LAUSANNE, April 19—The IOC has officially launched OTAB.com the website of the
Olympic Television Archive Bureau (OTAB) will make available 20,000 hours of Olympic footage starting from the London 1908 Olympic Games up to the latest filmed Olympiad Nagano 1998.
Registered users can browse through the IOC’s video archives and make requests online, instead of via fax or phone.

The archive is managed by Trans World International (TWI) in London who has overseen the research and restoration of the film footage since the start in 1995. This archive has become the largest online sports film collection in the world.

The IOC Executive Board has also agreed to hold a summit meeting in November on Internet and sport.