talkSPORT secure radio coverage rights to Olympic Games Paris 2024

Thursday 29th February 2024: talkSPORT, the world’s largest sports radio station, today announces it has secured non-exclusive coverage rights for the Olympic Games Paris 2024 in the UK and Ireland. talkSPORT’s team of experts and pundits will provide commentary across the upcoming Olympics this summer through a new sublicense agreement with Warner Bros. Discovery.

This is the first time the rights to broadcast the Olympics have been available on commercial radio. The deal also allows the wider News Broadcasting network including Virgin Radio UK, Times Radio, TalkRadio and the network’s Irish stations to broadcast the action.

A number of talkSPORT’s multi award-winning presenters and pundits will provide fans with unlimited coverage and content from the Olympic Games Paris 2024, with commentators to be announced in the coming months. 

talkSPORT has had a banner year of incredible sporting coverage, including the Super Bowl, and upcoming England’s cricket tour of India, Euro 2024, The Open plus commentary on the end to a thrilling Premier League season. All part of over 450 live football matches on talkSPORT.

Head of talkSPORT, Liam Fisher commented: “We’ve got a bumper year of sport to enjoy and it's such a thrill to be able to deliver the Olympics to the talkSPORT listeners with our world-class commentary team and presenters informing and entertaining fans every step of the way. We are extremely excited to take on the mantle of broadcasting rights for the Olympics, with our wide array of pundits expertly placed to deliver commentary across the sporting disciplines. It is an honour to report on the pinnacle of sport, and we look forward to keeping fans happy as we bring them a host of outstanding events”.

Alongside radio coverage, fans will also be able to stream all of the Olympics on discovery+ while enjoying broad television coverage on Eurosport and BBC channels.

News Broadcasting is part of News UK, one of the leading media businesses in the UK and Ireland. News UK is wholly owned by News Corp (Nasdaq: NWS, NWSA; ASX: NWS, NWSLV).

You can tune in to talkSPORT and talkSPORT 2 via our free online streaming service at talkSPORT.com, DAB digital radio, download the talkSPORT app, or ask your smart speaker to play talkSPORT or talkSPORT 2. talkSPORT is also widely available across the UK on 1089 or 1053 AM.