This is the first of a couple posts tonight. TSN (and CTV) do a “By the Numbers” feature for all of their big properties (Grey Cup, World Juniors, Olympics etc.). I’ve received the London 2012 edition. Has a couple interesting behind the scenes figures.
- 5,500+ – hours of London 2012 coverage by the Consortium
- 3,500+ – hours of coverage on CTVOlympics.ca and RSDolympiques.ca
- 2,000+ – hours of coverage on television
- 1,200 – members of the Consortium‟s production team
- 703+ – hours of coverage in French
- 350+ – people on French production team
- 223+ – hours of coverage that will air in languages other than English and French
- 22 – hours of coverage each day on CTV
- 22 – hours of coverage each day on RDS
- Up to 15 – live streams available at CTVOlympics.ca and RDSolympiques.ca
- 11 – languages in which coverage will air
- 10 – radio stations within Consortium
- 10 – television channels within Consortium
- 10 – times CTV has been the official broadcaster of the Olympic Games, including London 2012
- 5 – different sets
- 3 – broadcast locations
Check back later this evening when I’ll post everything you need to know about watching the 2012 Olympics in Canada.
A Rouge Point 