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LONDON OLYMPICS
THE MULTI-SCREEN GAMES
This year, citizens of the world will gather in front of television sets, smartphones, tablet devices, and
computers to watch the action of the Olympic Games unfold in London. However, our research report "Meet
the Screens" taught us that not all screens are created equal. Using insights from this report as a lens, BBDO
and Proximity investigated how different countries are expected to consume Olympic Games content.

ONLINE
HOW PEOPLE WILL USE THE INTERNET AROUND THE OLYMPICS
50%

WATCH LIVE EVENTS

46%

WATCH HIGHLIGHTS

36%

FOLLOW SCORES/READ RECAPS

33%

LOOK UP SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

22%

FOLLOW OPENING/CLOSING CEREMONIES

19%

READ ATHLETES HUMAN INTEREST STORIES

15%

POST OR READ ABOUT EVENTS ON SOCIAL MEDIA

13%

READ ABOUT LONDONS PREPARATIONS

HOW PEOPLE PLAN TO FOLLOW
THE OLYMPICS ONLINE

WATCH
VIA PC
WATCH
ON MOBILE
DEVICES

70%

READ
VIA PC
READ
ON MOBILE
DEVICES

55%
35% 36%

35% 36%

33%
10%

CHINA

16% 23%

RUSSIA

9% 11%

7% 9%

AMERICA

PC

3% 3%

UNITED KINGDOM

MOBILE

The first Olympic Games to
have a dedicated web page
(with news, results, ticket
sales, photos) was the

A PROJECTED
1 BILLION PEOPLE

RESULTS:

10.06
10.09
11.09

96

1996 GAMES IN
ATLANTA.

will view events, get updates, and
check results on digital devices
(PCs, mobile phones, tablets).

More smartphone devices will be
tuned into London 2012 coverage

THAN EVER BEFORE.
PERCENTAGE OF MOBILE PHONE
USERS OWNING SMARTPHONES

The first Olympic
Games to stream
on-demand content
to PCs was the

08

2010 WINTER OLYMPICS

9.7%

2008 GAMES
IN BEIJING.

2012 SUMMER OLYMPICS

24%

TELEVISION
The 2012 London Olympic Games will air in 204 countries around the world.

64
The global TV audience
is expected to reach

TV will remain the dominant
viewing media for the

The first Olympics to be
aired (to 40 countries) on
live television was the

5 BILLION.

2012 SUMMER
OLYMPICS.

1964 GAMES
IN TOKYO.

SUMMER OLYMPIC OPENING CEREMONIES TV VIEWERSHIP

UNITED STATES
36 MILLION

GREAT BRITAIN
5.9 MILLION

UNITED STATES
40.7 MILLION

BEIJING 2008

GREAT BRITAIN
26.9 MILLION

LONDON 2012

NETWORK OFFERINGS
5,600+
CONTENT HOURS

3,500+
CONTENT HOURS

2,500

CONTENT HOURS

2,200

CONTENT HOURS

OLYMPIC BROADCAST
SERVICES (OBS)

NBC UNIVERSAL

BBC

INTERNATIONAL
OLYMPIC COMMITTEE

SOURCES:

SOURCES:

SOURCES:

SOURCES:

 All-over HD coverage

 302 medal events

 24 simultaneous streams
on cable and satellite

 HD coverage on You
Tube Channel for Asia
and Sub-Saharan Africa

 All 32 sports and every
competition

 24 simultaneous streams
on Facebook

 24-hour broadcast of
Olympics news

SOURCES
Perform, Interclick/KN Dimestore, eMarketer, CSI Magazine, Advertising Age, NBC, BBC, IOC YouTube Channel

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