List of television broadcasters of the 2008 Olympic Games

This is a List of the television broadcasters of the 2008 Olympic Games.

NationBroadcasterHDTVRef.
 ArgentinaCanal 7 (All events), TyC Sports (all events)
 AustraliaTelevision broadcast:
Seven Network
SBS
Radio broadcast:
2GB 1116 SEN FIVEaa 6iX 2CC 102.9 KOFM
Seven HD[1]
 AustriaORFORF 1 HD[2]
 BelarusBelteleradiocompany: TV-First and LAD[3]
 BelgiumVRT, RTBFVRT:één HD[4]
 BoliviaUnitel, Red Uno, TyC Sports
 Bosnia and HerzegovinaBHRT[5]
 BrazilFree-to-air television broadcast:
Rede Globo
Rede Bandeirantes
Cable and Satellite television broadcast:
Sportv (Sportv 2 | Sportv 3 | Sportv 4 | Sportv +)
Band Sports
ESPN
ESPN Brasil
Internet and Cellphone broadcast:
Terra Networks
Radio broadcast:
Rádio Gaúcha
Rádio CBN
Rádio Globo
Rádio Jovem Pan
Rádio Eldorado
Free-to-air television broadcast:
Rede Globo
Rede Bandeirantes
Cable and Satellite television broadcast:
Sportv HD
Globosat HD		[6][7]
 BruneiKristal-Astro, Radio Televisyen Brunei
 BulgariaBNT[8]
 CambodiaNational Television of Kampuchea
 CanadaCBC Television, Radio-Canada, bold, TSN, RDSCBC HD, Radio-Canada HD, TSN HD, RDS HD[9][10][11]
 ChileTVN, Canal 13; webcast on Terra Networks[12]
 ChinaChina Central Television (CCTV-1, CCTV-2, CCTV-3, CCTV-4, CCTV-5, CCTV-6, CCTV-7, CCTV-8, CCTV News, CCTV-E, CCTV-F, CCTV-Russky, CCTV-13, CCTV-Fengyun Football, CCTV-Fengyun Golf And Tennis), China Radio International (CRI), China National Radio (CNR) and other radio and television stations; webcast on Sohu.comCCTV-5+[13]
 ColombiaFree-to-air:
Señal Colombia, Caracol, RCN
Webcast:
Terra Networks		[14]
 CroatiaHRT[15]
 Czech RepublicČT (ČT2, ČT4 Sport)[16]
 DenmarkDR, TV 2[17][18]
 Dominican RepublicTelecentro
 EstoniaETV, ETV2[19]
 European UnionEurosportEurosport HD[16]
 FinlandTV broadcast: YLE TV1, YLE TV2, YLE FST5 & Urheilukanava
Radio broadcast: YLE Radio Suomi & YLE Radio X3M		YLE Peking HD, Eurosport HD & Saunalahti[20][21]
 FranceFrance TélévisionsFrance 2 HD, France 3 HD[22]
 GermanyDas Erste, ZDFDas Erste HD
ZDF HD		[23]
 GreeceERT[24]
 Hong KongATV, TVBATV HD
TVB HD		[25]
 HungaryMTVm1 HD, m2 HD[26]
 IcelandRUV[27]
 IndiaDoordarshan, Zee TV[28]
 IndonesiaTVRI
 IranIRIB 3
 IrelandRTÉ[29]
 IsraelTV broadcast:
Channel 1
Sport 5 (Including Sport 5+, Sport5+ Live and Sport5+ Gold)
Webcast:
sport5.co.il
Cellphone broadcast:
Pelephone, Orange and Cellcom		Cable and satellite:
Sport 5HD		[30][31][32][33]
 ItalyRAI (Rai Uno, Rai Due, Rai News, Rai Sport 1, Rai Radio 1)Rai HD[34]
 JapanNHK Television Tokyo, Nippon TV Tokyo, Fuji TV Tokyo, TV Asahi Tokyo, TV Tokyo, TBS TokyoNHK Hi-Vision (NHK G and BS-hi), Nittele HD, Fuji TV HD, TV Asahi HD, TV Tokyo Hi-Vision, TBS Hi-Vision, BS Nittele, BS Fuji, BS Asahi, BS Japan, BS-i[35][36]
 LaosLao National Television, Lao National Radio
 LatviaLTV7, LTV1 (opening and closing ceremonies)[37]
 MacauTDM (Power by China Central Television)TDM HD
 MalaysiaAstro, Radio Televisyen Malaysia
 MexicoTelevisa
TV Azteca
TVC Deportes		Televisa HD
TV Azteca HD		[38][39][40]
 MoldovaTRM[41]
 MongoliaMNB, UBS, Channel 25, TV5, TV9, NTV[42]
 MontenegroRTCG
 MyanmarMyanmar Radio and Television, Myanmar Radio National Service
 NetherlandsNPO/NOSNederland 1 HD[43]
 New ZealandTV ONE, TVNZ Sport Extra, both of which were also streamed online along with two online only channels, tvnz.co.nz three and tvnz.co.nz four which carried feeds directly from BOB (i.e. No TVNZ branding)TV ONE HD[44]
 North KoreaKBS, MBC, SBSKBS1 HD, KBS2 HD, MBC HD, SBS HD
 NorwayTV: NRK1 and NRK2
Radio: NRK P1 and NRK Sport
Internet: NRK Nett-TV		NRK1 and NRK2 (opening and closing ceremonies) and SportN HD[45]
 PakistanGeo Super[46]
 PhilippinesTelevision Cable:
Solar Sports
Basketball TV
Jack TV
SOLAR All Access 1 and 2(PPV)
Free-to-air:
C/S
ETC
2nd Avenue		[47]
 PolandTVP1, TVP2, TVP SportTVP HD[48]
 PortugalTV: RTP (RTP1, RTP2, RTPN) and SportTV (SportTV 1)
Radio: RDP Antena 1		RTP HD[49]
 Puerto RicoTelemundo de Puerto Rico
 QatarAl Jazeera English, Al Jazeera Sports 1, Al Jazeera Sports 2, Al Jazeera Sports +3Al Jazeera Sports HD
 RomaniaTVR 1, TVR 2, TelesportTVR HD[50][51][52]
 RussiaVGTRK: Russia, Russia 1, Russia 2 and Sport1 and news info on Vesti, Channel One, NTV PlusNTV Plus[53][54]
 SerbiaRTS
 SingaporeStarHub Cable Television, Singapore Telecom Mio TV, MediaCorp Radio 938LIVE, MediaCorp TV Channel 5, MediaCorp News Channel NewsAsiaMediaCorp TV HD5[55][56]
 SlovakiaSTV[57]
 SloveniaRTV SlovenijaRTV Slovenija HD Test[58][59]
 South AfricaSABC, SuperSport: SSX, SSX2, SS5, SS6 (Gold), SS7SuperSport HD[60]
 South KoreaKBS, MBC, SBSKBS1 HD, KBS2 HD, MBC HD, SBS HD
 SpainRadiotelevisión Española (RTVE) : Televisión Española (TVE) - TVE1, TVE2, Teledeporte, Canal 24 Horas, Radio Nacional de España (RNE) - Radio Exterior de España, Radio Nacional (Radio 1), Radio 5 Todo Noticias (Radio 5). Also broadcast on the web through TVE a la Carta and to cellphones by Adsmedia.TVE HD[61][62]
 Sri LankaRupavahini[63]
 SwedenSVT1, SVT24, Peking+, SRP4 and SR's webcasts. Also broadcast on the web through SVT Play and to cellphones by Tele2.SVT HD[64][65][66][67][68]
  SwitzerlandSF TSR TSIHD Suisse
 TaiwanCTV, CTS, FTV, TTV
 ThailandNBT, Modernine TV, Channel 3, TV5, (BBTV)Channel 7, TPBS, TrueVisions[69]
 TurkeyTRT 3[70][71]
 UkraineFirst National[72]
 United Arab EmiratesDubai Sports Channel, Abu Dhabi Sports Channel[73]
 United KingdomBBCBBC HD[74]
 United StatesNBC, CNBC, MSNBC (SD only), Oxygen (SD only), USA Network
Telemundo (Spanish language)
West Coast Talk Radio (talk radio)
See also: 2008 Summer Olympics on NBC		NBC HD, CNBC HD, Universal HD, USA HD, NBC HD Olympic Basketball & Soccer Channels[75][76][77]
 VenezuelaVenevision, Meridiano TV, TVES[78]
 VietnamVietnam Television, Ho Chi Minh City Television, Hanoi Radio Television and Vietnam Multimedia Corporation[79]

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