LONDON: Sport 24, IMG’s owned and operated channel for the inflight and in ship industries, has secured a deal for extensive live coverage of the next two Olympic Games – Beijing 2022 and Paris 2024.
Airline and cruise line passengers will have access to over 300 hours of live coverage for the Olympic Winter Games Beijing 2022 on both Sport 24 and its sister channel Sport 24 Extra. This year, seven events are set to make their Olympic debut including the women’s monobob, men’s and women’s freestyle skiing, along with four new mixed team events. Other key events will include alpine skiing, bobsleigh, and skeleton. A daily highlights show will also be produced and distributed to airlines and cruise lines exclusively by IMG.
Sport 24 is available on Panasonic’s market-leading live television service, which is broadcast via satellite. Launched in 2012, both Sport 24 and Sport 24 Extra are produced from IMG’s production HQ at Stockley Park, near London’s Heathrow Airport. Sport 24 also shows live action from the Premier League, UEFA Champions & Europa League, AFC, NBA, golf’s Majors, tennis’ Grand Slams and more.
