Awful Announcing
"Your journalistic ethics have to show up during a broadcast, while you’re calling a game, and certainly in situations where politics are part of sports."
"Every nation has flaws and problems and issues and things that they need to correct and shame in their past."
Jones hit out at the Kevin Hart/Snoop Dogg Peacock highlights show, too.
Tirico is leaving Beijing early to host the Super Bowl, but he'll also be handling some remote hosting of Olympics coverage.
"Obviously, it's going to be a very different type of an Olympics. There's probably a little sadness in that for the athletes."
"Growing up, I always knew I was watching a major Canadian sports moment when I saw Brian Williams covering it on CBC. Having Brian bring his stature and gravitas to TSN was a game-changer for our network."
Examples included using a picture of the Chernobyl disaster to introduce Ukraine as well a picture of Dracula to represent Romania.
"We want our audience to experience the best performances across disciplines, and the most compelling stories of the Hispanic athletes on their quest to make history."
"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."
The planned Summer Olympics in Japan in 2021 may not happen after all.
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).
It's not a perfect situation, but at least a lot of the game will be shown to a wider audience.
Broadcasters hope to bring 8K into the forefront, even though 4K hasn't even been widely adopted.
While NBC's broadcast coverage fell off compared to previous Olympic years, NBCSN's cable coverage hit record highs, besting their numbers from Rio and Sochi.
Syndicated shows like The Ellen DeGeneres Show and Live With Kelly and Ryan gave themselves new titles for Nielsen.
Saying controversial things on the air got several people in trouble this week.
"My attitude is I have had a wonderful ride and so many wonderful things to look back on."
