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Some notes on JTBC's Milan-Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic plans from South Korea and beyond so far Following is largely translated from Namu-Wiki: Details are still slowly forthcoming when it comes to the principal aspects. It doesn't even have its own program slogans yet for it overall and its main and highlight programs. But right now, it looks as though JTBC's exclusivity in terms of broadcasting the Olympics and the World Cups will not really materialize with the increasing likelihood JTBC will partner up with a one of the formerly-shared South Korean Olympic TV consortium broadcasters out of KBS, SBS, and MBC. The JoongAng Group has banned consortium-style bidding, making it impossible for the three terrestrial broadcasters--SBS, KBS, and MBC--to jointly secure broadcasting rights, despite the three terrestrial broadcasters claiming that “the Olympics and the World Cup are sporting events of great national interest and are subject to the ‘universal viewing right’ under the Broadcasting Act, so JTBC has an obligation to provide the broadcasting rights at a fair and reasonable price,” and filed an application for an injunction with the court to halt the bidding for the broadcasting rights. However, the court dismissed the application for an injunction, stating that the right to universal viewing rights belongs to the ‘citizens’ and not to the three terrestrial broadcasters. As the conflict over broadcasting rights intensified, JTBC filed a complaint with the Fair Trade Commission, claiming that the three terrestrial broadcasters had colluded for a long time over the broadcasting rights for the Olympics and World Cup. In response, the three terrestrial broadcasters are considering requesting a fact-finding investigation by the Korean Communications Commission. Therefore, to broadcast the Olympics and World Cup for South Korea on terrestrial broadcasting networks, each broadcaster must individually bid for broadcasting rights. However, it is uncertain whether terrestrial broadcasters can afford the broadcasting rights fees, which are estimated to reach hundreds of billions to trillions of won. Furthermore, interest in international competitions like the Olympics and World Cup is gradually waning, so even if they do acquire broadcasting rights, there is no guarantee of successful results, which is a concern. However, as the Korean Communications Commission is being operated under a one-person system led by Chairperson Lee Jin-sook, it is not functioning properly, and as it was automatically dismissed by the Act on the Establishment of the Korea-US Unification Advisory Council, it is difficult to take practical measures such as fact-finding until the chairperson of the newly reorganized Korea Communications Commission is appointed. As of now, the JoonAng Group has announced a public bidding for broadcasting rights twice, but it has been reported that none of the three terrestrial broadcasters have participated in the bidding. If things go smoothly thereafter, similar to SBS's broadcasting performance during the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics, it's likely that only one terrestrial broadcaster will broadcast the event live, while the other two will likely air their regular programming without any further developments and no highlights. Considering the relatively lower interest in winter sports compared to summer sports, with all due respect towards short track, South Korea's most popular winter sport and won the overwhelming bulk of its Winter Olympic medals, it's highly likely that none of the three terrestrial broadcasters will actually bid. Naver was selected as the broadcasting rights holder for the new media sector and plans to diversify content formats, including "Live Broadcast of All Matches," "AI-Based Highlights," and "Watch Together, " improving viewer accessibility and immersion. Naver will also collaborate with JTBC on original content production, fan community activation, and offline events, all through its Chijijik: https://namu-wiki.translate.goog/w/2026 밀라노·코르티나담페초 동계올림픽/중계?_x_tr_sl=ko&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=sc For Switzerland's SRF (aka Schweizer Fernsehen) German realm, SRF will fully accompany the large-scale event. On TV, live broadcasts on all 16 Olympic days from morning to evening in German. In the studio in Cortina, Annette Fetscherin and Sascha Ruefer will lead through the program. The regular «Olympiaflash» keeps the audience up to date as well as the «Special» in the SRF Sport app and on srf.ch. Through the SRF online platforms, users also have access to further live streams of the Olympic Games in order not to miss a decision. In Milan-Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic alpine skiing, we'll expect to have Beat Feuz, Didier Plaschy, Marc Berthod and Tina Weirather with maybe Michael Schweizer joining on the podcast realm with Podcast On The Edge Of The Slopes on SF2. Also, SF2 has a 2-part documentary, both airing 20.10 Swiss/CET time, on the Swiss alpine skiiers that premiered in October 21. Part one deals with the younger Swiss female skiiers (Malorie Blanc, 21, Zrinka Ljutić, 21, and Lara Colturi, 18, 17-year-olds Lara Bianchi, Anna Flatscher and Minna Bont) seriously pushing their older female counterparts (Lara Gut-Behrami, 34, Michelle Gisin, 31, and Wendy Holdener, 32, but also World Cup overall winner Federica Brignone, 35, and downhill runner-up Miriam Puchner, 33) all in their final Olympic push in the upcoming World Cup season. Part 2 coming November 25 deals with the men including Marco Odermatt during the race-free period and illuminates the great competition in the alpine team from the point of view of Gino Caviezel and Nils Hintermann. Both return to the Swiss Ski squad after their health setbacks in the 2025/26 Olympic season. In addition, the Norwegian and Austrian top cracks will be examined, which want to offer the seemingly overpowering Swiss team in the coming winter Paroli. Just a start of what's to come from SRG. Surely there's more coming from all of its languages: https://medien.srf.ch/-/wintersport-programm-bei-srf-im-zeichen-von-olympia-und-eishockey-heim-wm Ilta-Santomat newspaper in Finland reports that Toni Saukkola, currently covering Finland's SM-Liiga on MTV, will be commentating on all defending Olympic gold medalists Finland's Lions' Milan-Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic matches on YLE as the public broadcaster's surprise choice: https://www.is.fi/jaakiekko/art-2000011579277.html https://atleetti-fi.translate.goog/is-yle-valitsi-leijonaaanensa-olympailaisiin-mtvn-liiga-selostaja-haaviin/?_x_tr_sl=fi&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=sc

China seems to be soft testing a new class of mascot… Chinese ice dancers under investigation after holding toy missile at event

I therefore doubt that this is a "serious" poll, or at least one conducted by a polling institute. No polling institute (with very rare exceptions) conducts a poll with more than 2,000 respondents, because in reality, the more people you survey, the less the gains in terms of margin of error are felt (in fact, a sample of 1,000 people is sufficient). However, it will cost even more (without any real gain, therefore) to survey more people. Even reading the methodology insert in the NDR article, the variable of the respondents job is missing (there is obviously the level of education, but it's not enough), and it's a very important variable; household composition and income also missing. So, I wouldn't necessarily give this poll much credence; Although it wouldn't shock me if 60% of Hamburg residents were actually against it. (I didn't think having received a lecture from a research director at the largest French polling institute would be useful to me on this forum, but listen, that's how it is.) As for the rest: it's fantastic news to see such widespread support in Munich for the idea of hosting the Olympics. The DSOB has a golden opportunity to seize the opportunity and become the next European country to host the Games (in 2036 or 2040, time will tell), because at this point, Germany has just taken a huge lead over the rest of Europe (but the race is long).

Beautiful, it almost looks like a urinal. It will go well with the Qatari vagina stadium. Who said that the Gulf countries were the most prudish and conservative in the world?

SA apparently proposing a "sky stadium"....as the poster says "this will 100% not be built"...

OK, thanks, a pinch of salt required then, but useful as a bit of a guide as to where Hamburg might be on this.

Link in German here: https://www.ndr.de/ndrfragt/olympische-spiele-mehrheit-in-hamburg-lehnt-plaene-ab,olympia-418.html There is a box saying it is not a representative but weighted poll, and it had more than 6000 respondents in Hamburg alone, more than 24000 in the region altogether, so the sample size is quite big. It was of course also conducted before the Munich result was known, so this does not yet reflect on the answers given in this poll.

The 1972 village is very much in use for housing, as it should, and will certainly not be demolished. The new village is planned a bit further away on grounds that are anyway going to be projected for housing (currently agriculture area at the north-east edge of the city).

So, if Munich were to bag 2040 -- it would then be the 3rd 2x repeat host -- joining Athens and Tokyo in that category. So, will the 1972 Village where the dreadful events happened, still stand for the next Munich Games? Or will they demolish those??

When you say "by the public broadcaster" do you mean a poll commissioned by the broadcaster using a reputable polling company, or do you mean a phone poll of viewers?

I don’t think I’ve seen any credible polls here actually. It was all a bit left in the dark as to how this would end up. Hamburg just had one by the public broadcaster where 60% were against bidding (see also the other thread about the referendum), so this isn’t looking good.

Chances for a positive outcome were probably the highest indeed in Munich, given that 1972 really left a lasting legacy on the city (hey, I was in the Olympic pool swimming yesterday morning!), obviously not talking about the terror attack but about urban development here. And there has been the recent success of the 2022 European Championships still fresh in peoples’ minds. Then again, the 2013 referendum showed that also here there’s no guarantee the five rings will be welcomed with open arms again.

What were the polls showing how this might go prior to the actual vote? Seems like a lot of polling has really been off lately (look what just happened in Argentina). I also think that there might have been a different result had Thomas Bach still been in charge.

So was Munich always going to be the one with the highest support? I'm a little surprised at how bad those figures for Hamburg are, I thought having a more plausible plan for the stadium would help a bit more. As for Cologne (some conflict of interest there btw), does the new brand suggest that's where the stadium would be? I know FC have a good stadium already but would they want to go bigger & provide a use for an Olympic stadium (once they take the track out)? I thought they wanted most events to be in the Ruhr area, so calling it either Rhein Ruhr or just NRW would make more sense.

Will we see this cheeky bit of kit design replicated in 7 years?

As it happens, NDR (main public broadcaster in northern Germany) released a poll this morning that 60% of Hamburg voters are against bidding. Not undecided, but against. This seems like an uphill battle to me. Link in German, also talking about a bit more support in neighbouring regions, but not much: https://www.ndr.de/ndrfragt/olympische-spiele-mehrheit-in-hamburg-lehnt-plaene-ab,olympia-418.html

>> Rocky not approved - as yet << World Rowing confirms it has not yet approved the Fitzroy River Rowing Course in Rockhampton World Rowing, have not as yet approved or declined the Rowing course in Rockhampton’s Fitzroy River. World Rowing’s assessments appear to be ongoing at this point. Re the previous post, GIICA are a Queensland Government created entity but they do not run the Olympic and Paralympic competitions - World Rowing do. “In a signed joint statement supplied to ABC News Australia on Friday, World Rowing President Jean-Christophe Rolland and International Canoe Federation President Thomas Konietzko said the groups were not ready to give the go-ahead for the Fitzroy.” “Instead, the bodies said they were committed to ensuring fair and safe competition.” Credit: Inside The Games

As for Cologne, that rebranding is nowhere official yet, at least not on the official bid website. But a few weeks ago, the former DOSB CEO (who left the organisation under somewhat dubious circumstances last year) was elected Mayor of Cologne. This could actually indeed lead to stronger focus on Cologne (still, what about the stadium?!), but as you wrote, might be this diesn’t go down too well in other places, most importantly the old Rhine rival Düsseldorf. Or they’ll accept with gritted teeth as it may increase their chances for a share of the pie.

DOSB leaves many things in obscurity. Autumn 2026 seems to be the timeframe. Public opinion/results are part of the picture of course, but “technical assessments” will probably also play a big role, e.g. finances, sustainability, infrastructure…just like in the good old IOC bid races. Maybe we can get a bid index for it? 😃 And as I said before, there’s the parochialism too. No guarantee the best bid (I’m trying to be unbiased here…but Munich does have the best technical one from what we know so far, and now has a vote result that will be very difficult to match) will get the nod eventually. Hamburg might indeed have this old city rivalry reinforced, we’ll see in the next few months. The most recent referendum in Hamburg some weeks ago was about forcing the city to get stricter climate policies. That was clearly approved by voters against the express wish of most major parties (including the Greens, who are part of Hamburg’s govt!). As that vote is legally binding, it might also have an effect on how the bid plan will be refined further. Especially building a new stadium for HSV and then removing the track after the Games must be the biggest headache still.

Do we know when the DOSB make the final decision on Germany's candidate city? Presumably it'll be after all four have held their referendums (hopefully Berlin will be the last of them)? Could they actually just say that the candidate will be whoever posts the highest proportional Yes vote? Only thinking about it a bit more a) I wonder if NRW has made a big error, because I don't know how the Ruhr will react to Köln taking sole branding of it (also how will they handle it if (when?) some cities say Yes & others No?), & b) I really wonder whether the scale of what's happened tonight puts Hamburg back in? The knowledge of how to win from Munich combined with what they've already learned from 2024, plus some inter city rivalry (I was certain Munich was the second city rather than Hamburg before going to them) could be very interesting if they get it right...

It really is heartening, isn’t it, especially after a decade and a half of NOlympics riding a wave of social media-driven anti-establishment sentiment. And have to give the IOC kudos as well for encouraging more responsible bidding.

Oh yes, forgot to say this too: As soon as Bach is out the door, Germans vote in favour of the Olympics. It’s actually hilarious.

Well ok then, if I was the DOSB I'd be encouraging Berlin to pull out, & let the other two vote. The great thing now thinking about it, something I didn't envisage happening, is that the other campaigns (except Berlin) might gain some positive momentum from this. Especially Hamburg, now they can match experience of a failed bid with the knowledge of what works in a vote. Everything I've said before has been based on this being a narrow yes at best, I never imagined a scenario of Munich passing a yes landslide. (Should've added to the first post - this is an absolutely crushing - & deserved - slap in the face for Bach. And a vindication for Paris. No way on earth this result would've come this time last year)

Easy there tiger! Don’t think there’s any need to rush in. You gotta let the processes play out, especially if at the end of the day you want the nation as a whole behind whatever bid goes through. That said, obviously Munich is now in an incredibly strong position (and pre-qualified for THREE cycles). It’s certainly thrown the gauntlet down to Hamburg, Cologne and Berlin. And anyway, until Kirsty makes a decision otherwise, at the pointy end the final decision is all still negotiated and massaged in the back rooms of Lausanne. Munich/Germany has just given itself some almighty great bargaining chips to bring to those negotiations whatever happens.