ first-ever centralised hospitality sales
The centralised sale of hospitality packages to the Paris 2024 Olympics by the Endeavor-owned On Location launched today (Tuesday) in what has been described as a “watershed moment” in the availability of …
EBU-Warner Bros. Discovery alliance lands Olympic rights in Europe to 2032
The European Broadcasting Union has recaptured broadcast rights to the Olympic Games in a joint four-Games deal with incumbent rights-holder Warner Bros. Discovery
Aoki Holdings officials plead guilty as Tokyo 2020 corruption trials commence
Hironori Aoki, founder of Aoki Holdings, along with two other former executives today (Thursday) pleaded guilty to bribing a former member of the organising committee for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games as…
IOC Coordination Commission urges Milan-Cortina 2026 to maximise sponsorship interest
The International Olympic Committee’s Coordination Commission for the 2026 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games in Milan-Cortina has carried out its first on-site meeting in Italy, with 2023 pinpointed a…
Paris 2024 Organising Committee budget raised to €4.38bn
Paris 2024 has confirmed a 10-per-cent increase in the budget for the Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games, including further public funding for the events
Fiba gives green light to Paris 2024 basketball in Lille, Zagklis contract extended
The International Basketball Federation (Fiba) has given its conditional approval to Paris 2024’s proposal to move the group phase of basketball competition at the Olympic Games to the Stade Pierre-Mauroy i…
Germany explores Olympic bid as DOSB re-elects Weikert
The German Olympic Sports Federation (DOSB) has approved a multi-stage process that will see it explore a possible bid for a future edition of the Olympic and Paralympic Games
Qatar ‘wants to host Olympics in 2036’
Encouraging by its staging of the Fifa World Cup, officials in Qatar are aiming to host the Summer Olympics in 2036, according to media reports
Paris 2024 finalises ticket sales process
Paris 2024 has today (Monday) set out the ticketing process for the Olympic and Paralympic Games as organisers seek to secure €1.27bn ($1.32bn) in revenue.