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CBC Olympic ratings rose in PyeongChang, while NBC ratings fell.

While NBC Olympic ratings dropped for the PyeongChang Games, CBC Olympic ratings again rose

CBC's average primetime audience rose to 3 million for the PyeongChang Olympics, up from the 2.7 million they had in Sochi. Over 85 per cent of the Canadian population watched some of the Games. That's a contrast to the declines NBC has seen.

By Andrew Bucholtz OnMar 7, 2018 0

Hulu says 63 percent of its subscribers streamed Olympics live or on demand

Viewers found the Olympics on Hulu’s live streaming service.

By Ken Fang OnMar 5, 2018 0
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John Moody, Fox News exec who wrote controversial “Darker, Gayer, Different” Olympics column, retires from network

Fox News says Moody planned on retiring before his column generated outrage.

By Ian Casselberry OnMar 2, 2018 1

2018 PyeongChang Games are the least-watched Olympics ever

PyeongChang averaged a 17% drop in ratings compared to Sochi in 2014

By Ken Fang OnFeb 27, 2018 4
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The good, bad and ugly of NBC’s coverage of the 2018 PyeongChang Olympics

NBC Olympic broadcast highlights included more live coverage and several strong announcing performances, but there were also notable missteps.

By Andrew Bucholtz and Ken Fang OnFeb 26, 2018 1

Tara Lipinski and Johnny Weir will co-host the Olympic Closing Ceremony on NBC

Straight man Terry Gannon will also be on hand to be traffic cop.

By Ken Fang OnFeb 22, 2018 0

Leslie Jones blasts NBC colleague Pierre McGuire for asking USA hockey player question about Sochi during gold medal game

A very NSFW rant from the Saturday Night Live cast member.

By Matt Clapp OnFeb 22, 2018 2
Colleen Jones (L) discusses her book in a 2015 CBC interview.

With Canada’s women’s curling team eliminated from Olympic medal contention, Canadian Twitter is upset…at the CBC’s Colleen Jones?

In the wake of Rachel Homan's loss, much of the ire was directed at Jones' post-game interview of Homan.

By Andrew Bucholtz OnFeb 20, 2018 1

NBC Sports chairman Mark Lazarus acknowledges Olympic hockey ratings are down dramatically with NHL players sitting out

The NHL's choice to bar its players from the Olympics is having an expectedly drastic effect on ratings for the Games' hockey tournament.

By Alex Putterman OnFeb 19, 2018 0
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Figure skater Adam Rippon declines opportunity to be Olympic correspondent for NBC

Rippon doesn't want to cut short his Olympic experience.

By Ian Casselberry OnFeb 19, 2018 1

Chicago news station offers unconvincing explanation for Pyeongchang/P.F. Chang’s mistake

Pyeongchang is the Winter Olympics' host city. P.F. Chang's is a casual-dining restaurant. It's hard to imagine how one might confuse them.

By Alex Putterman OnFeb 12, 2018 5
The NBC opening ceremonies with Joshua Cooper Ramo, Mike Tirico and Katie Couric.

NBC parts ways with Joshua Cooper Ramo over his comment about Japan as an “example” to Korea

Ramo's comment that "Japan is a cultural, technological and economic example" for Korea drew massive blowback, and led to NBC deciding not to feature him any further.

By Andrew Bucholtz OnFeb 12, 2018 10

High winds forced NBC to shuffle Olympic skiing off weekend primetime schedule

NBC couldn’t depend on the heavily-promoted Mikaela Shiffrin on Sunday due to the cancellation of her event.

By Ken Fang OnFeb 12, 2018 2
Feb 2, 2018; PyeongChang, KOR; The Olympic rings with the Alpensia Ski Jumping Center in the background at the PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympic Games. Mandatory Credit: Rob Schumacher-USA TODAY Sports

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Pick your poison: Winter Olympics or Summer Olympics?

Thanks to Super Bowl and the Olympics, NBC expected to collect $1.4 billion in revenue

NBC’s aggressive ad sales helps the network to make a lot of money

By Ken Fang OnJan 29, 2018 4
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Mike Tirico says NBC won’t back away from covering athlete protests during Olympics, adds NFL media missed asking “why”

"I think our responsibility as reporters, journalists, hosts is to document the event that’s happening in front of us, and if there is some sort of protest, I think it’s important to do that."

By Andrew Bucholtz OnJan 17, 2018 36
NBC's Go For The Gold on Netflix.

NBC has produced a two-part Olympic preview original series that’s airing only on Netflix

Go For The Gold and Meet Team USA are both available on Netflix now through Feb. 25.

By Andrew Bucholtz OnJan 15, 2018 2

Hulu will allow Winter Olympics viewers to customize which sports they can watch

Subscribers can pick the events they’re most interested in watching and be sent daily clips and highlights.

By Ian Casselberry OnJan 10, 2018 2
NBC Sports Bay Area's Ahmed Fareed will be hosting for NBCSN during the 2018 Olympics.

NBC announces Olympics hosts, but not everyone is going to South Korea

NBCSN daytime host Ahmed Fareed and curling host Fred Roggin will be broadcasting from Connecticut.

By Andrew Bucholtz OnNov 30, 2017 7
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Johnny Weir, Tara Lipinski return to NBC in primetime for Winter Olympics figure skating coverage

NBCSN will also have a daily live figure skating show called Olympic Ice.

By Ian Casselberry OnNov 16, 2017 6

NBC will use Olympic Channel as news and information channel during 2018 Winter Games

Get all of your news and information from Pyeongchang on Olympic Channel!

By Ken Fang OnNov 13, 2017 6
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NBC projects big Olympic revenue increase, is getting over $5 million for some Super Bowl ads

NBC made around $800 million in revenue on the 2014 Sochi Olympics, and expects a "low double digit" increase for February's PyeongChang Games.

By Andrew Bucholtz OnOct 30, 2017 5
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Mike Tirico will skip NBC’s Super Bowl coverage to prepare for the Olympics

The Super Bowl is on Feb. 4, but Tirico will be preparing for the Feb. 8 start of the Olympics.

By Andrew Bucholtz OnAug 8, 2017 7

NBC’s Olympic advertising clients may get sent to Wyoming in 2018 instead of South Korea

With tensions high, advertisers are reluctant to travel to the 2018 Olympics

By Ken Fang OnJun 23, 2017 0
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How will the NHL’s decision to skip the 2018 Olympics impact NBC’s ratings?

The NHL skipping the 2018 Olympics could hurt NBC on multiple fronts.

By Andrew Bucholtz OnApr 3, 2017 0

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