NBC Olympics Unveils Rio 2016 Digital Coverage Highlights

STAMFORD: NBC Olympics’s digital coverage of next month’s Olympic Games in Rio comprises 4,500 streaming hours, including live-streaming of all competition events, television simul-stream coverage of nine TV networks, and first-time streaming to connected TVs.

NBCOlympics.com and the NBC Sports app will deliver a record-setting 4,500 hours of live-event and TV simul-stream coverage for the Rio Olympics—including all competition sessions across all sports—for authenticated pay-TV subscribers via TV Everywhere. The streaming coverage will be available on desktops and mobile devices, as well as on connected TVs for the first time. All streaming is powered by NBC Sports’s Playmaker Media. The NBC Sports app is available on the iTunes App Store, Google Play, Windows Store, Roku Channel Store, Apple TV and Amazon Fire.

For the first time, NBC Olympics will stream the coverage of all nine NBCUniversal Olympic networks: NBC, Telemundo, Bravo, CNBC, Golf Channel, MSNBC, NBC Sports Network, NBC Universo and USA Network. Each channel’s coverage will also include athlete features, segments on the host city and country, and interviews with newsmakers and medal-winning athletes. If a competition event is not aired on one of the nine networks, it will be streamed online through the feeds provided by Olympic Broadcasting Services, some with both English- and Spanish-language commentary.

Among the many other highlights is the NBC Olympics: Rio News & Results app, which will offer the latest Olympic news and results as well as video highlights, TV listings, medal standings, athlete bios and more. The app is now available for download on iOS and Android devices. In addition, NBC Olympics will produce two digital-only programs (Gold Zone and Daily Dismount), a social-focused video franchise (Ever Wonder) and a digital news desk hosted by Julie Donaldson and Jenna Corrado that will regularly stream Rio Olympic update segments throughout the day.

“Our digital offering for Rio marries NBC Olympics’s renowned storytelling and live-event coverage with today’s advanced technology to deliver more content across more platforms than ever before,” said Rick Cordella, the senior VP and general manager of digital media for NBC Sports Group. “Whether you’re a core fan of one of the 35 Olympic sports or just want to watch Team USA, we’ll deliver the best digital viewing experiences on your TV, at your desk, or on the go. Our goal is to provide ready access to every second of every event through our digital platforms.”