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He spoke to TV critics from Rio by satellite, along with executive producer Jim Bell and correspondent Mary Carillo.
And given that Rio is just one hour ahead of the East Coast, much of NBC’s prime-time coverage will air live (though the opening ceremony will be on a one-hour delay).
Other Olympics have taken place without significant difficulties and he hopes it will be the same for Rio, Costas said Tuesday.
But will that actually happen? The exclusive feature will, for the first time, offer fans the ability to follow moments on specific teams or countries and events over the entirety of the Olympics, multiple days.
From the electronic payments point of view, Rio de Janeiro in 2016 will be the “contactless” kingdom, which means that users won’t even need to carry their credit card with them. “With the Azure cloud platform, Microsoft is partnering with us to deliver the secure, scalable cloud we depend on to bring the Games to millions of viewers on whichever device they prefer, via end-to-end live streaming entirely in the cloud”.
Costas said that any security issues or ill effects from contaminated water will be immediately apparent and have to be addressed. The energy arrives. The torch gets lit. And, you know, for 17 days and nights, that’s what we are focused on. “I think America is ready to cheer on, not only the Americans, but everybody else, for a couple weeks to get some relief from all of that and to watch really uplifting stories”.
The failure of defending Olympic champion Ed McKeever of Britain to qualify for Rio leaves de Jonge as the favorite for the gold, with Sweden’s Petter Menning and Maxime Beaumont of France among the other contenders.
“But once they are being held, the network that owned the rights to televise those games was going to televise those games”, Costas said, adding that NBC Sports and NBC News will cover the event fully and credibly. “Being selected for the Olympics has happened a lot quicker than I thought it ever would for me and potentially being able to go to three Olympics in my career is unbelievable”, he said.
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“When you think of a kid who’s ten, 12, 13 years old and they’re thinking about okay, ‘What am I going to do with the next ten years of my life?” Keep your eyes on pole-vaulter Shawn Barber, high jumper and London 2012 Olympic bronze medallist Derek Drouin, heptathlete Brianne Theisen-Eaton and decathlete Damian Warner for potential medal-winning performances in Rio.
Balich is an experienced Olympic hand. “I have no idea”.
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As spectators and athletes pack Maracanã Stadium for the opening ceremony, warm and dry weather will make for ideal conditions.
