Nine Network Olympic broadcasts

*Nine Network Olympic broadcasts*
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
Release	1956-1976; 13 February 2010 –; 13 August 2012

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]

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

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.

^ "Nine, Foxtel to broadcast Olympics". Herald Sun. 13 October 2007. Archived from the original on 15 October 2007. Retrieved 13 October 2007. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)