Nine Network Olympic broadcasts

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

Nine Network Olympic broadcasts
Genre	Olympics telecasts
Country of origin	Australia
Original language	English
No. of seasons	2 (2010s)
Production
Production locations	Various Olympic venues (event telecasts and studio segments)
Camera setup	Multi-camera
Running time	Varies
Original release
Network	Nine Network Stan Sport
Release	1956 (1956) – 1976 (1976) 13 February 2010 (2010-02-13) – 13 August 2012 (2012-08-13) 27 July 2024 (2024-07-27) – present
Related
Seven Olympics (1992–2008, 2016–2021) Seven Olympics (1998–2006, 2018–2022) Seven Olympics (1992–2008, 2016–2021) Ten Olympics (1984, 1988, 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]

On 8 February 2023, Nine was announced the exclusive Australian broadcaster for Paris 2024, Milan-Cortina 2026, Los Angeles 2028, Winter Olympics 2030 and Brisbane 2032 in a deal worth $305AUD.^[2][3][4] This comes after rivals Seven Network lost the Olympic rights in December 2022.^[5][6]

Broadcast rights history

Sport	Event	Date	Reference
Summer Olympics	Melbourne 1956, Montreal 1976, London 2012, Paris 2024, Los Angeles 2028, Brisbane 2032	1956, 1976, 2012, 2024, 2028, 2032	^[2]
Winter Olympics	Sarajevo 1984, Calgary 1988, Albertville 1992, Lillehammer 1994, Vancouver 2010, Milan-Cortina 2026, TBD 2030	1984, 1988, 1992, 1994, 2010, 2026, 2030

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.

• Eddie McGuire
• Ken Sutcliffe
• Giaan Rooney
• James Brayshaw
• Mark Nicholas
• Ray Warren
• Garry Lyon
• Karl Stefanovic
• Leila McKinnon
• James Tomkins
• Kerri Pottharst
• Scott McGrory
• Debbie Watson
• Melinda Gainsford-Taylor
• Michael Slater
• Andrew Gaze
• Andrew Voss
• Grant Hackett
• Jane Flemming
• Cameron Williams
• Tim Sherridan
• Phil Liggett
• Tim Gilbert
• Simon O'Donnell
• Billy Brownless
• Tony Jones
• Peter Donegan
• Michael Thomson
• Daley Thompson
• Steve Ovett

See also

• Olympics on Seven
• Olympics on Ten
• Olympics on Australian television
• Australia at the Olympics

References

1. . Herald Sun. 13 October 2007. Archived from the original on 15 October 2007. Retrieved 13 October 2007.
2. "IOC awards Nine exclusive rights in Australia for 2024-2032 Olympic Games". International Olympic Committee. 8 February 2023.
3. Brunsdon, Simon (8 February 2023). "Nine announces Olympic broadcast rights for five Games events". Nine.com.au. Retrieved 8 February 2023.
4. "Nine officially awarded Olympic Games broadcast rights up to 2032". Mediaweek. 8 February 2023. Retrieved 22 February 2023.
5. Knox, David (23 December 2022). "Report: Nine wins Olympic rights until Brisbane 2032". TV Tonight. tvtonight.com.au. Retrieved 24 December 2022.
6. Samios, Zoe (23 December 2022). "Nine takes Olympics TV rights from Seven as cricket mulls its future". Sydney Morning Herald. smh.com.au. Retrieved 24 December 2022.