The press release in from Montrose hyping RTÉ's Olympics gives us the distinct impression that their summer games are going to be lasting deep into October.
Let the Games Begin as RTÉ announces 2,300 hours of Olympic coverage
RTÉ today (Thursday 12th July, 2012) announced it will offer up to 2,300 hours of coverage of the 2012 London Olympics across RTÉ Television, RTÉ Radio and RTÉ Digital beginning with the opening ceremony on Friday 27 July and running until the closing day on Sunday 12 August.
The 2012 London Olympics will see RTÉ.ie offer users up to 12 high-definition video streams with RTÉ Television broadcasting in excess of 12 hours of HD coverage each day while RTÉ Radio will feature coverage across five of its stations.
RTÉ has been broadcasting coverage of the Olympic Games to the Irish public since 1956 with the first radio coverage of the Olympic Games in Melbourne featured on Junior Sports Magazine, presented by Harry Thuillier. Following the establishment of Ireland’s television channel Telefis Éireann in 1961, the first Irish television coverage of the Olympics was in 1964 at the Tokyo games.
Ryle Nugent, RTÉ’s Group Head of Sport said: “RTÉ has been broadcasting Olympic coverage for 56 years and we are pleased to continue this proud heritage with the most comprehensive coverage of live action throughout each day of the games across a multitude of platforms. This year RTÉ’s Olympic coverage will extend even further than ever before with all television output available in HD along with a planned 50% increase in the number of live streams available online and extensive radio coverage throughout the schedule.”
