Nine Network Olympic broadcasts

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Olympics on Nine
GenreOlympics telecasts
Country of originAustralia
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons2 (2010s)
Production
Production locationsVarious Olympic venues (event telecasts and studio segments)
Camera setupMulti-camera
Running timeVaries
Release
Original networkNine Network
Picture format576i (SDTV)
1080i (HDTV)
Original release1956-1976
13 February 2010 –
13 August 2012 (2012-08-13)
Chronology
Preceded bySeven Olympics (1992-2008, 2016-present)
Seven Olympics (1998-2006, 2018-present)
Followed bySeven Olympics (1992-2008, 2016-present)
Ten Olympics (2014)

The broadcasts of the Olympic Games produced by Nine's Wide World of Sports is televised on Nine Network in Australia. The network's last Olympics broadcast was the 2012 Summer Games in London, United Kingdom.

History[]

On 13 October 2007, the International Olympic Committee announced that the Nine Network, in joint partnership with subscription television provider Foxtel, secured broadcasting rights for the 2010 Winter Olympics and the 2012 Summer Olympics in Australia.[1]

Broadcast rights history[]

Sport Event Date Reason/Subsequent Broadcasters
Summer Olympics Melbourne 1956, Montreal 1976, London 2012 1956, 1976, 2012 Outbid: Seven Network
Winter Olympics Sarajevo 1984, Calgary 1988, Albertville 1992, Lillehammer 1994, Vancouver 2010 1984, 1988, 1992, 1994, 2010 Outbid: Seven Network

Staff and Commentators[]

2012 London Olympics[]

Various Nine programs including Today, Mornings, Millionaire Hot Seat, The Footy Show, 60 Minutes and Australia's Funniest Home Videos went on hiatus during Nine's broadcast of the 2012 London Olympics. A daily highlights package London Gold aired at 9am weekdays following the live overnight coverage.

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Nine, Foxtel to broadcast Olympics". Herald Sun. 13 October 2007. Archived from the original on 15 October 2007. Retrieved 13 October 2007.
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