This is a list of Olympic broadcasters of the 2012 Summer Olympics. The games in London, together with the 2012 Summer Paralympics were broadcast around the world, with Olympic Broadcasting Services (OBS), an agency of the International Olympic Committee, serving as the host broadcaster.[1]
The home nation broadcaster was the BBC, which broadcast up to 5,000 hours of the competition and other material using over 27 channels including the red button, SKY, Freeview, Freesat and online.[2] BBC paid £60 million for the rights of the broadcasting.[3]
- ^ "OBS London (2012)". Olympic Broadcasting Services. Archived from the original on 18 September 2010. Retrieved 1 April 2011.
- ^ Mosey, Roger (10 September 2009). "Three dimensions, 5,000 hours, and an audience of billions". BBC Sport. Retrieved 17 April 2011.
- ^ Magnay, Jacquelin (18 July 2012). "London 2012 Olympics: BBC win broadcasting rights for all Games for the next eight years". The Telegraph. Retrieved 10 May 2014.