Rove McManus to cover London 2012 Olympics for Foxtel

Rove McManus has reportedly agreed to front the London Olympic television coverage for Foxtel next year.

The Australian chatshow host, who relocated to LA with wife Tasma Walton in 2009 after quitting his Channel Ten series Rove, has pleased Foxtel bosses so much with his US-based programme Rove LA that they want him to play an important part in covering the 2012 Games.

Foxtel boss Brian Walsh told the Herald Sun: "Rove will have an integral role in our Olympic games coverage which includes [his involvement in] the opening and closing ceremonies and he'll be appearing daily on our Olympics channels."

The digital channel has also commissioned a second series of Rove LA for next year and Walsh added: "We are really thrilled with Rove LA. It's an unpredictable, full-of-fun hour."

There are rumours that comedy duo Hamish Blake and Andy Lee, who used to appear on McManus's old show, will host coverage on the rival Nine Network.

Blake and Lee recently returned to Australia after spending a few months in the US filming Hamish and Andy's Gap Year.

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