NBCUniversal to Air Over 7,000 Hours of Olympics Coverage

For those who love the Olympics and all of its glory, watching athletes compete in various sports and events, NBCUniversal is about to deliver something grand.

The media company announced this week that it will be airing more than 7,000 hours of Olympics coverage on TV and on streaming video.

NBCUniversal, the parent company of CNBC, announced Monday it will show more than 7,000 hours of content from the Tokyo Olympics across its networks and streaming platforms.

The summer Olympics had been postponed from 2020 because of the Covid pandemic, and will run from July 23 to Aug. 8 of this year, with NBC’s broadcast network anchoring prime-time events. The games will include 41 sporting events and new competitions such as baseball, softball, skateboarding, surfing and karate.

NBC will show popular competitions, which includes USA men’s basketball, women’s basketball, women’s soccer, swimming and gymnastics.

More than 5,000 hours will stream on NBColympics.com and cable sports network NBCSN will broadcast more than 440 hours and USA Network more than 380 hours on USA Network.

The Olympic Channel will also show Team USA competitions, including wrestling and tennis. The Golf Channel will show golf events, and Telemundo Deportes will air competitions in Spanish language.

Molly Solomon, NBC Olympics production president, said that coverage around the Tokyo Olympics would be “unprecedented” and will showcase “once-in-a-generation athletes and storylines that will capture the incredible uniqueness of these Games and our times.”

It was in 2014 that NBC and the International Olympic Committee agreed to a $7.75 billion media rights deal to extend their partnership. The current agreement runs through the 2032 Olympics and allows NBC to leverage the 2024 event in France and the 2028 Games in Los Angeles.

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