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Yiannis Exarchos
Yiannis (Ioannis) Exarchos - Γιάννης (Ιωάννης) Έξαρχος (1 June 1964) is a Greek television executive and sports broadcasting professional. Since 2012, he has been the Chief Executive Officer of Olympic Broadcasting Services (OBS), and, since 2015, Executive Director of Olympic Channel Services (OCS). Exarchos has been involved in the host broadcasting of every Olympic Games since Athens 2004.
During his time at OBS, the organization adopted new broadcast technologies and expanded content formats, including initiatives related to sustainability and gender representation.
Exarchos was born in Athens, Greece and studied law at the University of Athens and Film Directing at the Stavrakos Film School.
Yiannis Exarchos began his career in the early 1980s working in arts and cultural programming in Greek radio and television. He later transitioned to television production, hosting and producing cultural programmes for Hellenic Radio and Television (ERT), the Greek public broadcaster. One confirmed programme is Vathos Pediou (Depth of Field), a cultural talk show featuring interviews with figures from Greek arts and culture. Exarchos later moved into senior management roles at ERT and served as Executive Director of the broadcaster.
In 2001, he was appointed Vice President of Athens Olympic Broadcasting (AOB), working alongside Olympic broadcaster executive Manolo Romero. According to IOC reports, the Olympic Games Athens 2004 were broadcast to an estimated global audience of 3.9 billion and included early experimentation with digital streaming technologies such as web and 3G mobile networks.
Following Athens 2004, Exarchos became Senior Executive Officer for Beijing Olympic Broadcasting (BOB), the Host Broadcaster for the Beijing 2008 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
Before the end of 2008 he relocated to Madrid and was appointed Deputy CEO of Olympic Broadcasting Services (OBS), and later became CEO following the Olympic Games London 2012.
During his tenure, OBS implemented several broadcasting technologies, including cloud-based workflows, 4K and 8K resolution, immersive audio, drone footage, virtual and augmented reality elements, 5G transmission, AI-powered tools, and virtualized production systems.
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Yiannis Exarchos
Yiannis (Ioannis) Exarchos - Γιάννης (Ιωάννης) Έξαρχος (1 June 1964) is a Greek television executive and sports broadcasting professional. Since 2012, he has been the Chief Executive Officer of Olympic Broadcasting Services (OBS), and, since 2015, Executive Director of Olympic Channel Services (OCS). Exarchos has been involved in the host broadcasting of every Olympic Games since Athens 2004.
During his time at OBS, the organization adopted new broadcast technologies and expanded content formats, including initiatives related to sustainability and gender representation.
Exarchos was born in Athens, Greece and studied law at the University of Athens and Film Directing at the Stavrakos Film School.
Yiannis Exarchos began his career in the early 1980s working in arts and cultural programming in Greek radio and television. He later transitioned to television production, hosting and producing cultural programmes for Hellenic Radio and Television (ERT), the Greek public broadcaster. One confirmed programme is Vathos Pediou (Depth of Field), a cultural talk show featuring interviews with figures from Greek arts and culture. Exarchos later moved into senior management roles at ERT and served as Executive Director of the broadcaster.
In 2001, he was appointed Vice President of Athens Olympic Broadcasting (AOB), working alongside Olympic broadcaster executive Manolo Romero. According to IOC reports, the Olympic Games Athens 2004 were broadcast to an estimated global audience of 3.9 billion and included early experimentation with digital streaming technologies such as web and 3G mobile networks.
Following Athens 2004, Exarchos became Senior Executive Officer for Beijing Olympic Broadcasting (BOB), the Host Broadcaster for the Beijing 2008 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
Before the end of 2008 he relocated to Madrid and was appointed Deputy CEO of Olympic Broadcasting Services (OBS), and later became CEO following the Olympic Games London 2012.
During his tenure, OBS implemented several broadcasting technologies, including cloud-based workflows, 4K and 8K resolution, immersive audio, drone footage, virtual and augmented reality elements, 5G transmission, AI-powered tools, and virtualized production systems.