Mike Tirico says potentially replacing Al Michaels in SNF booth ‘would be a lifetime opportunity for me’
"It would be a thrill. But I’m going to wait to see how this all sorts out."
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Adnan Virk talks hosting Winter Gold on Peacock: “To me, it’s been a total sprint.”
"This is the Olympics! This is a metaphor for life; you get kicked down, you get up again, you win a gold medal, and all is right with the world."
NBC catches flak for Mikaela Shiffrin coverage after Olympics heartbreak
"Just processing a lot for sure and I feel really bad.”
2022 Winter Olympics opening ceremony audience down 43% from 2018
That's a bit concerning for NBCUniversal as the 2018 Winter Games were the least-watched Olympics ever.
Beijing Olympics reporting concerns include burner phones, health apps’ security flaws, and limits on who reporters can talk to
"MY2022, an app mandated for use by all attendees of the 2022 Olympic Games in Beijing, has a simple but devastating flaw where encryption protecting users’ voice audio and file transfers can be trivially sidestepped."
CBC’s Devin Heroux shares how he won’t be going to Beijing after December positive COVID test, illustrating wider media concerns
Heroux tested positive for COVID-19 in December, and hasn't been able to produce enough repeated negative tests to meet China's standards.
Lindsey Vonn will join NBC’s Beijing Olympics broadcasts as a primetime correspondent
"I am excited to share my perspective along with my insight on what athletes might be feeling during high pressure moments."
All NBC event announcing teams for the 2022 Beijing Olympics will be calling events remotely from Connecticut
Many of these events were initially planned with remote announcers, but figure skating, snowboarding and alpine skiing were supposed to have on-site commentators.
Mike Tirico will host first week of Olympics from Beijing, then fly to LA for remote hosting and Super Bowl, a big change...
Tirico is leaving Beijing early to host the Super Bowl, but he'll also be handling some remote hosting of Olympics coverage.
NBC’s Tara Lipinski tells Julie Stewart-Binks “I would feel very nervous” about Beijing Olympics as an athlete given COVID
"Obviously, it's going to be a very different type of an Olympics. There's probably a little sadness in that for the athletes."
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.
U.S. State Department spokesperson says they’ll “discuss” a potential boycott of the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics with allies
"It [a joint boycott] is something that we certainly wish to discuss. A coordinated approach will not only be in our interest but also in the interest of our allies and partners."
