TORONTO – CBC/Radio-Canada has named Telelatino Network Inc. (TLN) as an official licensed broadcaster for coverage of the Olympic Winter Games PyeongChang 2018 and the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020, allowing Canadians to enjoy coverage of the Olympic Games in more languages.
During PyeongChang 2018, TLN will provide Canadians access to one game per day from the men’s or women’s ice hockey tournament in two languages (Italian and Spanish) as well as daily encore broadcasts in prime time and daily highlights from the Olympic Games. It’s coverage will begin Friday, February 10 at 7:00 AM ET with the women’s hockey game featuring South Korea vs. Japan and will culminate with the men’s gold medal match on Friday, February 24 at 10:00 PM ET.
Coverage of Tokyo 2020 on TLN will include select soccer broadcasts in Italian, Spanish and Portuguese.
“CBC/Radio-Canada is pleased to welcome TLN to our Olympic Games coverage plans through this unique partnership,” said Greg Stremlaw, executive director of CBC Sports and Olympics general manager, in Monday’s announcement. “Providing coverage of the Olympic Games hockey tournament to Canadians in even more languages further extends a key cultural connection and increases the inclusivity of our coverage.”
“We are proud to continue our own public service mission in collaboration with CBC/Radio Canada as we have on many occasions in the past,” added Telelatino president Aldo Di Felice. “This time, our collaboration will ensure multilingual coverage of the games in some of the nation’s most widely-spoken immigrant languages.”
The PyeongChang 2018 Olympic Winter Games will take place February 9 – 25, 2018 in PyeongChang, South Korea.
