Peacock announces three new documentaries ahead of the Winter Olympics
Three new Winter Olympics docs are coming to Peacock this month.
Olympics News
Ray Ferraro talks about skipping the Beijing Olympics: “I might have thought differently if it was in almost any place else.”
"I thought 'I just did this [quarantine/bubble] for three weeks, I cannot do it again. It's not good for me to do again.' And I'm going to hate not doing it, in particular if the NHL guys go, I'm going to hate it. I'm going to feel like I missed out. But I just couldn't do it."
Shaquille O’Neal joins ‘The Queen of Basketball’ documentary on Lusia “Lucy” Harris as executive producer
Harris was the first woman basketball player to score a basket in the Olympics and be drafted by the NBA.
Winter Olympics coverage post-Super Bowl shows NBC’s live sports focus, but is also about unprecedented Olympic-SB overlap
Yes, this is an indication of how much of NBC's current strategy focuses on sports, but it also has a lot to do with the latest Super Bowl date ever.
“It’s getting to a point where it’s becoming dangerous”: Simone Biles talks Olympic twisties in Simone vs Herself finale trailer
"It's not been fun. It's been scary. ...I'm worth more than gold."
NBC will present a record 1,200 hours of Paralympics coverage, with 135 hours of that on NBCSN
There's going to be a ton of Paralympic coverage available, but much of it will be on authentication-required streaming apps and websites.
NPR used “lightly punched a reluctant horse” for a tweet of a story on German coach Kim Raisner’s disqualification, took backlash
NPR's tweet of "A German coach was booted from the Tokyo Olympics after she lightly punched a reluctant horse that was refusing to ride during the equestrian portion of the modern pentathlon" took a lot of criticism, much more than other media outlets covering the story got.
Kevin Durant & Draymond Green called out critics, specifically ESPN’s Kendrick Perkins, following gold medal victory
"Kendrick Perkins, you talk a lot of shit. A lot of shit. Act like you American."
Karen Crouse leaves New York Times after 16 years, with exit coming after suspension following Michael Phelps article
"After 16 years, I've resigned from @NYTSports to pursue nascent projects that are particularly timely."
Despite Olympic viewership dropping and increased make-goods, NBC still expects to turn a profit
"So net-net, with all this bad luck, we’re going to be profitable on Olympics, which we’re very happy with, and we’re very happy with the product."
Alex Honnold announces season 2 of his ‘Climbing Gold’ podcast as climbing debuts in the Olympics
Honnold will work as an Olympic analyst for NBC as climbing debuts next week.
MJ Acosta-Ruiz and Lindsay Czarniak talk hosting women’s sports-focused show “On Her Turf” for Peacock’s Olympics coverage
"I'm really excited to bring these women the attention that they really warrant and that they've worked so hard for and that they deserve. And I hope it continues long after the Olympics."
NBC’s tape-delayed primetime Olympics coverage went to commercial mid-sentence after Simone Biles missed a vault
The mid-sentence commercial cut certainly seemed strange.
Simone Biles withdrawal tests NBC’s commitment to tape delayed coverage
Network NBC discussed the news but avoided video highlights, leading to an awkward situation for everyone.
South Korean broadcaster apologizes for Olympics broadcast filled with cultural stereotypes
Examples included using a picture of the Chernobyl disaster to introduce Ukraine as well a picture of Dracula to represent Romania.
Tokyo Opening Ceremony director fired over Holocaust joke from 1998
Yet another in a long line of things that have gone wrong for the Tokyo Olympics.
NBCUniversal has placed $51 million worth of Olympic ads and promos since November, including 1,208 on broadcast NBC
In addition to the 1,208 ads and promos on NBC proper since November, Olympic Channel has run 18,396, while NBCSN has aired 5,834, The Golf Channel has aired 1,832, and USA has aired 1,336.
Organizers have not ruled out last-minute Tokyo Olympics cancellation as Covid numbers rise among athletes
Is this a real possibility, or just an effort to reassure the public that they're being cautious?
