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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
NBC

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
NBC

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
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
NBC

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
Olympics

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
NBC

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
NBC

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
NBC

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
Olympics

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
NBC

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
NBC

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
ESPN

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

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