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NBC blames “millennials” for Olympic ratings, CBC records best Summer Games ever

The story of this year’s Olympic ratings in general and Olympic primetime ratings in particular drastically changes depending...

By Andrew Bucholtz OnAug 23, 2016 5

The Olympics are not attracting Millennials

This year’s Olympic ratings have been down significantly from 2012. It marks the first time the Olympics have seen...

By Ken Fang OnAug 21, 2016 87

BBC’s Dan Walker says entwined couple behind him are “reading a book”

It’s been quite the Olympics for the BBC’s Dan Walker. Walker’s BBC4 late-night set on Copacabana Beach got...

By Andrew Bucholtz OnAug 19, 2016 0

Seven injured in Rio after overhead camera falls at Olympic Park

Multiple bystanders at Rio’s Olympic Park were injured on Monday after an overhead television camera came crashing to the...

By Liam McGuire OnAug 15, 2016 82

Bob Costas begrudgingly promotes Ryan Seacrest while interviewing Katie Ledecky

We haven’t heard too much kvetching from Bob Costas during the 2016 Summer Olympics. It’s been mostly smooth...

By Ken Fang OnAug 13, 2016 70

Former USWNT stars, analysts rake Hope Solo over the coals

In the wake of the U.S. women’s soccer team’s loss to Sweden on penalties Friday, Hope Solo’s comments...

By Andrew Bucholtz OnAug 12, 2016 37

Support pours in for CBC’s Elliotte Friedman, who’s still hard on himself

Canadian Broadcasting Corporation swimming announcer Elliotte Friedman (who’s only doing that job thanks to Steve Armitage having to...

By Andrew Bucholtz OnAug 12, 2016 0

NBC is partnering with Buzzfeed to run Olympic Snapchat channel

If you’ve been following the Olympics through Snapchat Discover, some of the content may have seemed a bit...

By Jay Rigdon OnAug 12, 2016 4

Salt Lake City tops Olympics ratings again, but ratings are down

Apparently Salt Lake City loves the Olympics. The Utah city has posted the top overall (all nights combined)...

By Andrew Bucholtz OnAug 11, 2016 71

Are NBC’s Olympics ratings down? Depends who you ask

Are the ratings for the 2016 Rio Olympics down? We suppose it depends on who you ask. And...

By Sean Keeley OnAug 11, 2016 81

CBC hot mic catches swimming analyst saying 14-year-old “died like a pig”

Broadcasters should know to be very, very careful around microphones, and the latest example of why that’s good...

By Andrew Bucholtz OnAug 11, 2016 3

Media bus traveling between Rio Olympics venues shot at, 2 injured by flying glass

The 2016 Rio Olympics continue to be a bastion of safety for visitors. So far at the games,...

By Liam McGuire OnAug 9, 2016 0

Leslie Jones to join NBC’s Olympic coverage from Rio, starting Friday

Ghostbusters star Leslie Jones’ enthusiastic tweeting of the Olympics has made plenty of fans, and now she’ll be taking...

By Andrew Bucholtz OnAug 9, 2016 78

Pierre McGuire apparently saved Dan Patrick from Zika mosquitoes

One of the worries about Brazil and the 2016 Rio Olympics has been the spread of the Zika virus....

By Ken Fang OnAug 8, 2016 51

Rio Olympics photographer recognizes stolen gear on venue trespasser

The worst thing that could possibly happen to a photojournalist at the 2016 Rio Olympics would be having...

By Sean Keeley OnAug 6, 2016 0

NBC sees lowest overnight rating for Olympic Opening Ceremony since 1992

NBC’s decision to tape delay the Rio Olympics Opening Ceremony resulted in the network’s lowest overnight rating for...

By Ken Fang OnAug 6, 2016 76

Record $1.2 billion in ads and Comcast integration make Olympics work for NBC

The Olympics rights fees are one of the biggest expenses on NBC’s books, with the network paying $4.4...

By Andrew Bucholtz OnAug 6, 2016 0

Olympic journalists live-tweet getting stuck on bus as it does laps of Rio

There are plenty of issues in Rio de Janeiro, from Zika to contaminated water to poor athletes’ village...

By Andrew Bucholtz OnAug 5, 2016 1

How Meghan O’Leary went from ESPN to the U.S. Olympic rowing team

There are plenty of Olympians with unique backstories, but not too many who entered from the sports media...

By Andrew Bucholtz OnAug 4, 2016 80

Hope Solo says Zika concerns at Rio Olympics are overblown by media

A good handful of athletes have opted to withdraw from the Olympics or publicly state they will proceed...

By Kevin McGuire OnAug 2, 2016 0

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