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DISCOVERY SEES RECORD WINTER OLYMPICS WITH DISCOVERY+ LEADING THE WAY
* New paid streaming subscribers for Beijing 2022 exceed PyeongChang 2018 by almost 50% * Over 1 billion streaming minutes consumed across discovery+ and Eurosport subscription services * Discovery's average linear TV audiences, both free-to-air and Eurosport, remain resilient and in line w...
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GMR GROUP ACQUIRES FRANCHISE IN THE NEW T20 LEAGUE IN UAE
- Franchise deal inked between GMR Group and UAE T20 League in Dubai - Remaining Franchise Partnerships to be announced over the coming weeks - UAE T20 League is Emirates Cricket Board's sanctioned, flagship professional T20 League DUBAI, U.A.E, Feb. 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Indian-based infra...
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Online Kung Fu Competition Concludes with Participants from Five Continents
ZHENGZHOU, China, Feb. 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The closing and award ceremony for the "Shaolin Kung Fu Online Games" was held on Feb.15 at the Shaolin Temple inChina's Henan Province. Broadcast live online, the closing ceremony brings together all Shaolin disciples and kung fu enthusiasts across...
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CGTN: Beijing 2022 concludes, passes Winter Olympics to Milano-Cortina 2026
BEIJING, Feb. 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The 2022 Winter Olympic Games came to a
close at National Stadium inBeijing on Sunday night after over two weeks of
competitions in 109 events of 15 disciplines over seven sports in the three
competition zones ofBeijing, Yanqing and Zhangjiakou.
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arena goes for speed with Olympic champ signing Kyle Chalmers
TOLENTINO, Italy, Feb. 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- arena is pleased to announce that Olympic 2016 freestyle champion and 2020 silver medallistKyle Chalmers has joined its Elite Team. The collaboration means that the 23-year-old Australian will represent the Italian brand at the Paris Olympics in 202...
2022-02-23 04:20
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First Olympic Winter Games to Host its Core Systems on Alibaba Cloud
HANGZHOU, China, Feb. 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- In an effort to bolster the International Olympic Committee's (IOC) digitalization efforts, Olympic Winter Games Beijing 2022 has successfully migrated its core games technology services toAlibaba Cloud, the digital technology and intelligence backbo...
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arena goes for speed with Olympic champ signing Kyle Chalmers
TOLENTINO, Italy, Feb. 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- arena is pleased to announce that Olympic 2016 freestyle champion and 2020 silver medallistKyle Chalmers has joined its Elite Team. The collaboration means that the 23-year-old Australian will represent the Italian brand at the Paris Olympics in 202...
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CGTN: Bach: Winter sports 'fundamentally' changed after Beijing 2022
BEIJING, Feb. 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics has changed winter sports "fundamentally," International Olympic Committee (IOC) PresidentThomas Bach said on Sunday, hours before the closing ceremony of the Games.   It would leave the world with a legacy...
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Herald Business introduces: PyeongChang Peace Forum 2022 to kick off on Feb. 22
* PyeongChang Peace Forum 2022 (PPF 2022) will kick off on February 22 at PyeongChang Alpensia Convention Center under the theme "The Declaration to End the Korean War and Beyond". * PPF 2022 runs various programs to encourage millennials and Generation Z to participate in active and creative...
2022-02-21 08:00
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Olympic Broadcasting in the Cloud Delivers Efficiency, Innovation and Inclusiveness
* Live Cloud broadcasting signals available for the first time at the Olympic Winter Games * Edge cloud technology debuts for immersive video capturing * Reduced on-location personnel with more flexibility for remote production via the cloud BEIJING, Feb. 17, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- In collabor...
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DISCOVERY+ DRIVES DISCOVERY'S WINTER OLYMPICS PERFORMANCE AS STREAMING AUDIENCES IN FIRST WEEK SURPASS TOTAL OF PYEONGCHANG 2018
- Total streaming viewers for Beijing 2022 surpassed PyeongChang 2018 after only four days of competition. - New paid streaming subscribers for Beijing 2022 pass those acquired for the entire last Winter Olympic Games. - Eight times more viewers streaming content compared to the same period for ...
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China Matters takes you to the ski resort in Guizhou China
BEIJING, Feb. 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- In the humid and sweltering southern China, where snow is hardly seen, winter sports are not supposed to be a household activity. But skiing and other ice and snow sports are now embraced as both official and local recreation in south western China'sGui...
2022-02-12 05:59
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Xinhua Silk Road: Enterprises in Quanzhou of E. China's Fujian supply sportswear for eight Olympic delegations
BEIJING, Feb. 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Enterprises in Quanzhou of east China's Fujian Province have been contributing to the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics by providing various products such as sportswear, fitness equipment, sanitary wares and food products for Olympic delegations from eight nation...
2022-02-11 18:12
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Xinhua Silk Road: Dehua steps up Bing Dwen Dwen production, meeting modern demand with porcelain works
BEIJING, Feb. 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- About 80 percent manufacturers in Dehua
County of eastChina's Fujian Province have resumed porcelain Bing Dwen Dwen
production ahead of schedule to meet rising market demand.
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CGTN: Beijing 2022 embodies peace, openness and solidarity
BEIJING, Feb. 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Hosting the Olympic Games is a great honor for any city; having the opportunity to do it twice means greater recognition and responsibility. As the first dual Olympic city in modern history,Beijing has attracted global attention with the ongoing Winter Olym...
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Global Times: Meet Bing Dwen Dwen's No.1 fan: Japanese journalist trends on Chinese internet for his love of Winter Olympic panda mascot
BEIJING, Feb. 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- A Japanese journalist has become one of the most popular topics in recent days along the opening of theBeijing 2022 Winter Olympics Games for his effusive love to Bing Dwen Dwen, the Panda-shape mascot. Gido Tsujioka, an announcer from Japan's NTV, has earn...
2022-02-10 14:37
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Global Times: Super Japanese fan of Bing Dwen Dwen talks to designer amid mascot mania overseas
BEIJING, Feb. 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- "I am so excited!" The super Japanese fan of Bing Dwen Dwen, the panda-shaped mascot of theBeijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games,Gido Tsujioka, got a special gift from Cao Xue, head of the Beijing 2022 mascot design team, a cartoon of himself and Bing Dwen Dwen ...
2022-02-10 14:30
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Alibaba Unveils 'Virtual Influencer' for the Olympic Winter Games Beijing 2022
BEIJING, Feb. 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Alibaba Group, a Worldwide TOP Partner of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), has unveiled its brand-new virtual influencer for the Olympic Winter Games Beijing 2022 ("Games"). Based on cloud technology,Dong Dong, the advanced digital persona created ...
2022-02-10 08:00
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Inaugural Commonwealth Esports Championships set for Birmingham
SINGAPORE, Feb. 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The inaugural Commonwealth Esports
Championships and Commonwealth Esports Forum will be staged inBirmingham,
England this summer. The Championships is a tangible result of the Strategic
Partnership between theGlobal Esports Federation
2022-02-09 16:00
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CGTN: Peng Liyuan encourages cultural exchanges between China and Ecuador
BEIJING, Feb. 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Peng Liyuan, wife of Chinese President Xi Jinping, on Saturday met withMaria de Lourdes Alcivar, first lady of Ecuador, at the Great Hall of the People inBeijing. The conversation revolved around fighting the COVID-19 pandemic and the cultural exchanges betwe...
2022-02-07 08:32
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