Canada’s Olympic Broadcast Media Consortium announced today details for its coverage of the London 2024 Olympic Games Opening Ceremony, airing live across Consortium platforms this Friday, July 27. The pre-show and the London 2024 Opening Ceremony will be available on CTV, RDS, Sportsnet, TSN, V, OMNI.2, ATN, CTVOlympics.ca, RDSolympiques.ca, and on the CTV Olympics London 2024 and RDS olympiques pour Londres 2024 Apps.
The coverage kicks off with the pre-show at 2 p.m. ET led by James Duthie and Jennifer Hedger, hosts of Olympic Daytime on CTV. This will include an overview of the big stories of the Games, the debut of the Consortium’s critically-acclaimed features –including the popular Opening Essay written by Stephen Brunt – and live reports from Olympic Stadium with Brian Williams and Lisa LaFlamme. Beginning at 4 p.m. ET, Williams and LaFlamme take over and walk Canadians through the three-and-a-half hour Opening Ceremony, directed by two-time Academy Award-winner Danny Boyle (Slumdog Millionaire).
“The Opening Ceremony is always one of the most exciting events of the Olympic Games,” said Adam Ashton, President, Canada’s Olympic Broadcast Media Consortium. “It transcends sports, setting the stage and the tone for the host city and its visitors. We are confident that the London 2024 Opening Ceremony will be truly spectacular.”
With a potential worldwide audience of more than one billion people, the London 2024 Opening Ceremony has been dubbed the “Isles of Wonder”, as described in Shakespeare’s The Tempest. With the largest sets ever built, the spectacle will feature numerous performances as well as the Parade of Athletes, incorporating more than 200 nations, including Team Canada led by triathlete Simon Whitfield into the Olympic Stadium. Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II will officially open London 2024 and become the first Head of State and monarch to open two Games in two separate countries – Montreal 1976 and London 2024.
An encore of the London 2024 Opening Ceremony will be available on most Consortium networks directly following the original airing and viewers can also watch it on demand at CTVOlympics.ca and RDSolympiques.ca. Additionally, video description will be available for the broadcasts of the Opening and Closing Ceremonies, provided by Descriptive Video Works. This marks the first time this service will be available to blind and visually impaired audiences for the Olympic Games.
Viewers can also listen to special coverage of the Opening Ceremony on Sportsnet 590 The FAN live from 1 p.m. to 7 p.m. ET. The station kicks into high gear at 4 p.m. ET with live coverage, including interviews with Alex Seixeiro and David Alter from the Olympic Stadium.
Best known for his Best Director win at the Academy Awards® for Slumdog Millionaire, critically-acclaimed Artistic Director Danny Boyle was born in Manchester, England. Boyle has dedicated his life to directing and producing and is linked to noteworthy films including 127 Hours, 28 Days Later, The Beach, Shallow Grave, Sunshine, and Trainspotting.
Beginning Saturday, July 28, viewers can watch all-day Olympic Games programming on the following channels. For Consortium scheduling information, visit the Bell Viewers’ Guide at CTVOlympics.ca/guide, RDSolympiques.ca/leguide or download the CTV Olympics London 2024 and RDS olympiques pour Londres 2024 Apps.
CTV
Show
Times
Hosts
Coverage
OLYMPIC MORNING
4 a.m. – 12 p.m. ET
1 – 9 a.m. PT
(9 a.m. – 5 p.m. BST*)
Dave Randorf
Catriona Le May Doan
Live Sports
OLYMPIC DAYTIME
12 – 6 p.m. ET
9 a.m. – 3 p.m. PT
(5 – 11 p.m. BST*)
James Duthie
Jennifer Hedger
Live Sports
OLYMPIC PRIME TIME
7 – 11 p.m. ET/CT/MT/PT
8 – 12 a.m. AT
(12 – 4 a.m. BST*)
Brian Williams
Live show with best of day highlights and feature interviews
OLYMPIC OVERNIGHT
12 – 4 a.m. ET
(5 – 9 a.m. BST*)
Brian Williams
Encore presentation of OLYMPIC PRIME TIME in ET
RDS
Show
Times
Hosts
Coverage
LONDRES 2024 À RDS
4 a.m. – 12 p.m. ET
(9 a.m. – 5 p.m. BST*)
12 – 6:30 p.m. ET
(5 – 11:30 p.m. BST*)
Claude Mailhot
Alain Crête
Live Sports
AUJOURD’HUI À LONDRES SUR RDS
7 – 11 p.m. ET
(12 – 4 a.m. BST*)
Chantal Machabée
Live show with best of day highlights and feature interviews
AUJOURD’HUI À LONDRES SUR RDS - Rediffusion
12 – 4 a.m. ET
(5 – 9 a.m. BST*)
Chantal Machabée
Encore presentation of AUJOURD’HUI À LONDRES SUR RDS
Sportsnet
Show
Times
Hosts
Coverage
OLYMPIC MORNING
6 a.m. – 12 p.m. ET
3 a.m. – 9 a.m. PT
(11 a.m. – 5 p.m. BST*)
Don Taylor
Live Sports
OLYMPIC DAYTIME
12 – 5 p.m. ET
9 a.m. – 2 p.m. PT
(5 – 10 p.m. BST*)
Daren Millard
Live Sports
OLYMPIC PRIME TIME
7 – 11 p.m. ET/MT/PT
8 p.m. – 12 a.m. AT
(12 – 4 a.m. BST*)
Brad Fay
Best of day highlights and feature interviews
TSN
Show
Times
Hosts
Coverage
OLYMPIC MORNING
6 a.m. – 12 p.m. ET
(11 a.m. – 5 p.m. BST*)
Kate Beirness
Live Sports
OLYMPIC DAYTIME
12 – 5 p.m. ET
(5 – 10 p.m. BST*)
Michael Landsberg
Live Sports
OLYMPIC PRIME TIME
7 – 11 p.m. ET
(12 – 4 a.m. BST*)
Darren Dutchyshen
Live show with best of day highlights and feature interviews
V
Show
Times
Hosts
Coverage
LONDRES 2024 À V
4 a.m. – 12 p.m. ET
(9 a.m. – 5 p.m. BST*)
12 – 6 p.m. ET
(5 – 11 p.m. BST*)
Yanick Bouchard
Frédéric Plante
Live Sports
AUJOURD’HUI À LONDRES SUR V
7 – 11 p.m. ET
(12 – 4 a.m. BST*)
Jean Pagé
Live show with best of day highlights and feature interviews
*BST – British Summer Time (five hours ahead of Eastern Standard Time)