Summer Olympics TV Coverage 2020 (TOKYO GAMES)

Summer Olympics 2020 starting next year in Japan. Seven beautiful venues for the Olympic sports chosen by the Japan. Almost 136 countries will participate in the event. The television coverage rights sold to official broadcasters for Olympics games.

Summer Olympics 2020 TV coverage rights sold to number local broadcasters BBC will telecast last games this time and Eurosport have rights for European countries.

TV rights deals completed during the winter Olympics 2018. In 2020 summer Olympics more channels were added to coverage. These are the last summer Olympics games rights owned by BBC. In Europe Discovery Communications will provide the coverage. Discovery will sub-license coverage to free-to-air networks in each territory

Summer Olympics 2020 TV Coverage 
 Country  Rights Holder
Armenia APMTV
Asia Dentsu
Australia Seven Network
Austria ORF
Belarus Belteleradio
Belgium VRT, RTBF
Bosnia and Herzegovina BHRT
Brazil Grupo Globo, BandSports
Bulgaria BNT
Canada CBC/Radio-Canada, Sportsnet, TSN, TLN
Caribbean International Media Content Ltd, SportsMax
China CCTV
Croatia HRT
Czech Republic ČT
Denmark DR
Estonia Eesti Meedia
Europe Discovery Communications, Eurosport
Finland Yle
France France Télévisions, Canal+
Georgia GPB
Germany ARD, ZDF
Greece ERT
Hungary GPB
Iceland ARD, ZDF
Indian Subcontinent Sony Pictures Networks
Ireland RTE
Italy RAI
Japan Japan Consortium
Kosovo RTK
Latvia LTV
Lithuania TV3
Luxembourg RTL
Mexico Televisa
MENA beIN Sports
Montenegro RTCG
Netherlands NOS
New Zealand Sky Television
North Korea SBS
North Macedonia MRT
Norway TVNorge
Oceania Sky Television
Poland TVP
Portugal RTP
Romania TVR
Singapore Mediacorp
Slovakia RTVS
Slovenia RTV
South Africa SABC, SuperSport
South Korea SBS
Sub-Saharan Africa Infront Sports, MediaSuperSport
Sweden Kanal 5
Switzerland SRG SSR
Thailand Plan B, AIS
Ukraine UA:PBC
United Kingdom BBC, Eurosport
United States NBCUniversal

Discovery holds the official paid coverage rights for these games. In Asia rights to local broadcasters to be re-sold. NBCUniversal provide live telecast of Tokoyo Games 2020. Its because of the agreement deal US $3.4 billion for Sochi winter games 2014.

In United Kingdom, coverage of Tokyo 2020 games telecast on BBC and Eurosport. Indian Sub-continent (Sony Pictures Network) hold the rights to show the coverage. France televisions and Canal+ show the coverage in France not Eurosport or Discovery due to the tv rights deal that will end after these games.