Majority of Olympic streaming was done on laptops, not mobiles
We know from NBC’s many press releases that streaming was a big deal for the Rio Olympics. Despite...
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Former NBC analyst Dwight Stones calls its track & field coverage “a disgrace”
If you’ve watched Olympics track and field coverage on NBC, Dwight Stones was the man who reported on...
Did you know NBC’s Olympic theme is actually a mashup?
You’ve heard it every day during the 2016 Rio Olympics and if you’ve watched NBC’s Olympic coverage in...
NBC shoehorns over 3,000 promos into Olympic coverage
If you’ve watched NBC’s Olympic coverage, you’ve noticed plenty of promos for in-house programming. While advertisers are seeing...
UK sports TV anchor Charlie Webster on life support in Brazil after contracting malaria
Former BBC, ITV and Sky Sports host Charlie Webster is in a medically-induced coma due to a rare...
Michael Phelps wears Nike on SI cover, despite Under Armour deal
Michael Phelps is on the cover of Sports Illustrated, along with Katie Ledecky and Simone Biles. Par for...
IOC executive issued arrest warrant for scalping Olympics tickets
A high-ranking Olympic official was issued an arrest warrant for illegally selling tickets for the 2016 Rio Olympic...
NBC exec expects record profits from Olympics despite lower ratings
The Olympic ratings debate has been well-chronicled, including on this very site. Today, NBC Sports Group Chairman spoke...
Boston can now watch NBC on DirecTV again
It took a month, but a blackout that prevented Boston residents from watching NBC’s coverage of the Open Championship and...
The Daily Beast faces backlash after searching for Olympians on Grindr
The Daily Beast on Thursday published a piece in which a reporter, Nico Hines, stood outside the Olympic Village in...
IOC bans gifs of Olympics content
As it turns out, Michael-Phelps-fist-pump-dot-gif will not be coming to your Twitter feed this month. As part of...
Has doom-and-gloom Olympics coverage gone overboard?
It has become essentially a law of American media: If the Olympics are being held in a non-English...
There are condom dispensers for men at the Olympic Media Center
Yesterday, we told you about the accommodations at the Olympic media village in Rio de Janeiro. As usual,...
Your 2016 Olympics viewing primer
As we’re being reminded constantly by the networks of NBCUniversal, the Olympics are just days away. And with...
Can audiences expect NBC to talk about Rio Olympics issues during broadcast?
The latest edition of the Sports Illustrated Media podcast with Richard Deitsch dropped on Thursday and his guest was Sports Business...
