By SVG Staff | Wednesday, July 27, 2016 - 3:21 pm
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has announced the new Olympic Channel, a mutli-platform destination for year-round Olympics coverage, will launch on August 21, following the Closing Ceremonies of the Rio Olympic Games.
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By Karen Hogan Ketchum | Monday, July 25, 2016 - 6:37 pm
For NBC Sports’ Digital Media team, approaching the biennial Olympic Games isn’t just a matter of coming up with new ways to reach fans on their mobile devices; it’s keeping […]
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By Karen Hogan Ketchum | Friday, July 22, 2016 - 8:30 am
In two weeks, the sports world will turn its focus to Rio de Janeiro. And, although the region has been plagued by concerns over venue readiness, disease, and crime — […]
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By SVG Staff | Tuesday, July 19, 2016 - 12:41 pm
Prior to the 2016 Rio Olympics, NBC Olympics is teaming up with social-media personalities spanning the lifestyle, comedy, fashion, beauty, fitness, and food industries to create Olympic-related content for their followers. […]
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By SVG Staff | Tuesday, July 19, 2016 - 8:00 am
Ahead of the 2016 summer games, Snell Advanced Media (SAM), found that almost one in three Americans (31%) would like to watch the Olympics on Netflix if it was available to […]
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By SVG Staff | Friday, July 1, 2016 - 9:15 am
The networks and digital platforms of NBCUniversal will present an unprecedented 6,755 hours of programming for the Games of the XXXI Olympiad from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, this August. NBC […]
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By Jason Dachman, Editorial Director, U.S. | Thursday, June 30, 2016 - 10:31 am
Virtual reality will make its Olympics debut this summer, as Olympics Broadcast Services (OBS) will produce 85 hours of VR programming on a one-day delay at the Rio 2016 Olympics […]
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By SVG Staff | Friday, June 17, 2016 - 12:00 pm
NBC Olympics unveiled the set design for NBC’s daytime and late-night studio, which will be located on Rio de Janeiro’s iconic Copacabana Beach.
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By Jason Dachman, Editorial Director, U.S. | Friday, May 27, 2016 - 9:27 am
NBC Olympics has confirmed plans to distribute portions of its Rio Olympics coverage in 4K/UHD to cable, satellite, telco providers, and other partners. The 4K/UHD coverage will not be delivered live […]
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By Dan Daley, Audio Editor | Wednesday, May 4, 2016 - 5:39 pm
NBC Olympics, a division of NBC Sports Group, has selected RTS to provide broadcast intercom systems and support for its production of the 2016 Summer Games in Rio de Janeiro. […]
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By SVG Staff | Tuesday, May 3, 2016 - 3:54 pm
NBC Olympics and Snapchat will partner to present unique perspectives from this summer’s 2016 Rio Olympics and the U.S. Olympic Team Trials, which will include daily Snapchat “Live Stories” and […]
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By SVG Staff | Friday, April 29, 2016 - 11:38 am
SES has signed a capacity agreement with Eurovision to broadcast the Rio 2016 Olympics to sports fans around the world. As part of the agreement, Eurovision will lease several transponders on […]
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By SVG Staff | Tuesday, April 26, 2016 - 1:17 pm
NBC Olympics, a division of the NBC Sports Group, has selected Cisco to provide Internet Protocol (IP) video contribution and distribution solutions, along with networking and security solutions for its […]
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By SVG Staff | Tuesday, April 26, 2016 - 12:24 pm
NBC Olympics, a division of the NBC Sports Group, has selected EMC Corporation and Presidio to support media workflows for its production of the Games of the XXXI Olympiad, which take […]
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By SVG Staff | Thursday, April 21, 2016 - 1:36 am
Sony is providing HD production technology to NBC Olympics, a division of the NBC Sports Group, for its production of the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.
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