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LONDON -- The IOC will launch its new Olympic Channel next month following the closing ceremony of the Rio de Janeiro Games.The digital channel, which will operate 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, will go live on Sunday, Aug. 21, right after the ceremony, the International Olympic Committee announced Wednesday.The Madrid-based channel is designed to promote Olympics sports between each games and engage with young audiences. It will provide a mix of live sports coverage, historic Olympic footage from the IOCs archives, and news programming and highlights.The channel does not cover the Olympics themselves, which are aired by rights holding broadcasters around the world.The project, the brainchild of IOC President Thomas Bach, was approved by the full IOC in December 2014.The launch of the Olympic Channel on 21st August is the start of an exciting new journey to connect the worldwide audience with the Olympic Movement all year round, Bach said in a statement. Fans will be able to follow sports, athletes and the stories behind the Olympic Games. The Olympic Channel will inspire us all and reach out to new generations of athletes and fans.The channel will be available worldwide via a mobile app and at the web site olympicchannel.com.Original programming will focus on elite athletes, their quest for success and sport around the world, the IOC said.The IOC said last month it had reached agreement with 27 international sports federations to collaborate on content for the channel.Among the major sports signed up are swimming (FINA), basketball (FIBA), tennis (ITF), gymnastics (FIG), skiing (FIS) and hockey (IIHF). Among those not included were soccer (FIFA) and track and field (IAAF), which already have their own global TV rights deals.The channel will initially be offered in English and offer subtitles in nine different languages.Users will also be able to register for a more personalized experience that allows them to follow their favorite athletes, teams and sports and receive individually tailored content. The channel allows for sharing of videos across social media platforms.Following the launch in August, the channel will seek to secure partnerships with rights-holding broadcasters and national Olympic committees to develop localized versions of the channel, the IOC said.The project also relies heavily on the backing and involvement of the IOCs existing broadcast partners, including NBC in the United States and Discovery Communications and Eurosport in Europe.The IOC said in 2014 the channel would cost about $600 million to operate over the first seven years, with the goal of breaking even in the first decade.The channels commercial and marketing department is located in the IOCs home city of Lausanne, Switzerland, while the production is run from Madrid, headquarters of the Olympic Broadcasting Services.The channel plans to produce about 250 hours of original programming and content over the first year. It now has a staff of more than 60 full-time employees from 20 countries working in Madrid. Cheap Tigers Jerseys . The third-ranked Ivanovic, who won the event in 2008 and 10, served five aces and broke Wickmayer, also a former winner in 2009, five times. "The result looked easier than it really was," Ivanovic said. Tigers Jerseys China . No. 13-seeded John Isner and No. 21 Philipp Kohlschreiber were among six players who dropped out of the tournament on Tuesday, joining No. 12 seed Tommy Haas and two other players who withdrew on Monday. http://www.customtigersjersey.com/ . JOHNS, N. Custom Tigers Jerseys .J. -- Marty Brodeur beat the Pittsburgh Penguins yet again. Custom Alan Trammell Jersey . 1 position. The Mustangs (6-0), who beat Queens 50-31 last weekend, earned 17 first-place votes and 287 points in voting by the Football Reporters of Canada. Western was last ranked first in the country in October 2011. BOSTON -- Bostons Mookie Betts has hit three homers in the first six innings of Sundays game against the Arizona Diamondbacks.Betts has eight RBI and the Red Sox lead the Diamondbacks 14-1.Its his second three-run homer of the season. The other came at Baltimore against the Orioles on May 31.ddddddddddddBetts has 26 homers on the season. ' ' '