Nine Network Olympic broadcasts

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.

Olympics on Nine
GenreOlympics telecasts
Country of originAustralia
Original language(s)English
No. of seasons2 (2010s)
Production
Production location(s)Various 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
Chronology
Preceded bySeven Olympics (1992-2008, 2016-present)
Seven Olympics (1998-2006, 2018-present)
Followed bySeven Olympics (1992-2008, 2016-present)
Ten Olympics (2014)

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 Albertville 1992, Lillehammer 1994, Vancouver 2010 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 go 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.

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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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