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The Olympic Games have been broadcast on television since the 1936 Summer Olympics.
The Medals. Beginning as an olive wreath, medal designs have evolved over the years. The Torch. An iconic part of any Olympic Games, each host offers their unique version. Relive the moments that went down in history at the 1936 summer Olympics in Berlin. Access official videos, results, galleries, sport and athletes.
8 lip 2024 · Number of countries and territories broadcasting the Summer Olympic Games from 1936 to 2016
24 sty 2023 · Whereas much coverage of the 1936 Summer Olympics is available thanks to the film Olympia, all live television coverage of the Berlin Games is now permanently missing, as there were no means of directly recording television prior to the years after the Second World War.
Ratings data for Olympic Games telecasts from 1968 to 2006 — including ratings for opening and closing ceremonies and average ratings for each Olympics — are available below: -Average Ratings: all Summer and Winter Olympics telecasts, broken out by daypart (3.36MB)
The 1936 Olympics were also the first to be broadcast on a form of television. Twenty-five big television screens were set up in theatres throughout the city, allowing the locals to follow the Games free of charge. A star of the 1936 Games was Jesse Owens. Jesse won four gold medals, showing up German claims of Aryan superiority.
The 1936 Berlin Olympic games were the first to be televised. The Nazi government used the Olympics as a propaganda tool, and the presence of television was used to highlight Germany's sophisticated technology.
