“The striking vista of Copacabana Beach on a Friday evening in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil”, Commack’s own said, “where tonight, amid a mixture of anticipation, excitement, curiosity, controversy and concern, the Games of the 31st Olympiad officially commence, with an Opening Ceremony at storied Maracana Stadium, promising music, dancing and a spirit for revelry that endures in the face of everything else, as a Brazilian signature”.
Advertisement
According to the cable company, the programming is accessible by going to NBCOlympics.com and the NBC Sports app. Sling isn’t offering any on-demand video coverage, nor will Sling’s password give you access to extensive video on NBC’s app or website or VR through Gear VR. Additionally, Snapchat is NBC’s social media partner for the Games and offers an “Olympic Discover” channel co-produced with Buzzfeed among other highlights.
Michael Phelps will be carrying the flag for the USA contingent.
“If people are big Olympic fans, and we hope they are, we hope they come back to watch the big, polished production in prime time”, Bell said. During the Olympics, Sling is adding MSNBC and CNBC for free.
NBC’s over-the-air network remains the primary destination, though.
MSNBC will feature men’s basketball, beach volleyball, rugby, soccer, volleyball, and water polo, among other sports, and its coverage will run from August 6th to August 20th, with most days starting at noon, Eastern Time.
But when it comes to the Olympics, you never know what to expect and maybe the male who pulls off a win during the men’s 100m breaststroke finals today will make a new record! The online video industry will be doing its best to medal as well, upping what it offered two and four years ago. If you shell out an extra $5 for the Sports Extra package, you can even get the Golf Channel. This poll indicated that seven in ten Americans want the marquee events to be both live and on tape delay.
Frustrating, yes, but ultimately not impacting coverage of the sporting events themselves. If you have a family member willing to share their cable account info with you, that’ll take care of the subscription part without having to sign up yourself.
While this doesn’t directly tie into viewership of women’s sports, obviously women’s sports make up a significant portion of Olympics broadcasting. One clever option, as Quartz points out, would be to sign up for a seven-day free trial of either Sling TV or Playstation Vue, then quit when the week is up-and immediately switch to the other one.
“A lot has changed over that period of time”, he said at a news conference before leaving for Brazil.
Advertisement
“There was a time when there was some validity to the critique that some of the athlete profiles were a bit over the top – too much hearts and flowers, too many violin strings”, he said.
