CBC lands broadcast rights to 2018 and 2020 Olympics

[mvcg66b3r]

The CBC is headed back to the Olympics with some help from Bell Media and Rogers Media.

Head honcho Hubert Lacroix announced that CBC/Radio-Canada secured the broadcast rights to the PyeongChang 2018 Olympic Winter Games and the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Summer Games. The network also has the rights to the upcoming 2016 Summer Games in Rio de Janeiro.

http://www.tv-eh.com/2014/10/28/cbc-lands-broadcast-rights-to-2018-and-2020-olympics/

 

[fordranger797]

Hosted by Strombo i'm sure.

 

[FredLeonard]

Damn! More blackouts on Radio One programming. More puff pieces on CBC News. CBC is a public broadcaster and sports has no place in public radio, except to report its many associated scandals.

 

[nickp]

Big win for cbc for covering the Olympics Their coverage is by far the best compared to anyone else

 

[mimo]

Damn! More blackouts on Radio One programming. More puff pieces on CBC News. CBC is a public broadcaster and sports has no place in public radio, except to report its many associated scandals.

Wrong. In many parts of Canada the CBC is all you get. Those communities have every right to follow their athletes and know what's going on. Public broadcasters all over the world carry coverage of the games.

 

[fordranger797]

Wrong. In many parts of Canada the CBC is all you get. Those communities have every right to follow their athletes and know what's going on. Public broadcasters all over the world carry coverage of the games.

In the states, the coverage on NBC/Universal is pretty spotty. They have gotten better at showing some programming live on their cable channels, but as I recall, the most popular events from 2010 and 2012 were tape delayed and shown on the main NBC channel. I don't think the coverage was ever live for those events on a cable channel either.

 

[TheBigA]

CBC is a public broadcaster and sports has no place in public radio, except to report its many associated scandals.

Not exactly a "public broadcaster" in the American sense, but rather a government broadcaster in the British sense. Using that definition, it's in the interest of the government to promote the country's amateur athletes.

 

[umfan]

CBC and other state owned broadcasters get a sweet deal from the IOC, while NBC carries the heavy lifting of truly financing the IOC's operations through the enormous rights fees they pay.

That said, it's good for Canada, and those of us near the Canadian border that CBC retained this. They have the ability to provide the greatest availability of coverage throughout Canada, and carry many events live that are often tape delayed on NBC. It gives those near the border an alternative.

I have no qualms with NBC's coverage, I think they do a fine job. It's just nice to have options, particularly when they cost me no extra to have.

 

[mimo]

Not exactly a "public broadcaster" in the American sense, but rather a government broadcaster in the British sense. Using that definition, it's in the interest of the government to promote the country's amateur athletes.

Exactly right. It's called a public broadcaster but the CBC is based on the BBC model rather than PBS. That's the very viewpoint of the CBC, it's in the country's best interest to promote it's athletes, and for decades, they've promoted both amateur and professional on both radio and television.