The International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced Monday that all media rights in Europe for the four Olympic Games in the 2026-2032 period have been awarded to the EBU and Warner Bros. Discovery following a successful joint bid by the two, EBU said in a press release.
This means that, beginning with the 2026 Winter Olympics, live broadcasting of the Olympic Games in Estonia will be returning to ERR, which will provide free coverage of the events.
“The Olympic Games, the biggest representative event in national sports, is back at ERR, where every Estonian resident can take part in it,” said ERR board chairman Erik Roose, commenting on Monday’s announcement.
“Bringing people together and sharing the most important moments is a common component of both the Olympics and the public media,” Roose continued, adding that both spectators and sports as a whole alike will benefit from the…
