Olympic Games

  • BT Sports channels to be based at Olympic Park

    BT Sports channels to be based at Olympic Park

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    BT has announced its new sports channels will be produced and based at the Olympic Broadcast Centre located at the heart of the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park. In June the company won the rights to show 38 live Barclays Premier League games per season for three years, including 18 of the best quality ‘first pick’…

  • BBC London 2012 Olympics DVD

    BBC London 2012 Olympics DVD

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    This BBC release includes all the key moments from this Summer’s Olympic Games.

  • BT poaches BBC Olympics producer for new sports channel

    BT poaches BBC Olympics producer for new sports channel

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    British Telecom has poached Jamie Hindhaugh, head of London 2012 production at the BBC, to oversee its new sports channel. In June the company won the rights to show 38 live Barclays Premier League games per season for three years. The deal includes 18 of the best quality ‘first pick’ games and marked the first…

  • Olympic Games DVD to feature Opening Ceremony director’s cut

    Olympic Games DVD to feature Opening Ceremony director’s cut

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    BBC Worldwide today confirmed its upcoming DVD of the London 2012 Olympic Games DVD and Blu-ray will feature a director’s cut of the universally acclaimed Opening Ceremony. In addition to the successes from Team GB, the release will feature additional key moments from the London 2012 Olympic Games.   Paul Dempsey, Managing Director of BBC…

  • BBC announces London 2012 Olympic Games DVD and Blu-ray release

    BBC announces London 2012 Olympic Games DVD and Blu-ray release

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    Fans of the London Olympics will be able to re-enjoy highlights from the Games thanks to BBC DVD.   The London 2012 Olympic Games DVD and Blu-ray will feature over nine hours of footage. Highlights include Danny Boyle’s hugely-celebrated opening ceremony as well as the closing ceremony from Artistic Director Kim Gavin’s entitled “A Symphony…

  • BBC Olympics app for iOS – updated

    BBC Olympics app for iOS – updated

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    To champion its status as the official Olympic broadcaster, the BBC recently announced it would offer 24 SD and HD extra Games channels to Sky, Freesat and Virgin Media users. Those same channels, plus Olympic news from the BBC website and results, are available in the free BBC Olympics app for iOS available in the…