IOC Television will begin even before the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro – Press Portal

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) confirmed yesterday that the channel will start another Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro.

channel operator will be owned by the IOC Olympic Broadcasting Services (OBS). By 2016, in Madrid, has created a new television headquarters, which will employ about 100 people. At the beginning will be available only in the form of Internet TV in English. The development of the channel until 2021. The IOC plans to allocate 490 million.

The main task of the new station will be to promote the Olympic sports. (LL)