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Seven unveils extensive Beijing 2022 broadcast plans
Australian free-to-air broadcaster Seven has unveiled plans for more than 1,600 hours of live coverage of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics across its television channels and streaming service
Discovery outlines Beijing 2022 output, OTT customer retention plans and ‘robust’ audio
Discovery has today (Monday) laid out its production and editorial plans for next month’s Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics as it seeks to convert more OTT users to long-term subscribers on the back of the t…
Birmingham City Council needs to plug ‘£25m Commonwealth Games shortfall’
A new report has warned of £25m ($34.1m/€30.8m
IOC: No forced labour used by Beijing 2022 suppliers
The International Olympic Committee has insisted that no forced labour was used in the manufacture of its own branded products for the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics after US authorities raised concerns…
Melbourne emerges as heavyweight 2026 Commonwealth Games contender
Melbourne has emerged as a major contender to host the 2026 Commonwealth Games
Beijing 2022 scraps ticket sales to general public
Tickets for the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics will not be made available to the general public due to concerns about the Covid-19 pandemic, organisers have announced
TPG Capital valued at more than $10bn following market debut
Private equity company TPG Capital, which owns the Creative Arts Agency, has been valued at more than $10bn (€8.7bn) after its first day of public trading yesterday (Thursday).
Naomi Osaka named highest-paid female athlete in the world
Naomi Osaka was the highest-paid female athlete in the world in 2021, according to Forbes business magazine.
The Japanese tennis star made $57
North Korea to miss Beijing 2022, blames ‘hostile forces’
North Korea has announced it will not take part in the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics, which it was already banned from as a result of pulling out of last year’s summer Olympics.
Arena Television racked up ‘nearly £300m’ in loans before collapse – administrators
Arena Television, a UK-based outside broadcast company which ceased trading in November, borrowed almost £300m (€359m/$406m) from 55 lenders for fake assets, according to administrators for the group.
Wada welcomes US government’s decision to fulfil financial payments
The World Anti-Doping Agency (Wada) has welcomed the decision by the US government to release the remainder of its financial contributions to the organisation’s budget for 2021.
Bejing 2022 puts wheels in motion with high-speed 5G train
China has launched the world’s first high-speed train with 5G coverage ahead of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics, which begin on February 4.
IOC offers assurances Beijing 2022 will go ahead
The International Olympic Committee has insisted the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics will go ahead as planned, despite calls to postpone the Games due to rising Covid-19 cases worldwide
Peacock to stream all NBCUniversal coverage of 2022 Beijing Olympics
NBCUniversal is bolstering is 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics efforts by placing all its coverage from the Games on the premium tier of streaming service Peacock
Randstad Group to support recruitment process as Official Supporter of Paris 2024
The organising committee for the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games has signed up the French branch of human resource consulting firm Randstad Group as a sponsor
Beijing 2022 ‘closed-loop system’ begins as Covid looms over Games
The 'closed-loop system' operating around the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics - essentially, a giant 'bio-secure bubble' - begins operating today, with a month to go until the start of the Games
Tokyo 2020 projected to come in $1.8bn under revised budget
The total cost of the 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games in Tokyo was $1.8bn (€1.6
Rai and Discovery ‘agree terms’ on Olympics rights deal
Italian public-service broadcaster Rai has reached an agreement to extend its sublicensing pact for Olympic Games rights with Discovery, it is claimed