NBC’s Peacock streaming service will include live Premier League matches, Olympics content, Ryder Cup
NBC is the latest network to get into the over-the-top streaming game with the upcoming launch of Peacock....
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‘Richard Jewell’ and its harsh, lazy portrayal of media undercuts a movie that deserves better
The movie's portrayal of media is nasty, which pulls a compelling story into ugliness.
“Richard Jewell” screenwriter Billy Ray doubles down on claim reporter Kathy Scruggs slept with a source, gets refuted
"To defame a dead woman and to accuse her of doing the worst thing in her profession is just cruel. To convict her of the mortal sin of trading sex for a story, it’s the worst thing conceivable you can do to a journalist."
“Richard Jewell” claims an AJC reporter slept with a source; the AJC has protested, but Warner Bros. has doubled down
“The film literally makes things up and adds to misunderstandings about how serious news organizations work. It’s ironic that the film commits the same sins that it accuses the media of committing.”
Golf Channel’s Molly Solomon to head NBC Olympics production, says “let’s innovate and search for fresh ways to tell the athlete stories”
"I think I can bring a uniqueness to the job. My mantra as a producer is let’s innovate and search for fresh ways to tell the athlete stories. So whenever I go into a new project, a new show, I always ask the question to my team, how do we enrich the experience for the viewer?"
Jim Bell, who’s overseen NBC Olympics production since 2012 and was there for delayed-to-live shift, is leaving NBC after 29 years
"What has emerged for me is a strong desire to delve into something new—to build on my experience in news, sports, and entertainment so I can broaden and deepen my leadership role in the content universe."
Carl Lewis calls out Max Kellerman over saying track stars are failed football and basketball players
"You take your privilege filled with failure, and troll just for attention."
The five hottest takes from almost three years of This Week In Hot Takes, and the final hot take standings
After almost three years, This Week In Hot Takes is coming to an end. Here's a look at our picks for the five hottest takes we've covered, plus the final standings and thoughts on the top five finishers there.
NBC partnering with Twitter on live coverage of 2020 Tokyo Olympics with daily show
Last week, NBC took advantage of the late July sports media doldrums to announce they had huge plans...
NBC is going all out to promote the 2020 Olympics that are only 365 days away
NBC will have a promotional blitz for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics... on July 23-24 2019.
The latest behind-the-scenes series is Olympic Channel’s “All Around,” following top gymnasts from the U.S., Russia, and China for a year
All Around will premiere August 6 and will follow U.S. gymnast Morgan Hurd, Russian gymnast Angelina Melnikova and Chinese gymnast Chen Yile for a year.
HBO’s “At The Heart Of Gold” is a powerful look at the Larry Nassar scandal and why it wasn’t caught earlier
"At The Heart Of Gold" is a valuable watch both for those who have followed the Nassar scandal closely and those who haven't, providing new perspectives on why this happened in gymnastics and how Nassar got away with it for so long.
Tony Reali, Kevin Negandhi among ESPN personalities speaking up about Special Olympics in spite of political concerns (updated)
ESPN personalities were some of the many who spoke out against the proposed cuts to Special Olympics funding.
NBC trades 2021 Super Bowl to CBS for 2022 edition, letting them pair Super Bowl LVI with the Winter Olympics
This is the first change to the Super Bowl rotation since ABC's final Super Bowl in 2006.
Christian Laettner stars in Olympic Channel’s newest “The Z Team” installment, trying to turn around a Charlotte HS team in a week
Former Duke star Laettner is featured in an Olympic Channel show about trying to turn bad teams around in a week.
