Tokyo Olympics 2020 on BBC and Eurosport

[Brekkie]

Presumably the Opening Ceremony (and closing for that matter) will be significantly shorter than usual. You'd expect the lengthy Parade of Athletes to be significantly reduced to limit athlete mixing as much as possible which usually accounts for half of the opening ceremony.

[Col87]

Nine hour time difference so would expect live coverage from around midnight to 2pm, then "best of the rest" afternoon coverage on BBC1. Will avoid a full fantasy rota but wouldn't be surprised if Clare did both a live shift from around 11am-2pm and the evening highlights.

That would be similar to the 2018 Winter Olympics when there was an hour of highlights at 19:00 on BBC Two with extended highlights afterwrds on BBC Four, which I remember worked well enough.

Will avoid a full fantasy rota but wouldn't be surprised if Clare did both a live shift from around 11am-2pm and the evening highlights.

Once again the same happened in 2018 with the Olympics and Commonwelath Games with the lead presenter (Clare for the Olympics and Clare then Gabby for the Commonwealths) on air 1000-1400 then doing the highlights later that evening. In many ways those events have become an almost full scale test event for what this summer will be like now most probably.

Nine hour time difference so would expect live coverage from around midnight to 2pm

Those timings may be a little earlier as some events, like triathlon, are starting very early in the morning (traithlon at 06:30 Tokyo/22:30 London) to avoid the potentially dangerous heat in the middle of the day (major sporting events in extremely hot conditions looks to be a running theme for the next 18 months). The 1964 Olympics were held in October, but TV companies' demands are the important thing these days. TV (NBC) also to blame for the swimming finals to be in the Tokyo morning (middle of the night UK) not in the evening as is usual.

For the last few Olympics ( summer at least ) BBC one has been mostly the Olympic channel. With the time difference and not been able to have as many channels I would expect primetime extended highlights and possibly even a full replay or delayed coverage in full for certain events. Even if not shown live I could see all of the British team football matches been shown in full with how the BBC are pushing woman’s the same for some other team sports.

[RhysJR]

Presumably the Opening Ceremony (and closing for that matter) will be significantly shorter than usual. You'd expect the lengthy Parade of Athletes to be significantly reduced to limit athlete mixing as much as possible which usually accounts for half of the opening ceremony.

That would make sense. But, NBC (who are actually SHOWING IT LIVE) are saying their broadcast will be four hours long, starting five minutes before the ceremony starts. Suggesting that it could be over by midnight, which is what London at least was like if I recall, so maybe no changes...

[RhysJR]

I wonder how the coverage will be during breakfast hours? In 2018, live coverage moved to BBC Two with the normal BBC Breakfast airing on BBC One. Can anybody remember how it was in 2008? I guess it may depend on where the news situation is at the time pssobly.

[Brekkie]

Olympic Breakfast was certainly on BBC1 with I think headlines and local news every half hour. Not sure if BBC2 sometimes had alternative uninterrupted coverage, something the new deal will not allow.

The schedule works out pretty well for Breakfast. Diving most days at 6am which they could probably get the news in before and after within the hour. Other medal sports in the first week are sports like archery, judo and xanoe slalom where they can dip in as required. In week two the track cycling lands in the slot which although at first seems an awkward clash will probably work OK as they can schedule around the key events.

Just unfortunate this time they can't offer uninterrupted coverage of events Breakfast would be dipping in and out of as with just one extra stream it will be best to focus on something Breakfast isn't covering.

[excel99]

BBC2 aired CBBC as normal
https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/schedules/bb...2008-08-15

[1stPlayerTokens]

i wonder what the on screen graphics will be for this olympics

[TIGHazard]

Video games are now a official pre-Olympic event.

https://www.olympic.org/news/amp/interna...ual-series

Taking place ahead of the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020, the OVS will begin on 13 May, continuing through to 23 June 2021. The Olympic Virtual Series will mobilise virtual sport, esports and gaming enthusiasts all around the world in order to reach new Olympic audiences, while also encouraging the development of physical and non-physical forms of sports in line with the recommendations of the IOC’s Olympic Agenda 2020+5.

The following International Federations and gaming publishers will be part of the Olympic Virtual Series:

- World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) – eBaseball Powerful Pro Baseball 2020, Konami Digital Entertainment

- Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) – Zwift, Zwift inc.

- World Rowing - Open format

- World Sailing - Virtual Regatta, Virtual Regatta SAS

- Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) - Gran Turismo, Polyphony Digital

[Brekkie]

i wonder what the on screen graphics will be for this olympics

I'd be surprised if they are more than an evolution of the graphics we've had for the last 3 summer games.

[BcastCornwall]

The odds that these games won't go ahead have risen in the past few days. C19 is still a major problem in Greater Tokyo, and in Japan in general. It's become a political issue with elections due in the Autumn too. I'd suggest currently it's only 60:40 that they'll go ahead.

[RhysJR]

The odds that these games won't go ahead have risen in the past few days. C19 is still a major problem in Greater Tokyo, and in Japan in general. It's become a political issue with elections due in the Autumn too. I'd suggest currently it's only 60:40 that they'll go ahead.

On that, I found this article form late last week quite informative on the complications of the event going ahead and the complications of it being cancelled. Both the Japanese authorities and the IOC will be extremely stubborn in not wanting to cancel but I'd say they'd be unwise to not pay attention to the reaction of the Japanese people.
https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2021/m...s-go-ahead

Furthermore, Pfizer and the IOC reached a deal last week for many athletes to reeive vaccinations ahead of the Olympics, which is encouraging for the case for the games to go ahead.

[XIII]

It would seem odd for the Olympics to be cancelled when other major sporting events have occurred this year.

[gottago]

It would seem odd for the Olympics to be cancelled when other major sporting events have occurred this year.

This is totally different beast to anything that's occurred this year though isn't it? The vast majority of events have been single sports whereas this is a multi-sport event across many different sports and hundreds (thousands?) of events. Tens of thousands of athletes, trainers and organisers from every country on earth, most of whom living in the same small village in Tokyo. And then all the locals that are involved as well. It's a lot more people management than any other event has had to deal with so far.

[Stuart]

It would seem odd for the Olympics to be cancelled when other major sporting events have occurred this year.

The difference with the Olympics is that it gathers sportsmen/women from across the globe and a plethora of media. Even sans foreign spectators, many would see it as just asking for trouble in spreading the virus.

Perhaps they should just award Tokyo the 2032 Games as the host hasn't yet been chosen. They could even call it 'Tokyo 2020' for a bit of a laugh! 8-)

[XIII]

Perhaps they should just award Tokyo the 2032 Games as the host hasn't yet been chosen. They could even call it 'Tokyo 2020' for a bit of a laugh! 8-)

2032 has already been offered to Brisbane de facto so it's unlikely the IOC will give it to Tokyo.