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French hotels threaten protest over Airbnb Olympics deal
French hotel owners have warned they will stop cooperating with planning for the Paris 2024 Olympics in protest at the new partnership between the International Olympic Committee and Airbnb
“It’s like a wave that hits you” | British Olympic federations on their commercial preparations for the Games
British Gymnastics chief executive Jane Allen, British Swimming chief executive Jack Buckner and UK Athletics chairman Chris Clark discuss their organisations' plans for the final run-in ahead of Tokyo 2020 and explain how to ensure a strong commercial return from the Olympic Games.
Olympic Channel adds Hindi language option, Indian content
Content on the Olympic Channel is now available in the Hindi language, and the media platform has added material aimed at Indian audiences
Airbnb signs Worldwide Olympic Partner deal in new category
The global accommodation marketplace Airbnb has signed as a global partner of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) until 2028
IOC appoints Essayah to lead Milan-Cortina 2026 coordination commission
The IOC has announced Finnish Olympian and IOC member Sari Essayah will chair the coordination commission for the Milan-Cortina d'Ampezzo Winter Olympics in 2026
Japan Consortium extends Olympic broadcast rights to 2032
The Japan Consortium, which includes public-service broadcaster NHK and the Japan Commercial Broadcasters Association (JBA), has extended its Olympic Games rights deal until the 2032 summer Olympics
New Wada president calls for sponsor support; IOC pledges $10m
Witold Bańka, the Polish Tourism and Sports Minister who will take over as the new president of the World Anti-Doping Agency on January 1, has called on sport’s commercial sponsors to contribute financially to…
Tokyo concedes defeat over marathon, call for golf switch
Tokyo government officials have conceded defeat in their dispute with the International Olympic Committee over the location for the marathon at next year’s Olympics after it was confirmed that the event w…
Olympic Channel adds Swisscom distribution ahead of Lausanne 2020
The Olympic Channel has announced a carriage deal with Swiss telecoms operator Swisscom ahead of Lausanne’s staging of the 2020 winter Youth Olympic Games.
IOC seeks to explain Olympic marathon move as Tokyo still hopes to retain race
The Tokyo 2020 organising committee is still hopeful that the marathon and race walking events at next year’s Olympic Games can take place in the Japanese capital, despite the International Olympic Committee m…
BOA’s relaxed Rule 40 restrictions criticised for ‘not going far enough’
The British Olympic Association has become the latest national Olympic Committee to revise its Rule 40 guidelines, giving British athletes more freedom to promote their sponsors during next year's Olympic…
Anta builds Olympic presence with IOC deal
The International Olympic Committee has agreed its latest commercial agreement with a Chinese entity through a deal with sportswear company Anta
Spanish Olympic Committee supports €60m funding for TVE Olympics coverage
The Spanish Olympic Committee (COE) has backed calls for the country’s government to fund public broadcaster TVE’s bid for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics rights.
IOC says Tokyo marathon decision is final as organisers consider counter move
The International Olympic Committee has said that its decision to move the marathon and race walking events at next year’s Olympic Games to the northern Japanese city of Sapporo is final, as it looks t…
IOC retains clip rights for Olympic Channel, set to go to market in Australia
The International Olympic Committee has retained clip rights in 68 territories that it will exploit on the Olympic Channel during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games as it seeks to drive greater engagement for…
IPC revenues and expenses surpass €24m in 2018 as new brand identity launched
The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) has published its financial report for 2018, showing that both revenues and expenditures surpassed €24m ($27m/£20.1m) for the year.
African Games: ANOCA and TV MEDIA SPORT Partnership
Since August 16th, 2019, TV MEDIA SPORT (TVMS) markets and distributes the 12th edition of the African Games “RABAT 2019” after winning and signing an agreement with the ANOCA (Association of National Olymp…
Tokyo 2020’s marathons set for Sapporo move amid heat fears
The International Olympic Committee has announced plans to move marathon and race walking events at the 2020 summer Olympics 800km north to Sapporo amid ongoing concerns over the weather conditions expected…