Network 10 Olympic broadcasts

The broadcast network Network Ten has televised the Olympic Games three times in Australia. Ten first televised the Winter Olympic Games in 2014 and the Summer Olympic Games in 1984.

Network 10 Olympic broadcasts
Genre	Olympics telecasts
Country of origin	Australia
Original language	English
No. of seasons	3
Production
Production locations	Various Olympic venues (event telecasts and studio segments)
Camera setup	Multi-camera
Running time	Varies
Original release
Network	Network Ten
Release	29 July 1984 (1984-07-29) – 3 October 1988 (1988-10-03)
Release	8 February (2014-02-08) – 24 February 2014 (2014-02-24)
Related
Nine Summer Olympics (1956, 1976, 2012, 2024–present) Nine Winter Olympics (1992, 1994, 2010, 2026–present) Seven Summer Olympics (1992–2008, 2016–2021) Seven Winter Olympics (1998–2006, 2018–2022)

Overview

Network Ten had exclusive Australian free-to-air, online and mobile telephony broadcast rights to the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, the live telecast of the XXII Olympiad.

On 14 May 2013, the International Olympic Committee announced that Network Ten had secured broadcasting rights for the 2014 Winter Olympics, for A$20 million.^[1][2] Its flagship nightly program was Sochi Tonight, and it marked the first time a network used a multichannel to air Olympic content, with ONE airing different content to the primary Ten channel.^{[3][4][5][6][7]}

Broadcast rights history

Sport	Event	Date	Reason/Subsequent Broadcasters
Summer Olympics	Los Angeles 1984, Seoul 1988	1984, 1988
Winter Olympics	Sochi 2014	2014

Staff and Commentators

2014 Winter Olympics

• Stephen Quartermain
• Mel McLaughlin
• Alisa Camplin
• Brad McEwan
• Greg Rust
• Nicole Livingstone
• Steven Bradbury
• Steven Lee
• David Culbert
• Steph Hickey
• Mitch Tomlinson
• Luke Kneller
• Michael Kennedy
• Lachie Reid
• Rob Waters
• Mark Howard
• Magdalena Roze
• Nuala Hafner
• Mazoe Ford
• Danielle Isdale
• Scott Mackinnon
• Matt Doran
• Melinda Nucifora
• Max Futcher
• Roy and HG

See also

• Olympics portal
• Australia portal
• Television portal

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

References

1. Long, Michael (13 May 2013). "Report: Ten Network snaps up cut-price Sochi rights". SportsPro. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
2. Christensen, Nic (13 May 2013). "Ten 'picks up 2014 Winter Olympics for $20m'". Mumbrella. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
3. "Channel 10 promises more than 550 hours of Sochi Winter Olympics coverage". news.com.au. 30 October 2013. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
4. "Network Ten wins rights to 2014 Olympics". The Sydney Morning Herald. 13 May 2013. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
5. "Olympic fury over rules for TV sport". The Australian. 7 April 2012. Retrieved 13 August 2013.
6. "Seven withdraws from bidding for Olympics as price tag proves too great for TV networks". Fox Sports. 8 April 2013. Retrieved 13 August 2013.
7. MacKay, Duncan (12 May 2013). "Ten Network signs $20 million deal to broadcast Sochi 2014 in Australia, claim reports". Inside the Games. Retrieved 13 August 2013.