NBC is shutting down the U.S. linear Olympic Channel in September
Five years after its launch, the NBC U.S. linear Olympic channel (a NBC/IOC/USOPC partnership) is shutting down.
Five years after its launch, the NBC U.S. linear Olympic channel (a NBC/IOC/USOPC partnership) is shutting down.
"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."
"Just processing a lot for sure and I feel really bad.”
"The things that feel familiar are the people and the work ethic that everyone covering an Olympics seems to share during these Olympic weeks. There is an energy in the building that is unmatched."
"I am excited to share my perspective along with my insight on what athletes might be feeling during high pressure moments."
Many of these events were initially planned with remote announcers, but figure skating, snowboarding and alpine skiing were supposed to have on-site commentators.
"Obviously, it's going to be a very different type of an Olympics. There's probably a little sadness in that for the athletes."
"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."
The mid-sentence commercial cut certainly seemed strange.
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.
Several highlight shows and documentaries will also be part of Peacock's Olympics content.
NBC's network of channels and streaming platforms will show 7,000 hours of Olympics coverage.
NBCSN is set to show nightly blocks of Olympic programming over the next two weeks, covering the 2016 Rio Games (April 13-15), the 2012 London Games (April 16-19), the 2008 Bejing Games (April 20-21), and sport-specific programming (April 22-26).