EBU Launches Invitation to Tender for European Mobile Media Rights for Olympics 2006 and 2008

EBU Launches Invitation to Tender for European Mobile Media Rights for Olympics 2006 and 2008

GENEVA, Switzerland, August 2/PRNewswire/ -- The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) today announced the official publication and launch of the invitation to tender procedure for the acquisition of European Mobile Media Rights for the XX Olympic Winter Games (Turin 2006) and the XXIX Olympic Games (Beijing 2008).

The invitation to tender provides parties interested in acquiring a licence, the opportunity to bid for the right to deliver moving images of the 2006 and 2008 Olympic Games, via live and on-demand packages, to mobile phone devices. The rights packages are available for a single or group of countries within the territory covered by Eurovision (54 countries in Europe, North Africa and the Middle East)

Interested parties can request the invitation to tender from the EBU via email at tender@eurovision.net

The deadline for the submission of bids is Friday 9 September 2005 at 12:00 CET.

Note for editors: The Geneva-based EBU is the largest professional association of national broadcasters in the world. It serves 74 active members in 54 countries in Europe, North Africa, and the Middle East and 48 associate members in 28 countries further afield.

http://www.ebu.ch/

Source: European Broadcast Union

David Owen, European Broadcasting Union, Union Européenne de Radio-Télévision, Tel: (+41-22)-717-28-64, Fax: (+41-22)-747-48-64, E-mail: owen@eurovision.net

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