NEWS ACCESS RULES FOR TELEVISION, RADIO, MOBILE

NEWS ACCESS RULES FOR TELEVISION, RADIO, MOBILE PLATFORMS AND INTERNET

FOR THE AUSTRALIAN TERRITORY

APPLICABLE TO THE OLYMPIC GAMES PARIS 2024

INTRODUCTION

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has granted Nine Entertainment Co. Pty Limited (NINE) the

exclusive right to distribute, transmit, broadcast, communicate, exhibit and display to the public by any

means and to any device (Transmit) the Olympic Games Paris 2024 within Australia.

No other organisation may Transmit within Australia sound or images of any Olympic event, including

training venues, sporting action, the Opening Ceremony, the Closing Ceremony and medal ceremonies,

mixed zones, interviews or other activities which occur at Olympic Venues, including Olympic Village,

except as permitted by these News Access Rules (NAR), as set out below.

These rules apply to all forms of Transmission, including television (including free to air and pay

television, including digital channels, digital multi-channels, linear channels and services such as “News

Active” or “Sports Active”), Radio, Podcast, Internet, Mobile Platform, Social Media and other interactive

media or electronic medium.

The terms included in the following sections of these NARs define the conditions that apply to the

broadcasting and transmission of Olympic Material by Non Rights Holder (NRH) news organisations.

Capitalised terms used in these News Access Rules have the meaning set out in the Definitions section

of these News Access Rules.

These NAR’s shall be in effect from the opening of the Olympic Villages on 18 July 2024 until the closing

of the Olympic Villages on 13 August 2024 (NAR Period).

By accessing and using Olympic Material the user agrees to the terms of these News Access Rules.

Access, supply and use of Olympic Material shall cease immediately in the case of non-compliance by

Non-Rights Holders with these News Access Rules.

TELEVISION NEWS ACCESS RULES

These Television News Access Rules apply to all Olympic Material broadcast on Television across all

channels (including digital multi-channels) by Non Rights Holders.

1) Olympic Material may be used only as a part of regularly scheduled News Programs. News

Programs cannot be positioned or promoted as Olympic programs and must contain stories

about other news or sporting events. Olympic Material cannot be used in any promotion for any

News Program or any other program whatsoever.

2) 3 x 3 x 3

a) Subject to the exception for All-News Networks as set out in paragraph 3 below,

Olympic Material may appear in no more than three News Programs per day. A

Simulcast or replay of a News Program on another channel is considered a separate

News Program for the purposes of these NAR.

b) The duration of Olympic Material used in any one News Program shall not exceed a

total of 3 minutes. Further, the broadcast of Olympic Material contained in a News

Program will not exceed one third of the duration of any individual Olympic event or

30 seconds, whichever is the lesser time, provided however, that if the duration of an

individual Olympic event is less than 15 seconds, the whole of the event can be shown

in a News Program.

c) Subject to paragraphs 5 and 6 below, News Programs in which Olympic Material

appears must be separated by at least three hours. The three hours is calculated from

the end of the first News Program to the start of the next News Program. However, if

a broadcaster regularly telecasts multiple Hard News Programs from 16:00 hours to

19:30 hours local time, it may broadcast reports utilising excerpts of Olympic Material

during one locally-orientated Hard News Program and also during one network Hard

News Program during this time period, so long as the combined broadcast time of

Olympic Material shown in both programs does not exceed a total of three minutes.

d) Olympic Material must not be broadcast on interactive services such as 'News Active'

or 'Sports Active', which would allow the viewer to make a viewing choice within a

channel and to thereby view Olympic Material at times other than when broadcast as

part of a News Program as set out in this paragraph.

3) 6 x 1½

In the case of an All-News Network, the network may use Olympic Material during multiple

News Programs, as long as the Olympic Material is used in no more than six News Programs

per day and does not exceed a total of one and one half minutes in any one News Program.

The other provisions of paragraph 2(b) and paragraph 2(d) continue to apply.

For the avoidance of doubt, the NAR’s in paragraph 2 and 3 apply across a NRH’s entire

network, including digital multi-channels. If a NRH broadcasts an All-News channel and normal

programming channels, the NRH may elect whether to be treated under rule 2(a) (3x3x3) or 3

(6x1.5) for its network.

4) Should any Non-Rights Holder be permitted to use any footage of previous Olympic Games

(Archive Olympic Material) under the fair dealing provisions of the Copyright Act 1968 (Cth),

then the amount of Olympic Material otherwise permitted to be broadcast pursuant to

paragraphs 2(b) or 3 above shall be reduced by the duration of such footage of Archive Olympic

Material and the other provisions of the NAR’s apply to the use of such Archive Olympic

Materials.

5) Non-Rights holders must not broadcast any Olympic Material:

a) unless that Olympic Material has already been broadcast by NINE on either Channel

Nine (9), 9Gem, 9Go!, 9Life, or 9Rush; or

b) if not so broadcast by NINE, until the conclusion of the day immediately following the

day in which the Olympic event concluded (that is, until 24:00 on the following day).

6) Each broadcast, communication or other like transmission of Olympic Material must give an on-

screen credit to NINE by leaving on the 9, 9Gem, 9Go!, 9Life or 9Rush watermark, as the case

may be or, should the Olympic Material not be sourced through NINE, by adding a super video

credit to NINE of at least five seconds to read as follows:

“Courtesy of Nine Network".

NINE’S watermark must not be obscured, cut-off, removed or covered by another watermark.

Non-Rights holders shall not be permitted to include its network watermark on Olympic Material.

7) Broadcasts of Olympic Material shall cease no later than 48 hours after the conclusion of the

broadcast of the event by NINE, as the case may be.

8) Non-Rights Holders, provided they are holders of ENR accreditation and subject to Paris 2024’s

permit requirements:

a) will have access, without equipment, to Olympic Venues;

b) must not do telephone reports from Olympic Venues.

9) Non-Rights Holders, provided they are holders of ENR accreditation and subject to Paris 2024’s

permit requirements:

a) will have access, with equipment, to the Main Press Centre (MPC) and can film all

official press conferences held in the MPC; and;

b) will have access to the press conferences downloadable from the Press Conferences

section of myInfo;

and may:

c) broadcast in Australia; and

d) communicate via the Internet, without any territorial restrictions,

all or portions of any press conference held in the MPC with a delay from the conclusion of that

press conference. It is understood that any and all monitoring and initial enforcement activities

for compliance with this paragraph shall be under NINE’s exclusive responsibility.

10) ENR accreditation shall not entitle a Non-Rights Holder to originate or broadcast any

transmission, programming or feed, including via the Internet or Mobile Platform, from the

Olympic Venues, including the MPC.

11) Subject to the material which Non-Rights Holders may communicate via the Internet pursuant

to paragraph 9(d) or paragraphs 25 to 30 inclusive (relating to the Internet and Mobile Platform

Broadcast), Olympic Material may not be transmitted or communicated over the Internet,

Mobile Platform, Social Media or via any other interactive media or electronic medium

without the express prior written approval of the IOC. Olympic Material must not be transmitted

or communicated on interactive services such as 'News Active' or 'Sports Active', which would

allow the viewer to make a viewing choice within a channel and thereby to view Olympic Material

at times other than when broadcast as part of a News Program.

12) Olympic Material shall not be provided by the ONA to non-Rights Holders unless they provide

a prior written guarantee to the IOC (with a copy to NINE), in a form and substance satisfactory

to the IOC, that they will fully comply with all terms and conditions of these News Access Rules.

13) Non-Rights Holders will:

a) not make available or provide Olympic Material to any third party without the express

prior written consent of the IOC and NINE;

b) ensure that no advertising, promotion, publicity or other message appears at the same

time (be it superimposed or on a split screen or otherwise) as Olympic Material and/or

at the same time as any other coverage of the Olympic Games which contains any

Olympic imagery or Olympic marks;

c) ensure that no advertising or other message is placed before, during or after the

broadcast of Olympic Material, in such a manner as to imply an association or

connection between any third party, or third party's product or service, and Olympic

Material or the Olympic Games; and

d) not use any Olympic or Games trade marks in a manner as to imply an association or

connection between the NRH, the IOC or Olympic Games (eg use in lower frame

super); and

e) not allow any broadcast sponsorship of Olympic Material (including of any section or

highlights within a News Programme that contains Olympic Material).

The use of some Olympic trademarks and words is tightly controlled in Australia by the Olympic

Insignia Protection Act

RADIO NEWS ACCESS RULES

In relation to non-rights holding radio stations:

To protect the rights of the Rights Holding Broadcasters, but to also respect the requirements of the

Olympic Charter regarding the “fullest coverage by the different media and the widest possible audience

in the world for the Olympic Games”, the IOC recognises the need for news organisations to have limited

access to Olympic Material, for news purposes, in accordance with these Radio News Access Rules.

All use of Olympic Material is strictly subject to the following restrictions:

14) Olympic Material may be used only as a part of regularly scheduled daily News Programs of

which the actual news element constitutes the main feature. News Programs shall not be

positioned or promoted as Olympic programmes.

15) Olympic Material may be used in no more than ten (10) News Programs per day. The News

Programs in which Olympic Material is used must be separated by at least 55 minutes and must

not contain more than 60 seconds of Olympic Material.

16) Non-Rights Holding Broadcast Organisations shall not broadcast play-by-play commentary or

analogous coverage of any Olympic Material, whether on a live or delayed basis, or any other

material obtained while inside an Olympic Venue, including interviews, except with respect to

official press conferences as described following.

17) Broadcasts of Olympic Material shall cease no later than 48 hours after the conclusion of the

broadcast of the event by NINE, as the case may be.

18) Non-Rights holders must not broadcast any Olympic Material:

a) unless that Olympic Material has already been broadcast by NINE on either Channel

Nine (9), 9Gem, 9Go!, 9Life, or 9Rush; or

b) if not so broadcast by NINE, until the conclusion of the day immediately following the

day in which the Olympic event concluded (that is, until 24:00 on the following day)

19) No advertising, promotion or other message can be placed before, during or after the broadcast

of Olympic Material in such a manner as to imply an association or connection between any

third party, or third party's product or service, and Olympic Material or the Olympic Games.

Broadcast sponsorship of Olympic Material (including of any section or highlights within a News

Programme that contains Olympic Material) is not permitted.

20) NRH’s must ensure NINE is credited for the use of Olympic Material in each broadcast.

21) Non-Rights Holders, provided they are holders of ENR accreditation and subject to Paris 2024’s

permit requirements:

a) will have access, without equipment, to Olympic Venues;

b) must not do telephone reports from Olympic Venues. NRH accredited journalists are

not permitted to do telephone voice reports from inside venues, including the mixed

zones; and

c) will have access, with equipment, to the MPC and can record and broadcast all official

press conferences held in the MPC.

22) Olympic Material may not be transmitted or communicated via the Internet, mobile services

device or any other interactive media or electronic medium without the express prior written

approval of the IOC.

23) Notwithstanding the above Non-Rights Holding Radio Broadcast Organisations may

communicate, via the internet, all or portions of press conferences that take place in the MPC,

without any territorial restrictions, provided that there is a delay from the conclusion of the press

conference. The delay does not apply to (i) the IOC Executive Board, the IOC Session and the

IOC President’s press conferences; and (ii) the IOC/Paris 2024 Daily Press Briefings, which

may be broadcasted live.

24) Should any Bona Fide News Organisations be permitted to use any footage of previous Olympic

Games (“Archive Olympic Material”) under the fair dealing provisions of the Copyright Act

1968 (Cth), then the amount of Olympic Material otherwise permitted to be transmitted pursuant

to paragraph 15 above shall be reduced by the duration of such footage of Archive Olympic

Material.

25) Notwithstanding the general prohibition established under paragraph 22 above, Olympic

Material and Archive Olympic Material included in a Radio News Programme may be distributed

via Simulcast or “on demand” via the Internet (as applicable), provided that the Radio News

Programme of the Non-Rights Holding Radio Broadcast Organisation (i) complies with these

NARs in their entirety (ii) is also customarily made available in such manner by the Non-Rights

Holding Radio Broadcast Organisation outside the Games Period; (iii) is available only on the

official branded Internet services of the Non-Rights Holding Radio Broadcast Organisation and

(iv) employs Geoblocking and other security measures in a manner which complies with these

NARs.

Additional IOC Internet Guidelines regarding the use of Olympic content by Non-Rights Holding

Broadcast Organisations will also apply. Refer to https://www.olympic.org/documents/social-media.

DIGITAL NEWS ACCESS RULES

These Digital News Access Rules address the transmission of Olympic Material via Digital Platforms

within the Australian Territory, so as to permit limited transmissions by Bona Fide News Organisations

during the NAR Period. The rules set out in paragraphs 25 to 30 inclusive are in addition to the rules

set out in the Television News Access Rules set out in paragraphs 1 to 13 inclusive.

For the avoidance of doubt, transmission via Digital Platforms includes simultaneous transmission of

Television broadcasts (whether by streaming, multicast or by other means) and all use of Olympic

Material will count towards the NRH’s permitted Digital allowance as set out below.

Any Olympic Material transmitted within the Australian Territory must only be accessible to viewers

within the Australian Territory, and as such any transmission of a News Bulletin containing Olympic

Material on a Digital Platform must be restricted to persons in the Australian Territory only

(Geoblocked). Any transmission on a Digital Platform which is not Geoblocked will breach the IOC's

intellectual property rights and the rights of other Rights Holding Broadcasters in other territories. It is

the full responsibility of the news organisation transmitting the Olympic Material in accordance with

these Digital News Access Rules to ensure the territorial integrity of such transmissions.

26) Bona Fide News Organisations may use a total of 180 seconds of Olympic Material per day on

any Digital Platform subject to the following provisions:

a) Olympic Material may only appear in a video highlights package (or in the case of a

Podcast, an audio highlights package) that is designed as a news update bulletin

("News Bulletin"), and in no more than three (3) such News Bulletins per day. Each

News Bulletin can only be posted once (eg posted to one article or the news/sports

homepage once only);

b) Each News Bulletin must be one continuous video clip (or in the case of a Podcast, one

continuous audio programme);

c) No more than sixty (60) seconds of Olympic Material may be used in any one News

Bulletin;

d) Each new News Bulletin must be separated by a period of at least three hours;

e) The transmission of Olympic Material contained in any News Bulletin will not exceed

one third of the duration of any individual Olympic event or 30 seconds, whichever is

the lesser time, provided however, that if the duration of an individual Olympic event is

less than 15 seconds, the whole of the event can be shown in a News Bulletin;

f) Each News Bulletin must be removed no later than 24 hours after it was first transmitted

on the Digital Platform as the case may be;

g) Each News Bulletin must give an on-screen credit to whichever of 9, 9Gem, 9Go!, 9Life,

or 9Rush was the source of the Olympic Material, by:

i) leaving on the 9, 9Gem, 9Go!, 9Life, or 9Rush watermark as the case may be.

NINE’S watermark must not be obscured, cut-off, removed or covered by

another watermark

ii) should the Olympic Material not be sourced through NINE, the NRH must add

a super video credit to NINE to read as follows: “Courtesy of Nine Network";

and

iii) a written credit must be given which is immediately next to, and clearly

identifiable with, the News Bulletin, to read as follows:

"Courtesy of Nine Network”

27) Subject to technical feasibility, in the case of a Podcast, the NRH must ensure Nine is credited

for use of Olympic Material, provided this is in keeping with standard market practice.Olympic

Material can only be transmitted:

a) if that Olympic Material has already been broadcast or transmitted by NINE on either

Channel 9 (9), 9Gem, 9Go!, 9Life, or 9Rush; or

b) if not broadcast or transmitted by NINE, until the conclusion of the day immediately

following the day in which the Olympic event concluded (that is, until 24:00 on the

following day).

28) The transmission of each News Bulletin must be Geoblocked whereby it can be viewed on the

Digital Platform only from within the Australian Territory.

29) Bona Fide News Organisations must:

a) ensure that no advertising, promotion, publicity or other message appears at the same

time (be it superimposed or on a split screen or otherwise) as Olympic Material and/or

at the same time as any other coverage of the Olympic Games which contains any

Olympic imagery or Olympic marks;

b) ensure that no advertising, promotion (including any broadcast sponsorship) or other

message is placed before, during or after the transmission of the News Bulletins (eg

advertising pre-rolls or NRH billboards);

c) ensure there is no Broadcast sponsorship of Olympic Material (including of any section

or highlights within a News Bulletin that contains Olympic Material);

d) ensure that News Bulletins are not positioned or promoted as Olympic programs and

Olympic Material cannot be used in any promotion for any News Bulletin or any other

program whatsoever;

e) not advertise, market or promote the availability of Olympic Material on their websites,

apps, Mobile Platforms or other digital (including social) platforms

f) not use Olympic Material in graphic animated formats such as gifs (ie GIFV), GFY,

WebM, or short video formats such as Vine and/or TikTok; and

g) not create a separate Olympic sub-domain to host the content in that Olympic Material

may only be used on the Bona Fide News Organisations' 'ordinary news site'.

The use of some Olympic trademarks and words is tightly controlled in Australia by the Olympic Insignia

Protection Act.

30) Should any Bona Fide News Organisations be permitted to use any Olympic footage of

previous Olympic Games (“Archive Olympic Material”) under the fair dealing provisions of the

transmitted pursuant to paragraph 25 above shall be reduced by the duration of such footage

of Archive Olympic Material.

31) The accreditation of any organisation or person(s) accredited at the Olympic Games may be

withdrawn without notice, at the absolute discretion of the IOC, if these Digital News Access

Rules are breached or for purposes of ensuring compliance with these Digital News Access

Rules.

32) Notwithstanding the general prohibition established under paragraph 22 above, Olympic

Material and Archive Olympic Material included in a Podcast News Programme may be

distributed via Simulcast or “on demand” via the Internet (as applicable), provided that the

Podcast News Programme of the Non-Rights Holding Organisation (i) complies with these

NARs in their entirety (ii) is also customarily made available in such manner by the Non-Rights

Holding Radio Broadcast Organisation outside the Games Period; (iii) is available only on the

official branded Internet services of the Non-Rights Holding Radio Broadcast Organisation and

(iv) employs Geoblocking and other security measures in a manner which complies with these

NARs.

SPECIFIC RULES FOR THE OPENING CEREMONY

33) The Olympic Venue hosting the Opening Ceremony corresponds to the yellow-coloured area

and all the bridges within this area highlighted in the map below. Within this perimeter, all rules

included in these NARs and any other relevant IOC guidelines shall apply, jointly with any

applicable accreditation terms and conditions.

34) Recognising the unique nature of the Opening Ceremony, two (2) adjacent areas to the security

perimeter (at Pont de léna and Pont de la Tournelle - both identified in red) have been allocated

for Non-MRHs’ operations. Non-MRHs are permitted to interact with the spectators and capture

the emotions of the public attending the Opening Ceremony by recording, filming, originating or

Distributing audio/video reports and interviews (which may be captured via smartphone or other

devices or technology), via any platform whatsoever (whether on a live or delayed basis) from

these two (2) dedicated areas, provided that any such content excludes any Opening Ceremony

activity and observe all other relevant terms of these NARs, in particular those provided under

paragraph 16 regarding a play-by-play commentary or analogous coverage of this Olympic

Event.

Specific Rules for the Champions Park

35) Recognising the unique nature of the Champions Park, a limited number of Non-MRHs

(provided they are holders of ENR accreditations and in possession of a daily permit), will be

permitted access with equipment to the Champions Park dedicated Press mixed zones (only),

and will be allowed to record video/audio interviews within such dedicated mixed zone for

Distribution in accordance with these NARs as Olympic Material (included within the total

permitted number of minutes per day specified in paragraphs 2, 3 or 26) and subject to the

following additional conditions:

a) There shall be no live Broadcasts or play-by-play commentary or analogous coverage of

the Champions Park events;

b) No material filmed or recorded in the Champions Park may be made available to third

parties, with the exception of Non-MRHs who are IOC Official Recognised World News

Agencies who are entitled to make such material available to their affiliates and subscribers.

c) Non-MRHs may not erect any freestanding facilities of any type within the mixed zone at

Champions Park at any time.

36) Access to Non-MRHs will be granted on a daily basis by IOC Media Operations and managed

on site by Paris 2024 to:

 a maximum of three (3) domestic Television Non-MRHs (holders of ENR accreditations) -

each daily permit will apply to a crew of three (3) people and one (1) camera-; and a

maximum of three (3) domestic Radio Non-MRHs (holders of ENR accreditations) -each

daily permit will apply to a crew of two (2) people and one (1) microphone/recorder a

maximum of five (5) international Television Non-MRHs and a maximum of five (5)

international Radio Non-MRHs (both holders of ENR accreditations) -each daily permit will

apply to a crew of three (3) people and one (1) camera for a Television Non-MRH and a

crew of two (2) people and one (1) microphone/recorder for a Radio Non-MRH);

 Each daily permit will allow access to the Champions Park only for the date for which it is

issued. Only one crew can use such a daily permit.

 Any branding on crew members’ clothing or equipment must be minimal and unobtrusive.

Paris 2024 and/or the IOC, at their discretion, may require that the advertising, promotional

and identification material be removed or covered up. Promotional or other advertising

material must not be distributed;

 Allocation and distribution of daily permits to accredited ENRs will be implemented by the

IOC and managed from the IOC Media Operations Office at the MPC; and

 Access into the Champions Park for accredited ENRs who have received a daily permit,

and are carrying equipment, will be monitored by Paris 2024 and granted through a

designated gate.

N.b.: Paris 2024 and the IOC may, at their discretion, further limit the number of Non-Rights Holders

within the Champions Park on particular days/times.

Specific Rules for the Marathon Pour Tous

37) Recognising the unique nature of the Marathon Pour Tous, a limited number of Non-MRHs

(provided they are holders of ENR accreditations and in possession of a permit), will be

permitted access with equipment to the Marathon Pour Tous’ dedicated mixed zones (only),

and will be allowed to record video/audio interviews within such dedicated mixed zones for

Distribution in accordance with these NARs as Olympic Material (included within the total six

(6) minutes per day referred to in Paragraphs 1 and 3 of Section II) and subject to the following

additional conditions:

a) There shall be no live Broadcasts or play-by-play commentary or analogous coverage of

the Marathon Pour Tous;

b) No material filmed or recorded in the Marathon Pour Tous may be made available to third

parties, with the exception of Non-MRHs who are IOC Official Recognised World News

Agencies who are entitled to make such material available to their affiliates and subscribers.

c) Non-MRHs may not erect any freestanding facilities of any type within the dedicated mixed

zones at the Marathon Pour Tous at any time.

38) Access to Non-MRHs will be granted by Paris 2024 -under the direction of the IOC- to:

 a maximum of five (5) domestic Television Non-MRHs (holders of ENR accreditations) -

each permit will apply to a crew of three (3) people and one (1) camera-; and a maximum

of three (3) domestic Radio Non-MRHs (holders of ENR accreditations) -each permit will

apply to a crew of two (2) people and one (1) microphone/recorder for a Radio Non-MRH-;

 a maximum of five (5) international Television Non-MRHs and a maximum of five (5)

international Radio Non-MRHs (both holders of ENR accreditations) -each permit will apply

to a crew of three (3) people and one (1) camera for a Television Non-MRH and a crew of

two (2) people and one (1) microphone/recorder for a Radio Non-MRH);

 Any branding on crew members’ clothing or equipment must be minimal and unobtrusive.

Paris 2024 and/or the IOC, at their discretion, may require that any branding be removed

or covered up. Promotional or other advertising material must not be distributed;

 Allocation and distribution of permits to accredited ENRs will be implemented by the IOC

and managed from the IOC Media Operations Office at the MPC; and

 Access into the Marathon Pour Tous for accredited ENRs who have received a permit, and

are carrying equipment, will be monitored by Paris 2024 and granted through designated

gates.

INFRINGEMENT AND MONITORING

39) NINE, Paris 2024 and the IOC will monitor compliance with these News Access Rules for the

duration of the Olympic Games.

40) The IOC reserves the right to revoke access permits under these News Access Rules for Non-

Rights Holders within Olympic Venues for the duration of the Olympic Games, aside from any

other sanctions, in the event of any breach. In the case of breach of these News Access Rules,

the IOC shall notify the Non-Rights holder in writing of the breach, offer the Non-Rights holder

the opportunity to participate in a meeting with the IOC at the MPC to express its position and,

depending upon the circumstances, the IOC may suspend the Non-Rights holder’s access to

any Olympic Venues until further notice. Non-Rights holders shall be given a maximum of

twenty-four (24) hours as of the meeting with the IOC to cure the breach or demonstrate to the

satisfaction of the IOC that it is not in breach of the News Access Rule. Failing this, Non-Rights

holder’s accreditation and any other access to an Olympic Venue, as well as access to the

Olympic Material may be revoked. Such actions by the IOC shall be without prejudice to

possible legal action and/or claim for damages by the IOC.

41) The accreditation of any organisation or person(s) accredited at the Olympic Games may be

withdrawn without notice, at the sole discretion of the IOC, if the News Access Rules are

breached or for purposes of ensuring compliance with these News Access Rules.

42) These News Access Rules shall be in effect from the opening of the Olympic Villages on 18

July 2024 until the closing of the Olympic Villages on 13 August 2024. The IOC reserves the

right to amend these News Access Rules as it deems appropriate. The IOC Executive Board

shall be the final authority with respect to the interpretation and implementation of these News

Access Rules.

43) Any dispute, controversy or claim arising from or in connection with the execution or

interpretation of these News Access Rules or breach thereof not resolved after exhaustion of

the legal remedies established by the IOC, and which cannot be settled amicably:

(a) if during the Games Period, shall be submitted exclusively to the CAS Ad Hoc Division for

the Olympic Games for final and binding arbitration in accordance with the Arbitration

Rules applicable to the CAS ad hoc division for the Olympic Games; or

(b) if outside of the Games Period, shall be submitted exclusively to the CAS for final and

binding arbitration in accordance with the Code of Sports-related Arbitration.

Unless the parties agree otherwise, the CAS Panel shall be composed of three arbitrators and

the language of the arbitration shall be English.

The CAS Panel will decide the dispute in application of these NARS, any other applicable IOC

regulation and Swiss law.

44) Additional “IOC Social and Digital Media Guidelines for persons accredited to the Games of the

XXXIII Olympiad Paris 2024” apply.

45) The IOC and NINE intend to protect the exclusive television, Pay Television, Digital and radio

rights to Transmit Paris 2024, as granted by the IOC, to the Rights Holders and Licensees within

their Territories, and as such will vigorously enforce these News Access Rules.

DEFINITIONS

“All-News Network” means a channel which has news as its sole or predominant content.

“Bona Fide News Organisation” is an organisation which provides news services as one of its

services or as its only service.

“CAS” means the Court of Arbitration for Sport.

“Champions Park” means the Olympic Venue located in Trocadéro Gardens, at the foot of the Eiffel

Tower dedicated to congratulating athletes following their respective competitions.

“Digital Platforms” means all digital delivery platforms including the Internet, Mobile, applications,

social media platforms. For the avoidance of doubt, it does not include any digital Television or Radio.

“ENR” means accredited Non-Rights Holder.

“Games Marks” means the official emblem, mascot, pictograms and other identifications,

designations, logos and insignias identifying the Olympic Games and does not include the Olympic

Symbol.

“Geoblocked” means a broadcast being restricted to within the specified territory.

“Hard News Program” means News Programs focusing primarily on multiple local, regional, national

or international current events.

“IBC” means the International Broadcast Centre.

“IOC” means the International Olympic Committee.

“myInfo” means the IOC’s Olympic Games Information System Service.

“MPC” means the Main Press Centre.

“News Agency” means a media organisation whose primary business is the reporting and

syndicating of news.

“News Programs” means regularly scheduled daily news programs of which the actual news element

constitutes the main feature and which, for the avoidance of doubt, does not include news promos and

updates, entertainment programs, entertainment news programs, sports programs or special programs.

“Non-Rights Holder or NRH” means broadcast media organisations who have not been granted the

right to broadcast the Olympic Games in a particular territory.

“OBS” means the Olympic Broadcasting Services, the host broadcaster of the Olympic Games.

“Olympic Event” means any official activity or event that occurs primarily at an Olympic Venue during

the Games or that is related to the Games, including, without limitation, training sessions, sporting

action, Opening, Closing and Victory Ceremonies, interviews, press conferences and any other activity

that occurs or is originated at an Olympic Venue.

“Olympic Games” or “Games” means the Olympic Games Paris 2024, to be held between 26 July

2024 – 11 August 2024.

“Olympic Marks” means the Olympic Symbol and the Games Marks.

“Olympic Material” means sounds or moving images of any Olympic event, wherever and whenever

broadcast and however sourced, including sporting action, Opening and Closing ceremonies, medal

ceremonies or other activities which occur at Olympic Venues.

“Olympic Symbol” means the five interlaced rings.

“Olympic Venues” shall include all venues which require an Olympic accreditation card, ticket or areas

that have non-ticketed public access, but which are Olympic areas containing the look of the Games

branding and requiring security checks or other forms of controlled entry. Olympic Venues include the

Olympic village, the competition venues, the training and practice venues, IBC and MPC, the

Champions Park venue, the Marathon Pour Tous venue and areas immediately surrounding any of the

preceding. For the purposes of these guidelines, monuments and landmarks located within an Olympic

Venue are excluded from this definition whenever filmed and/or recorded without any look of the Games

branding or any Olympic Event.

“ONA” means Olympic Television News Agency, the ad hoc news agency, which is operated by OBS,

which provides news access to world News Agencies and other Non-Rights Holders in accordance with

these News Access Rules and the policies of the IOC.

“Opening Ceremony” means the inaugural event of the Games of the XXXIII Olympiad Paris 2024, to

take place in Paris, France on 26 July 2024.

“Paris 2024” means the Organizing Committee of the XXXIII Olympic Games and Paralympic Games

of Paris 2024.

“Podcast” means audio News Program, regularly scheduled, that are stored in digital form and

accessible via the Internet or a computer or mobile device, typically available as a series prior to the

issuing of these NAR.

“Radio” means the broadcast of linear audio programming by means of electronic signals via radio

waves, intended for intelligible reception on conventional radios, cable radios and satellite radios. For

the avoidance of doubt, Radio shall specifically exclude, without limitation, the Internet, radio

downloading, video streaming and any other form of video-on-demand, Internet exhibition, exhibition

via any interactive media and/or wireless platforms and devices (including mobile telephones, tablets

and similar devices).

“Rights Holding Broadcaster/Rights Holder” means a corporation who has been granted the right

to broadcast the Olympic Games in a particular territory.

“Simulcast” means simultaneous and unmodified linear transmission via the Internet.

“Television” means the broadcast of a linear audiovisual programming by means of electronic signals

intended for intelligible reception on the screen of conventional television monitors. Notwithstanding the

foregoing and for the avoidance of doubt, Television shall specifically exclude, without limitation,

Internet, video downloading, video streaming (whether on-demand or as a simultaneous transmission

of the Television broadcast), Internet exhibition, exhibition via any interactive media and/or wireless

platforms and devices (including mobile telephones, tablets and similar devices) home video, future

media and radio.