RTC Sports was apart of a major press conference in Trinidad & Tobago yesterday for a major announcement as Cable & Wireless Communications (CWC) was been named the official broadcast sponsor – and the exclusive telecoms partner – of the 2016 Rio Olympics for the Pan-Caribbean region.
The decision was made by CANOC Broadcasting Inc (CBI), a subsidiary of the Caribbean Association of National Olympic Committees.
The organisation, which now operates both the LIME and Flow brands in a number of markets, has secured the exclusive Olympics content rights to all platforms in 20 English-speaking countries including the Turks & Caicos, as well as non-exclusive rights in 10 non-English-speaking countries throughout the region, said John Reid, President, Consumer Group, CWC.
In addition to the Olympic coverage, Reid says it will also provide customers with a unique variety of live video feeds and data services offered across a number of media platforms including radio, TV, mobile, and Internet streams.
These live services will feature interviews, profiles and live-action footage of Caribbean athletes as a result of this unique partnership, from more than 20 cameras said Larry Romany, CEO, Canoc Broadcasting Inc.
“We are proud to have this opportunity to bring a more enriched Olympic experience to our region,” said John Reid, former president of Columbus Communications and recently appointed president of CWC’s Consumer Group.
“It truly is a privilege to offer our customers unparalleled access to this significant international sporting event, and we are excited to work with CBI, who are committed to ensuring that viewers in our region can enjoy the spectacle of their hometown heroes competing on the world stage,” he continued.
RTC Sports can also confirm that there will be no extra charges to consumers for the viewing of this event, which will be 12 hours of live broadcasts and video on the demand content, this was announced to our press.
So far, Turks & Caicos is the first territory offering LTE through Lime, which will be unveiling these for our sports fans to see & enjoy.
Following the press conference RTC’s Chris Jarrett spoke with Ali Smith from the Commonwealth Games, who said that he is very excited about this and looks forward to Turks & Caicos taking part in this event.
