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Broadcast coverage of the 2010 Winter Olympics aired on the radio and television services listed below.
Within the host Vancouver-Whistler area, coverage was available on CIVT-TV (CTV), KING-TV (NBC), CHNM-TV (Omni), and most of the Canadian cable channels listed in the below table.
| Nation | Primary rightsholder(s) | Broadcasters | HDTV | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Albania | TVSH | Free-to-air television broadcast: TVSH | ||
 Argentina | TyC Sports | |||
 Armenia | ARMTV | Free-to-air television broadcast: ARM TV | ||
 Australia | Nine Network Foxtel | Free-to-air television broadcast: Nine Network Cable and satellite television broadcast: Foxtel
| Free-to-air television broadcast: Nine HD Cable and satellite television broadcast: Foxtel HD+: one Channel for each venue
| [1] [2] |
 Austria | ORF | ORF1 | ORF1 HD | |
 Azerbaijan | İTV | Free-to-air television broadcast: iTV | ||
 Belarus | BTRC | Free-to-air television broadcast: First National Channel LAD NTV Belarus | ||
 Belgium | VRT RTBF Euro1080 | Free-to-air television broadcast: één één+ Canvas La Une La Deux Cable and satellite television broadcast: Exqi Plus Exqi Sport | ||
 Bosnia and Herzegovina | BHT | Free-to-air television broadcast: BHT1 | ||
 Brazil | Rede Record Globosat Terra Networks | Free-to-air television broadcast: Rede Record Record News Cable and satellite television broadcast: SporTV Internet rights: Terra Networks | Free-to-air television broadcast: Rede Record Cable and satellite television broadcast: SporTV HD | |
 Bulgaria | BNT | Free-to-air television broadcast: BNT 1 | ||
 Canada | CTV Olympics (CTVglobemedia / Rogers Media) | Free-to-air television: CTV (mirrored on A Atlantic) [3] | Free-to-air television: CTV HD | [6] |
 Chile | Canal 13 Televisión Nacional de Chile | Free-to-air television broadcast: Canal 13 Televisión Nacional de Chile | ||
 China | CCTV | CCTV-5 | ||
 Croatia | HRT | Free-to-air television broadcast: HRT2 | ||
 Czech Republic | Czech Television | Free-to-air television broadcast: ČT2 ČT4 | ||
 Denmark | DR TV2 | Free-to-air television broadcast: DR1 DR2 TV 2 Cable and satellite television: TV 2 Zulu | ||
 Estonia | ETV | Free-to-air television broadcast: ETV ETV2 | ||
 Europe | Eurosport | Eurosport | ||
 Finland | YLE | Free-to-air television broadcast: YLE TV2 (Finnish) YLE FST5 (Swedish) | Canal Digital satellite broadcast and selected cable networks: YLE HD | |
 France | France Télévisions | France 2 France 3 France 4 | France 2 HD | |
 Germany | ARD ZDF | Free-to-air television broadcast: Das Erste ZDF EinsFestival ZDFinfokanal | Das Erste HD | |
 Greece | ERT | ET1 | ||
 Greenland | KNR | |||
 Hong Kong | Cable TV | |||
 Hungary | MTV | Free-to-air television broadcast: MTV1 MTV2 | m2 HD | |
 Iran | IRIB | Free-to-air television broadcast: IRIB TV1 IRIB TV3 | ||
 Italy | RAI Sky Italia | Free-to-air television broadcast: Rai Due Rai Tre Rai Sport Più Cable and satellite television broadcast: SKY Olimpia 1 (Alpine skiing) SKY Olimpia 2 (Nordic skiing) SKY Olimpia 3 (Ice skating) SKY Olimpia 4 (Ice hockey) SKY Olimpia 5 | Free-to-air television broadcast: | [7] |
 Japan | NHK Fuji TV NTV | |||
 Kazakhstan | Arna Media | Free-to-air television broadcast: Khabar El Arna | ||
 Latvia | LTV | Free-to-air television broadcast: LTV1 LTV7 | ||
 Lithuania | LRT | Free-to-air television broadcast: LRT LRT2 | ||
 Mexico | XEIMT-TDT TV Nuevo León | |||
 Netherlands | NOS | Free-to-air television broadcast: Nederland 1 | Nederland 1 HD | |
 New Zealand | SKY Network Television | Free-to-air television broadcast: Prime Cable and satellite television broadcast: SKY Sport
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 Norway | NRK | Free-to-air television broadcast: NRK1 NRK2 | Free-to-air television broadcast: NRK1 HD | [8] |
 Philippines | Solar Entertainment | Free-to-air television broadcast: Solar TV Cable and satellite television: Solar Sports | [9] | |
 Poland | TVP | Free-to-air television broadcast: TVP1 TVP2 Cable and satellite television: TVP Sport | TVP HD | |
 Portugal | RTP | Free-to-air television broadcast: RTP2 | ||
 Romania | TVR | Free-to-air television broadcast: TVR1 TVR2 | TVR HD | [10] |
 Russia | Channel One VGTRK | Free-to-air television broadcast: Channel One Russia 1 Russia 2 | 2 Sport 2 | [11] [12] |
 Serbia | RTS | RTS2 | ||
 Slovakia | STV | Jednotka Dvojka Trojka | Trojka HD | |
 Slovenia | RTV | Free-to-air television broadcast: SLO2 | Free-to-air television broadcast: SLO HD | |
 South Korea | SBS | Free-to-air television broadcast: SBS Cable and satellite television broadcast: SBS Sports SBS Golf SBS-CNBC | Free-to-air television broadcast: SBS HD | |
 Spain | TVE | TVE1 TVE2 Teledeporte | TVE HD | |
 Sweden | SVT | Free-to-air television broadcast: SVT1 SVT2 SVT24 SVT Educational Broadcasting Online: SVT Play Worldwide: SVT World Radio: Radiosporten SR P3 Radiosporten SR P4 | ||
 Switzerland | SRG SSR idée suisse | SF zwei (German) TSR 2 (French) RSI La 2 (Italian) | HD suisse | |
 Turkey | TRT | TRT 3 | ||
 Ukraine | NTU | UT-1 | ||
 United Kingdom | BBC | BBC Two BBC Three British Eurosport Radio: BBC Radio 5 Live BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra | BBC HD Eurosport HD | |
 United States | NBC Universal | Free-to-air television broadcast: NBC Universal Sports Telemundo Cable and satellite television broadcast: USA Network CNBC MSNBC Radio: Westwood One | NBC HD MSNBC HD CNBC HD USA HD Universal HD | [13] |
 Vietnam | VTC Hồ Chí Minh Television Vietnam Television | VTC3, HTV1, HTV9, HTV7, HTV THỂ THAO, VTV2, VTV3, VTV6 |
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