International Insider: Olympics; Venice Line-Up; Trouble At The BBC
deadline.comGood afternoon, Max Goldbart here penning the newsletter on the day of the Paris Olympics opening ceremony. Read on to digest happenings in the world of media and entertainment.
And sign up here. Olympic Torch Burns Bright On your marks, get set…: We’re nearly there. Tonight, a dazzling Olympics opening ceremony featuring dozens of boats along the Seine will take place in the French capital, and yes, Celine Dion will perform, as will Lady Gaga.
Trouble in paradise however, as Insider goes to press the French rail network has been paralyzed by arson attacks, with a whopping 800,000 people expected to be impacted.
Almost immediately after the end of the last games, which were delayed to 2021 due to Covid-19, the International Olympic Committee set the wheels in motion for Paris 2024, and the next three weeks will see some of the globe’s ultimate superstars compete in France, paired with one of the biggest broadcasting and media operations you could witness.
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