“This hour will allow us to address both topics and more, as Rio prepares to welcome the world to the first Olympic Games ever held in South America”.
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More than 10,500 athletes from 206 countries will compete in the Games of the XXXI Olympiad this August.
NBC Olympics, Facebook and Instagram are also partnering to “bring fans together with unique content” that “will fuel buzz around NBC Olympics’ 6,755 hours of programming”, including Facebook Live interviews with commentators and athletes.
The primary television network that will broadcast the games is NBC. “A lot of people, particuarly older viewers, prefer to watch the Olympic Games in a certain way, and NBC seems to consider that their primary audience”, he said.
That’s enough to stop the heart of any cord-cutting Olympics enthusiast.
Bravo Network – Golf is not the only sport with a channel devoted to it alone. Microsoft says the platform will help the broadcaster stream more than 4,500 hours’ worth of content throughout the event. With that in mind, make sure you have all of your viewing and streaming options all set up to make sure you do not miss any of the action! Some of its channels and networks that will showcase Olympic goodness include the NBC, Bravo, NBC Sports Network, and NBC Universo, among others.
To see the full version of the highly anticipated kickoff on NBC, you’ll have to wait until 8 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 5, in every US time zone, creating a one-hour tape delay on the East Coast and a four-hour delay on the West Coast.
In our most recent roundup, the Mohu ReLeaf delivered the best bang for the buck among OTA antennas, but you’ll want an amplified model if you live far from the nearest broadcast tower. Its other programs led by Bing Cortana and Outlook will also offer up to date information, scheduling and results of games as the event goes on. Starting Aug. 3, you’ll be able to find every moment of the Games across almost a dozen different TV channels and online. If you can’t beg, borrow or steal one from a friend, Sling offers a free 7-day trial that could get you through the first half of the Olympics.
DirecTV and Dish customers with Ultra HDTVs can watch watch NBC Olympics’ 83 hours of 4K coverage, which has four times the resolution of regular HD, but the programming will be on a one-day delay.
But, for the first time in Olympics history, live content creators will also include athletes and spectators. And it will host most of the medal ceremonies.
Coverage actually begins Wednesday with women’s soccer on NBCSN and USA Network.
NBC’s business outlet will have elimination-round coverage of basketball and volleyball, plus archery, beach volleyball, cycling, rugby, water polo, wrestling and more. The men compete August 11-14 and the women take over August 17-20.
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