NBC’s Mike Tirico Apologizes for Palestinian Flag Gaffe
NBC’s main Olympic sportscaster Mike Tirico triggered instant backlash on social media over a comment about the flag French basketball player Mathias Lessort had wrapped…
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Noah, Simone and Katie Are Golden—So Are Olympics on Linear TV
For all the athleticism and grit that’s been on display during the Paris Summer Olympics, the biggest and brightest star to emerge from the Games thus far is—hold onto…
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Olympic Ad Boycotter Had No TV Spending as NBC Sales Hit Record
C Spire, the Mississippi-based telecommunications company that announced it was canceling its ad buys in NBCUniversal’s Olympics coverage, doesn’t appear to have bought…
Gold Zone Is How the Olympics Were Meant to Be Shown
NFL football and women’s foil fencing share few similarities—but here’s one you can add to the list. With Scott Hanson and Andrew Siciliano’s help, both sports have now…
Comcast Heralds NBA’s Return to NBC as TNT Drama Unfolds
Despite a looming battle between the NBA and TNT, its legacy media partner, Comcast believes it has a clear lane to the new rights deal, one that will bolster NBC’s…
2024 Paris Olympics: The Biggest Show on TV for a New Generation
For traditional TV networks, the summer Olympics in Paris feels at something of a crossroads, according to Deadline. As hoards of sports fans descend on the French…
NBC Advertisers Are in for a Très Magnifique Paris Olympics
This story appears in Sportico’s Morning Lead newsletter. Click here to sign up and get it delivered straight to your inbox. America’s bemused affinity for the…
NBA Rights Contracts Hit Adam Silver’s Desk With All Eyes on TNT
The NBA has taken a crucial step in mapping out the next dozen years of its media strategy, as the league’s would-be partners, at long last, have submitted their…
Big East Renews With Fox, Lines Up New Rights Deals With NBC, TNT
The Big East Conference has inked a new package of six-year media rights deals, re-upping with lead partner Fox Sports while bringing on NBC Sports and TNT Sports in…
Paris 2024 Olympics Ratings Will Be Unprecedented. Literally
In 30 days, NBC Sports will get the ball rolling on what is shaping up to be the first “normal” Summer Olympics since the London Games lit up the Nielsen dials way back…
Indianapolis 500 Start Delayed by Rain, Lightning
UPDATE: Fans are being allowed back in the grandstand at the Indianapolis 500 and officials are starting to dry the track. An NBC official said it would air the race…
Life’s a Beach, and Then You Lose the NBA. (Maybe.)
If the rest of us have one thing in common with the people who run gigantic media conglomerates and top-tier sports leagues, it is this: They don’t want to work over a…
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