Olympic broadcast programming is generated by the Olympic host broadcast organization, which captures the television and radio signal from each Olympic venue and delivers the signal to the Olympic broadcast partners to air over various media platforms throughout the world. From 2009 onwards, Olympic Broadcast Services (OBS) has overseen the host broadcaster function for the Games.
Figures from before 2024 were taken from .
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Olympic Games: total number of coverage hours broadcasted 1998-2024
During the coverage of the Paris 2024 Olympics, there were 11,000 host broadcast feed hours. This was a record-high for the Summer Olympics, denoting an increase of around eight percent from the previous year.
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International Olympic Committee (IOC). (February 6, 2025). Number of Summer Olympic Games host broadcast feed hours from 1988 to 2024 [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 21, 2026, from /statistics/274822/number-of-olympic-games-host-broadcast-feed-hours/
International Olympic Committee (IOC). "Number of Summer Olympic Games host broadcast feed hours from 1988 to 2024." Chart. February 6, 2025. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 21, 2026. /statistics/274822/number-of-olympic-games-host-broadcast-feed-hours/
International Olympic Committee (IOC). (2025). Number of Summer Olympic Games host broadcast feed hours from 1988 to 2024. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 21, 2026. /statistics/274822/number-of-olympic-games-host-broadcast-feed-hours/
International Olympic Committee (IOC). "Number of Summer Olympic Games Host Broadcast Feed Hours from 1988 to 2024." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 6 Feb 2025, /statistics/274822/number-of-olympic-games-host-broadcast-feed-hours/
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Number of Summer Olympic Games host broadcast feed hours from 1988 to 2024 [Graph], International Olympic Committee (IOC), February 6, 2025. [Online]. Available: /statistics/274822/number-of-olympic-games-host-broadcast-feed-hours/
