Tokyo Governor and President of Tokyo 2016 Shintaro Ishihara led a panel discussion on Tokyo’s bid for the 2016 Summer Olympic Games, which was broadcast live via the Internet. The session, called Tokyo Big Talk, was hosted by the governor and organized by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government. A group of “enthusiastic supporters” attended the session.
A report prepared by Vancouver city staff and sent to the city’s mayor and council Monday says the costs of the affordable, or social housing component of the Athletes’ village for the 2010 Winter Games is over budget by as much as $77 million. The report to be debated by city council Tuesday says, “in order to achieve the full 100 per cent core-need subsidy, a further $77 million would be the additional required investment by the city. This was never contemplated by the city at the inception of the project”. The report recommends that city staff report back to council by April 15 with “financial and operational options” for the affordable housing component.
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has awarded European broadcast rights for the 2014 and 2016 Olympic Games to SPORTFIVE. SPORTFIVE has acquired the rights across all media platforms, including free-to-air television, subscription television, Internet and mobile phone, across 40 countries in Europe with the exception of France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Turkey and the United Kingdom. IOC President Jacques Rogge said the agreement “marks an exciting new era in the broadcasting of the Olympic Games”. The IOC has already reached agreements with SKY Italia in Italy and FOX Turkey in Turkey for the 2014-2016 period.
