The Olympic media dossier

1976: Montreal

17 July-1 August
Television
Cost of television rights now begins to soar. ABC pays $25m, plus $10m for the Winter Games at Innsbruck, broadcasting 77 hours and 44 hours respectively.

Film
The cleverly titled official film, Games of the XXI Olympiad in Montreal, was directed by Jean-Claude Labrecque.

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