Olympic Broadcast Rights Awarded for the Caribbean

LAUSANNE: The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has granted the broadcast rights in the Caribbean to CANOC Broadcasting Inc. (CBI) for the 2016 Games in Brazil.

CANOC Broadcasting has won the rights for all media platforms for the Games of the XXXI Olympiad in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The territories covered are: Anguilla, Antigua & Barbuda, Commonwealth of the Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bermuda, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Dominica, Grenada, Cooperative Republic of Guyana, Haiti, Jamaica, Montserrat, St. Kitts & Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Suriname, Trinidad & Tobago and Turks and Caicos.

Thomas Bach, IOC's president, said: "Throughout the history of the Olympic Games, athletes from across the Caribbean have produced outstanding, inspirational performances. We are pleased to have reached this agreement to enable extensive broadcast coverage of the Rio 2016 Games in the region."

Richard Carrión, IOC member who led the negotiations, said: "CBI will now work to secure broadcast partners across the region to ensure the best coverage of the Olympic Games in Rio. The agreement includes assurances that there will be expansive free television coverage of the Games."

Larry Romany, CBI’s CEO, added, "This agreement heralds a new era for sport in the Caribbean. The economic benefits present considerable funding opportunities for developing youth in the Region and increases the viability and international competitiveness of the Caribbean athlete. We are very excited at the prospect of a more integrated approach to the development of sports."