The 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing was televised by a number of broadcasters throughout the world. As with previous years, Olympic Broadcasting Services produced the world feed provided to local broadcasters for use in their coverage. In most regions, broadcast rights to the 2022 and 2024 Olympics were packaged together, but some broadcasters obtained rights to further games as well.
In some countries, broadcast rights to the 2022 Winter Olympics are already agreed upon through existing long-term deals. In France and the United Kingdom, these are the first Games where Eurosport will be the main rightsholder; the BBC will sub-license a limited amount of coverage on free-to-air television, as part of a deal in which the BBC sold the pay-TV rights to the 2018 and 2020 Games to Eurosport. [1] [2]
In China, domestic rights to these Games are owned by China Media Group (CMG), with live rights being sublicensed by China Mobile's Migu streaming service. [3]
In the United States, these Games will once again be broadcast by NBCUniversal properties, as part of its US$7.75 billion contract [4] to air the Olympics through 2032. [5]
Territory | Rights holder | Ref |
---|---|---|
Afghanistan | ATN | [6] |
Armenia | APMTV | [7] |
Andorra | RTVA | [8] |
Australia | Seven Network | [9] |
Austria | ORF | [8] |
Asia | Dentsu [i] | [10] |
Bangladesh | BTV | [8] |
Belarus | Belteleradio | [8] |
Belgium | [11] [12] | |
Bhutan | BBS | [8] |
Bolivia | Bolivisión | [8] |
Bosnia and Herzegovina | BHRT | [8] |
Botswana | BTV | [8] |
Brazil | Grupo Globo | [13] |
Brunei | RTB | [8] |
Bulgaria | BNT | [8] |
Burkina Faso | RTB | [8] |
Cambodia | Hang Meas | [8] |
Canada | CBC/Radio-Canada | [14] [15] [16] |
Cape Verde | RTC | [8] |
Caribbean | Sportsmax | [8] |
Chile | TVN | [8] |
China | [17] [18] | |
Colombia | Caracol Televisión | [19] |
Costa Rica | Repretel | [8] |
Croatia | HRT | [20] |
Czech Republic | ČT | [8] |
Denmark | [21] | |
Dominican Republic | Antena 7 | [8] |
East Timor | RTTL | [8] |
Ecuador |
| [8] |
El Salvador | Canal 12 | [8] |
Estonia | Postimees Group | [22] |
Ethiopia | ETV | [8] |
Europe | Eurosport [ii] | [23] |
Finland | Yle | [24] |
France | France Télévisions | [25] |
Georgia | GPB | [8] |
Germany | [26] | |
Ghana | GTV Sports | [8] |
Greece | ERT | [27] |
Guatemala | Televisión Guatemalteca | [8] |
Honduras | VTV | [8] |
Hong Kong | [28] | |
Hungary | MTVA | [29] |
Iceland | RÚV | [22] |
India | Doordarshan | [8] |
Indonesia | TVRI | [8] |
Israel | Sports Channel | [8] |
Italy | RAI | [30] |
Ivory Coast | RTI | [8] |
Japan | Japan Consortium | [31] |
Kazakhstan | [32] | |
Kosovo | RTK | [7] |
Kyrgyzstan | KTRK | [8] |
Laos | LNTV | [8] |
Latin America [iii] | América Móvil | [33] |
Latvia | LTV | [8] |
Liechtenstein | SRG SSR | [8] |
Lithuania | TV3 | [22] |
Luxembourg | RTL | [8] |
Macau | TDM | [34] |
Malawi | MBC | [8] |
Malaysia | [35] | |
Mauritius | MBC | [8] |
MENA | beIN Sports | [36] |
Moldova | TVR | [8] |
Montenegro | RTCG | [8] |
Mongolia | [8] | |
Mozambique | STV | [8] |
Namibia | NBC | [8] |
Nepal | NTV | [8] |
Netherlands | [37] [8] | |
Norway | TVNorge | [38] |
New Zealand | Sky | [39] |
Nicaragua | Canal 10 | [8] |
Nigeria | Moreplex TV | [8] |
North Korea | SBS | [40] |
North Macedonia | MRT | [8] |
Pacific Islands | Sky | [39] |
Pakistan | PTV | [8] |
Paraguay | SNT | [8] |
Peru | Grupo ATV | [41] |
Philippines | Cignal TV | [8] |
Poland | TVP | [42] |
Portugal | RTP | [8] |
Romania | TVR | [43] |
Russia |
| [8] |
Samoa | SBC | [8] |
Seychelles | SBC | [8] |
Switzerland | SRG SSR | [8] |
Sweden | Kanal 5 | [44] |
Serbia | RTS | [22] |
Singapore | Mediacorp | [45] |
Slovakia | RTVS | [46] |
Slovenia | RTV | [22] |
South Africa | [47] | |
South Korea | [40] [8] | |
Spain | RTVE | [22] |
Sri Lanka | SLRC | [8] |
Sub-Saharan Africa | [47] [48] | |
Tajikistan | TV Varzish | [8] |
Tanzania | Azam TV | [8] |
Thailand | [49] [8] [50] | |
Taiwan |
| [8] [51] |
Turkey | TRT | [52] |
Ukraine | Suspilne | [8] |
United Kingdom | [53] | |
United States | NBCUniversal | [54] |
Uruguay | TNU | [8] |
Uzbekistan | MTRK | [8] |
Vietnam | KJSM | [8] |
Notes
Indian public broadcaster Doordarshan is part of India's diplomatic boycott and will not air live the opening and closing ceremonies of the Games. [55] [56]
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