Tag: Olympics
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Beijing Olympics Was the Most Streamed Winter Games Ever
The XXIV Olympic Winter Games from Beijing, China have come to a close but the event was a rating success with a record-setting 4.3 billion minutes streamed across NBCUniversal digital and social media platforms. 3.9 billion of those minutes were streamed across Peacock, which led the way, NBCOlympics.com, and the NBC Sports app. Compared to…
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How to Watch the 2022 Winter Olympics Closing Ceremony on Roku, Fire TV, Apple TV & More on Sunday, February 20
After two competitive weeks, the 2022 Winter Olympic Games are coming to a close. The winners of the 109 medal events will be decided, and the Olympians will come together at Beijing’s National Stadium to close out the international competition. Also known as the Bird’s Nest, the stadium can hold a capacity of 80,000 people…
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NBCU: Viewers Have Consumed 5 Billion Streaming Minutes of the Winter Games & Super Bowl
NBCUniversal announced that viewers consumed 5 billion streaming minutes to date of Olympic Winter Games and Super Bowl LVI coverage across the media conglomerate’s digital platforms with Peacock leading the way. Earlier this month, digital consumption for the Olympics topped 1 billion streaming minutes, which was the fastest that milestone was reached. During the sports-packed…
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Olympic Streaming is More Popular Than Ever with the Opening Ceremonies Up 349% Since 2018
Streaming has grown by leaps and bounds in the past few years, and more viewers are opting to watch big events like the Olympics via streaming instead of traditional cable TV. New data from Conviva shows that the day of the 2022 Winter Olympics Opening Ceremony recorded a349% increase in viewing time as compared to…
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Led by Peacock, NBC Olympics Digital Consumption Tops 1 Billion Streaming Minutes
NBC Olympic’s digital consumption for the Beijing Olympics reached over 1 billion streaming minutes, which was the fastest the milestone has been reached for the Winter Games. Team USA silver medal victory silver in the team figure skating competition, alpine skiing, and freestyle skiing were just a few highlights that led to the increased viewership.…
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How to Watch the 2022 Winter Olympics Opening Ceremony on Roku, Fire TV, Apple TV & More on Friday, February 4
The 2022 Winter Olympic Games have finally arrived as the Opening Ceremony will be taking place in Beijing, China. The ceremony will be held at National Stadium, also known as “The Bird’s Nest” where some of the best athletes in the world will gather before competing through a full schedule of events. Bobsledder Elana Meyers…
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NBCU Enhances Accessibility, Will Provide Closed Captioning for All Digital Livestreams of the 2022 Winter Olympic & Paralympic Games
NBCUniversal announced that they will enhance accessibility to this year’s Winter Games in Beijing by offering closed captioning, audio description, web content accessibility for the 2022 Winter Olympics and Paralympic Games. Peacock, USA Network, CNBC, NBCOlympics.com, the NBC Sports app, and the NBC broadcast network will be airing over 2,800 hours of coverage, which is…
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Haystack News Adds Pop Up Channels for Black History Month, Winter Olympics, and More
Haystack News has launched a streaming channel dedicated to coverage Black History Month that will run all throughout the month of February. The channel will feature news from Local, national and worldwide coverage from Haystack’s hundreds of news content partners will offer 24/7 news for free AVOD viewing. In addition, the free streaming platform will…
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Here’s the Complete Schedule for the Beijing 2022 Olympics
NBC has launched the schedule for the 2022 Winter Olympics kicking off this week in Beijing. This year, there are multiple ways to tune in so you don’t miss any of the action. All listings will be available to watch on NBC, Peacock, USA Network, CNBC, NBCOlympics.com and NBC Sports app. Here’s how to watch…
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NBCUniversal Will Provide 4K HDR Coverage of 2022 Winter Olympic Primetime & Prime Plus Shows for the First Time
NBC made a historic announcement in regards to their coverage of the upcoming Winter Games. For the first time ever, NBC Sports will provide live coverage of the Winter Olympics primetime and Prime Plus shows in 4K Ultra High Definition (UHD) format with High Dynamic Range (HDR) and ATMOS sound in certain markets. NBC’s primetime…