TV Coverage of the Games
LIVE 2010 Winter Olympics from Vancouver on British Eurosport and
Eurosport HD
British Eurosport brings 24/7 coverage of the 2010 Winter Olympic
Games from Vancouver. It will be the 11th consecutive
winter games on the channel and the first to be broadcast in
stunning high definition on Eurosport HD. The LIVE coverage will
start each day following the Olympic Countdown
programme which will broadcast every day at 1730 giving fans
a taste of the day’s action to come. From there on British Eurosport
sees LIVE overnight action with coverage from 15 Olympic sports.
Other programming includes Olympic Breakfast, which
will be a series of five-minute bulletins giving viewers the latest
news from the night’s events. Olympic Finish Line will
be broadcast at various points in the day and will feature all the
best moments from the day’s action, with various interviews, reports
and results. Throughout the day there will also be chances to catch
up on any action missed through highlights programmes.
For a full breakdown
of British Eurosport’s Olympic programming see their online fluid
book:
http://wintersports2010.eurosport-tv.com
BBC Coverage
The Winter Olympics, 12-28 February
There will be continuous live/as live coverage of the Games on BBC
Red Button, BBC Sport Online and BBC iPlayer, 24-hours a day.
1.30-3.30pm, BBC Two and BBC HD (start times vary) – Hazel Irvine
and Sue Barker present highlights of the best of the overnight
action.
7.00-9.00pm, BBC Two and BBC HD – Clare Balding brings live coverage
from the slopes as we look at the best of the action from the alpine
skiing and snowboarding. This will incorporate national and regional
news and weather.
11.20pm-5.00am, BBC Two and BBC HD (start times vary) – Hazel Irvine
presents live coverage of the best of the day's events.




