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The 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro was televised by a number of broadcasters throughout the world. As with previous years, Olympic Broadcasting Services produced the world feed provision to local broadcasters for use in their coverage. In most regions, broadcast rights to the 2016 Summer Olympics were packaged together with those for the 2014 Winter Olympics, but some broadcasters obtained rights to further games as well.
Territory | Broadcaster | Ref |
---|---|---|
Afghanistan | RTA TV | [1] |
Albania | [1] [2] | |
Algeria | EPTV | [3] |
Andorra | [4] [1] | |
Angola | TPA | [5] |
Antigua and Barbuda | ABS | [1] |
Argentina | [6] [7] | |
Armenia | Armenia 1 | [1] [8] |
Asia | Dentsu 1 | [9] |
Australia | Seven Network | [10] [11] |
Austria | ORF | [12] |
Azerbaijan | İTV | [13] |
Bahamas | ZNS | [1] |
Barbados | CBC | [1] |
Belarus | Belteleradio | [14] |
Belgium | [15] [16] | |
Belize | [17] [18] | |
Benin | ORTB | [1] |
Bermuda | BBC | [1] |
Bosnia and Herzegovina | [1] [19] [20] | |
Botswana | BTV | [1] |
Brazil | [21] [22] [23] [24] | |
Brunei | Kristal-Astro | [1] |
Bulgaria | [25] | |
Burundi | RTNB | [5] |
Cambodia |
| [1] |
Canada | [26] [27] | |
Cape Verde | RTC | [1] |
Caribbean | [28] [29] [30] [31] | |
Cayman Islands | Hurley's TV Ltd | [1] |
Central African Republic | TéléCentrafrique | [1] |
Central Asia | Dentsu 2 | [32] |
Chad | Télé Tchad | [1] |
Chile | TVN | [33] |
China | [34] [35] | |
Chinese Taipei |
| [1] [36] [37] [38] |
Colombia | [39] [40] | |
Comoros | ORTV | [1] |
Congo | TELE Congo | [1] |
Costa Rica | Repretel | [41] |
Croatia | HRT | [42] |
Cuba | ICRT | [43] |
Cyprus | CyBC | [44] |
Czech Republic | [45] | |
Democratic Republic of the Congo | RTNC | [5] |
Denmark | [46] | |
Dominican Republic | CDN | [1] |
Ecuador | Teleamazonas | [47] |
El Salvador | TCS | [1] |
Eritrea | Eri-TV | [1] |
Estonia | [48] [49] | |
Europe | Sportfive 3 | [50] |
Fiji | [51] | |
Finland | Yle | [52] |
France | [53] [54] | |
Gabon | RTG | [1] |
Gambia | Groupe Excaf Telecom | [5] |
Georgia | GPB | [55] |
Germany | [53] [56] | |
Ghana | GBC | [1] |
Greece | [1] [57] | |
Grenada | GBN | [1] |
Guatemala | Radio y Televisión de Guatemala | [58] |
Guinea | RTG | [1] |
Guinea Bissau |
| [1] |
Guyana | NCN | [1] |
Haiti | Canal+ | [59] |
Honduras | VTV | [60] |
Hong Kong | TVB | [61] |
Hungary | MTVA | [62] |
Iceland | [63] [64] | |
India | Doordarshan | [65] |
Indonesia | Emtek | [66] |
Iran | IRIB | [67] |
Ireland | RTÉ | [68] |
Israel | Sport 5 | [69] |
Italy | RAI 4 | [50] [70] |
Ivory Coast | RTI | [5] |
Jamaica |
| [1] |
Japan | Japan Consortium | [71] |
Kazakhstan | [72] [73] | |
Kenya | KBC | [5] |
Kosovo | [1] [2] | |
Kuwait | KTV | [74] |
Kyrgyzstan | KTRK | [75] |
Laos | LNTV | [1] |
Latin America 5 | [76] [77] [78] [79] | |
Latvia | [48] [49] | |
Lesotho | Lesotho TV | [1] |
Liberia | LBS | [1] |
Liechtenstein | SRG SSR | [1] |
Lithuania | [48] [49] | |
Luxembourg | RTL | [80] |
Macau | [81] | |
Macedonia | MRT | [82] |
Madagascar | ORTM | [1] |
Malawi | MBC | [1] |
Malaysia | [83] [84] [85] | |
Marshall Islands | MBC | [1] |
Mauritius | MBC | [1] |
Mexico | [86] | |
MENA | [1] [87] [88] | |
Moldova | TRM | [89] |
Mongolia | [1] [90] | |
Montenegro | RTCG | [91] |
Morocco | SNRT | [92] |
Mozambique | TVM | [5] |
Myanmar | [1] [93] | |
Namibia | NBC | [1] |
Nauru | Nauru Media Bureau | [1] |
Netherlands | NOS | [94] |
New Zealand | [1] [95] | |
Nigeria | [96] | |
Niue | BCN | [1] |
North Korea | SBS | [97] |
Norway | TV 2 | [98] |
Pacific Islands 6 | Sky Television | [95] |
Pakistan | PTV | [1] |
Palau | PNCC | [1] |
Papua New Guinea | EM TV | [99] |
Paraguay | Paraguay TV | [100] |
Peru | Latina Television | [101] |
Philippines | TV5 | [102] [103] [104] |
Poland | TVP | [105] |
Portugal | [106] [107] | |
Puerto Rico | NBCUniversal | [108] |
Qatar | QGBTC | [1] |
Romania | TVR | [109] |
Russia | [110] | |
Rwanda | RTV | [1] |
Saint Kitts and Nevis | ZIZ | [1] |
Saint Lucia | HTS | [1] |
Samoa | SBC | [1] |
San Marino | RAI 4 | [50] [70] |
Senegal | Groupe Excaf Telecom | [5] |
Serbia | RTS | [111] |
Seychelles | SBC | [5] |
Sierra Leone | SLBC | [1] |
Singapore | Mediacorp | [112] [113] |
Slovakia | [114] | |
Slovenia | RTV Slovenija | [115] |
Solomon Islands | Solomon Telekom | [1] |
South Africa | [116] [117] | |
South Asia | Star India | [118] |
South Korea | [119] [120] [121] | |
Spain | RTVE | [4] |
Sri Lanka | Sri Lanka Rupavahini Corporation | [122] |
Sub-Saharan Africa | [117] [123] [124] [125] | |
Suriname |
| [1] |
Swaziland | Swazi TV | [1] |
Sweden | MTG | [126] |
Switzerland | SRG SSR | [127] |
Tajikistan | Television Varzish | [1] |
Tanzania | Azam Media | [128] |
Thailand | TPT | [129] |
Tonga | TBC | [1] |
Trinidad and Tobago | [1] | |
Tunisia | ERTT | [130] |
Turkey | TRT | [131] |
Uganda | UBC | [1] |
Ukraine | NTKU | [132] |
United Arab Emirates | Abu Dhabi Media | [133] |
United Kingdom | BBC | [134] |
United States | NBCUniversal | [108] [135] |
Uruguay | TNU | [136] |
Uzbekistan | MTRK | [137] |
Vanuatu | VBTC | [1] |
Venezuela | TVes | [138] |
Vietnam |
| [1] [139] |
Zimbabwe | ZBC | [1] |
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