Multi-sport
Discovery: Over 372m Tokyo 2020 viewers in Europe across TV and digital
Media group Discovery has revealed that more than 372 million people watched its coverage of the Tokyo Olympics in Europe, which represents a more than 10-per-cent increase on the 2018 winter Games in…
NBCUniversal draws lowest-ever Summer Olympic audience for Tokyo 2020
NBCUniversal attracted its lowest-ever domestic audience for the Summer Olympics since first covering the global showpiece event in 1988, with the Tokyo Games drawing an average of 15.
BBC’s online Tokyo 2020 viewing soars but TV audience slumps
UK public broadcaster the BBC has reported record online demand for its live and on-demand coverage of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, but Japan’s postponed event was the worst performing for linear television a…
Kathryn Rhodes | Tokyo 2020 fulfilled the new Olympic motto and united the world
Despite the challenges, Tokyo 2020 delivered on the Olympic promise of uniting people around the world through sport, says Kathryn Rhodes associate director, business development, at CSM Asia.
IOC allows Executive Board to suspend weightlifting from programme
The International Olympic Committee has given its Executive Board power to suspend a sport from the Olympic Games programme in what is being interpreted as the latest challenge to the crisis-hit International…
Tokyo 2020 to benefit ‘generations to come’ as Bach plays down public cost
International Olympic Committee president Thomas Bach has said Japan will be reaping the benefits of its investment into the Tokyo 2020 Olympics for “generations to come” as he played down the costs to …
Time difference hits live Norwegian audience for stunning Warholm world record
The record-breaking 400m hurdles victory by Norway’s Karsten Warholm attracted a peak audience of only 183,000 viewers in the Nordic country due to the seven-hour time difference with Tokyo.
Instagram ‘blocks’ Thompson-Herah for sharing non-rights-holder Olympic footage
Jamaican sprinter Elaine Thompson-Herah, who this week became the first woman to retain both the 100-metre and 200-metre Olympic titles, says that she has been "blocked" by Instagram after posting footage…
CTS Eventim to operate Milan’s planned 16,000-seat Olympic arena
German ticketing and live entertainment company CTS Eventim has been awarded a contract to plan and construct a new 16,000-seat arena in Milan, with the venue scheduled for completion in 2025 ahead of…
Lumme insists empty stands haven’t hit Tokyo 2020 viewing figures
The absence of spectators from the Tokyo 2020 Olympics has had no impact on viewing figures around the world, according to Timo Lumme, managing director of the International Olympic Committee’s Television a…
Tokyo 2020 doubles Discovery’s digital subscriptions versus PyeongChang 2018
Media group Discovery has reported record engagement across its digital platforms after its opening coverage of the summer Olympic Games in Europe
Panasonic recommits to ‘IOC Young Leaders Programme’ sponsorship
Worldwide Olympic Partner Panasonic has extended its support for the International Olympic Committee’s Young Leaders Programme through to 2024.
India leads Tokyo 2020 digital engagement, says OBS chief
India has posted the biggest digital engagement figures of the Tokyo Olympic Games, higher than hosts Japan, according to Yiannis Exarchos, chief executive of Olympic Broadcasting Services, the host broadcast…
Paris 2024 and Milan-Cortina 2026 sign collaboration agreement
The organising committees of the Paris 2024 Summer Olympic Games and Milan-Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games have announced the signing of a collaboration agreement, which will see the two bodies come…
Rai nears 7m viewers for Italian double Olympic gold
Italy’s double gold medal success in track and field attracted strong viewing figures on Rai, the Italian public-service broadcaster, yesterday (Sunday) afternoon.
World Athletics: Tokyo 100m finals light show based on Doha 2019 spectacle
World Athletics has explained how the spectacular projection mapping light show that set the stage for the women’s and men’s 100m sprint finals at the Tokyo Olympics over the weekend was based on a sim…
IOC’s Voigt seizes ‘amazing opportunity’ to join Whoop after Tokyo 2020
Christian Voigt, vice-president of marketing development within IOC Television and Marketing Services (TMS), is to move from the role after Tokyo 2020 to join the wearable fitness brand Whoop
Spectators appear at Olympics in small numbers
Modest numbers of fans have been attending events at the Tokyo Olympics, taking advantage of official and unofficial gaps in the broader spectator ban