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Interesting process, and i think its been a really good process. and i think what ecb, sky, and bbc will all agree is that working closely together has been a really good idea. its definitely been a collaboration — when we committed to spending over £1 billion to sport as part of this wider deal, the boss at the time was determined this would be more of a collaboration between the broadcaster and governing body. thats so interesting, i wonder, youve obviously paid a lot of money for this — ...

And the mens peaked at 2.5 million — so, so far, weve been really encouraged and blown away by those figures. well be hearing more from you on that later, as well as brian henderson, director of cricket for sky sports. but lets start with gb�*s gold medals, and the olympics coverage on tv this week. andrew georgiou is president of sport at discovery — andrew, you are the main broadcaster for the olympics in britain and much of europe, just give us an idea of how big this operation is for y...

And bbc will all agree is that working closely together has been a really good idea. its definitely been a collaboration — when we committed to spending over £1 billion to sport as part of this wider deal, the boss at the time was determined this would be more of a collaboration between the broadcaster and governing body. thats so interesting, i wonder, youve obviously paid a lot of money for this — do you see this as almost like a lost leader that youre hoping to convert more people to cri...

As weve said, the rights are shared with the bbc and sky. earlier on, i spoke to brian henderson, director of cricket at sky sports, and i asked him at what point they got involved in the hundred. this is all part of a new television rights deal formed in 2017, it was initially supposed to be a 2020 competition, as part of a new five—year deal that ran from 2020—24. and yeah, like i said, it was meant to be t20 competition — they came to us in 2018, i think, and suggested that the format c...

Passion in the uk, and i think it can drive audiences. and we look at everything that comes across our desk. so did you bid for the 2021 ashes? we dont talk about the specific bids in any context, because thatsjust not something we do. but safe to say that all premium content that comes across our desk, we take a very good look at. ok, understood. minal, just tell me what you think of the hundred, of the idea of a terrestrial broadcaster — the bbc, in this case — and sky both getting togethe...

Olympics is causing that because cases are rising nationally. there are up to more than 10,000 cases a day across the country now and in the last hour, the national broadcaster here has been reported that the state of emergency we are under in tokyo has been extended to four other areas. there are two olympics —related covid cases in hospital currently so the number of people linked to the games tested positive now so far is around 193 and that includes 20 athletes. back to the sport and in th...

From free broadcasting, to internet platform, and they have lots of local platforms as well as the big international platforms, that cater to that. so in many ways they are perfectly placed to enjoy and latch straight on to the different kinds of distribution that people like discovery are providing. how long is this discovery deal good for? {lift how long is this discovery deal good for? ., , ., , how long is this discovery deal good for? ., , ., ., how long is this discovery deal good for? ...

President. another calling the martial islands once a nuclear test site for the u.s. when italy walked on, they showed a pizza, for norway, a salmon fillet, team romania, dracula. south korean media is blowing up says rafael rasheed. >> this is embarrassing and damaged koreas image abroad. >> reporter: his tweet about the cringe worthy captions went viral. >> had south korea been referred to as say a former colony of japan, it would be offensive, it would be an insult and people are asking how c...

It is day two of the games in tokyo. and skateboarding is making its olympic debut. so far, china leads the medal count. but sadly, for the first time since 1972, the u.s. failed to win a single medal on the first day of the summer games. cnns will ripley has the latest, from tokyo. >> reporter: tokyo olympics opening ceremony. a made-for-tv spectacle seen around the world. big names, like naomi osaka, bulging muscles like the tongan flag bearer. beating athletes in a parade of nations. and now,...

Apology. the problematic images and on-screen text were prepared with the intention to introduce each countrys team in a short timeframe and make them easily understood. however, it greatly lacked respect. the broadcaster, promising a full review of its editorial process. vowing, no more olympic blunders. speaking of olympic blunders, team usa. no medals on the first day. first time in, like, since 72. like, 50, 60 years. i think 50 years. i dont want to age 1972. but look. theres hope because i...