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Posted Thursday 7/29/21 at 10:22AM EDT
NBC Universal CEO expects the Tokyo Olympics to be "profitable" despite "all the bad luck," thanks in part to Peacock
“We’ve had some bad luck,” NBCUniversal CEO Jeff Shell said this morning during Comcast’s quarterly earnings call.
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NBC, which made the Tokyo Olympics the "Simone Biles Games," seems oblivious to its role in her exit
During NBC's coverage of Simone Biles' withdrawal this week, the network has ignored "the role it may have played in...
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Posted Wednesday 7/28/21 at 7:10PM EDT
NBC's Olympics coverage averaged about 14 million TV-only viewers Tuesday, down from the 33.44 million TV-only viewers who watched the same night of the 2016 Rio Games
Streaming viewership is expected to add to that low number, but not by much.
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Posted Wednesday 7/28/21 at 3:22PM EDT
NBC's disappointing Tokyo Olympics ratings has already sparked "make good" talks with advertisers
NBC Universal has already begun conversation on "make goods,” or ad inventory that is given to sponsors when a program...
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TV Today: Netflix Reunites the Love is Blind Cast in Three-Part After the Altar Special
In what’s sure to be an incredibly uncomfortable anniversary party, the cast of Love is Blind Season 1 reunites for...
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Posted Tuesday 7/27/21 at 11:05PM EDT
Tokyo Olympics has been a "nightmare" for NBC midway through its first week
"With shocking upsets, unexpected exits, a 16-hour time difference and a thicket of broadcast, cable and streaming options, the most...
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Why is Peacock's Olympics coverage such a confusing mess?
Peacock subscribers have been complaining online about the NBC Universal streaming service usability during the Tokyo Games.
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Posted Tuesday 7/27/21 at 2:13PM EDT
Simone Biles pulls out of U.S. gymnastics team finals, says she wasn't right mentally
Biles, the most decorated female gymnast in history, explained to reporters her shocking decision to pull out Tuesday.
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Posted Tuesday 7/27/21 at 2:13PM EDT
Australian swimmer Kaylee McKeown drops an F-bomb on live TV after winning a gold medal
McKeown was on live Australian TV when she uttered the F-word followed by "oh sh*t.
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Jerry Seinfeld Riffs on the Olympics in Resurfaced Stand-Up Bit
As Team USA continues to suffer disappointing defeats at the Olympics, Twitter users have begun sharing a clip of Jerry...
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Our Favorite Olympic-Themed TV Episodes
With the Summer Olympics officially underway, all eyes are on Tokyo as the world’s premier athletes gather for two weeks...
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TV Today: Olympic Swimmer Katie Ledecky Goes for the Gold in Freestyle Events
Katie Ledecky will compete in two of her biggest events today, the 200 meter freestyle and the 1500 meter freestyle,...
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Posted Tuesday 7/27/21 at 2:00AM EDT
"Screen fatigue" could be to blame for declining viewership for the Olympics and other big TV events
NBC's Opening Ceremony coverage was down 37% from 2016, from 26.
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Posted Monday 7/26/21 at 3:32PM EDT
Counting Olympic viewership poses a challenge for NBC Universal when people are watching on many different outlets
"In decades past, fans of swimming competitions and gymnastic feats would tune in to a single network showing the Summer...
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Posted Monday 7/26/21 at 9:43AM EDT
NBC's Olympic coverage rises on Day 2 following poorly rated Opening Ceremony
Viewership was up 26% on Saturday from the 17 million who watched the Opening Ceremony.