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A NPR tweet on Kim Raisner "lightly punching" a horse.

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.

By Andrew Bucholtz OnAug 8, 2021 0
A NBCU graphic showing their Olympic networks.

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."

By Andrew Bucholtz OnJul 30, 2021 0
On Her Turf

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."

By Andrew Bucholtz OnJul 29, 2021 0
Simone Biles on NBC.

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.

By Andrew Bucholtz OnJul 27, 2021 0
Mike Tirico and Maria Taylor.

NBC officially announces hiring of Maria Taylor, featuring her on-air during Olympic opening ceremonies coverage

The rumored hiring was made official Friday.

By Joe Lucia OnJul 23, 2021 0

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.

By Jay Rigdon OnJul 22, 2021 4
A NBCU graphic showing their Olympic networks.

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.

By Andrew Bucholtz OnJul 20, 2021 0

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?

By Jay Rigdon OnJul 20, 2021 2

Tokyo Olympics will be held entirely without in-person spectators

Well, this is a big blow to both the Tokyo Olympics and to NBC's presentation.

By Jay Rigdon OnJul 8, 2021 15

Foreign media covering the Tokyo Olympics will be monitored by GPS as part of pandemic protocol

In addition, there's a chance Japan will allow domestic spectators to attend events in person.

By Jay Rigdon OnJun 10, 2021 0
The 2021 Olympic plans.

The 2021 Tokyo Olympics is in question following a Times (UK) report that the Japanese government may cancel

The planned Summer Olympics in Japan in 2021 may not happen after all.

By Andrew Bucholtz OnJan 21, 2021 5

Olympics officially postponed to summer 2021

It comes as NBC was set to launch their Peacock streaming service this summer, with live and exclusive Olympics coverage as a big draw.

By Jay Rigdon OnMar 24, 2020 0
Sean McVay talking with Jac Collinsworth in 2017.

Jac Collinsworth leaves ESPN and ACC Network, returns to NBC

Jac Collinsworth began working with NBC Sports in 2013 while still in school at Notre Dame, then went to ESPN in 2017. Now he's headed back to NBC.

By Andrew Bucholtz OnMar 4, 2020 0
Tokyo Olympics NBC

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...

By Sean Keeley OnJul 29, 2019 0

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.

By Matt Yoder OnJul 23, 2019 8
All Around, an upcoming Olympic Channel series, will cover three gymnasts from three countries trying to make it to the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.

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.

By Andrew Bucholtz OnJul 9, 2019 1

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