Arne Wessberg, EBU President, Jean Réveillon, and IOC representatives Jacques Rogge, President, and Thomas Bach, Vice-President, have signed a contract for the comprehensive media rights to the Vancouver Olympic Games as well as the 2012 Games*.
The European Broadcasting Union (Eurovision) has been granted comprehensive media rights to the 2010 and 2012 Olympic Games for the entire European Broadcasting Area (except Italy, with which the IOC will deal separately).
The rights acquired under the agreement will allow the most comprehensive coverage of the Olympic Games, on free-to-air television but also on all other platforms, such as the Internet and mobile telephone services, by EBU Members and sublicensees.
* The candidate cities for the 2012 Games are: London, Madrid, Moscow, New York and Paris.