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NBC Universal Parcels Out Olympics Coverage

Jul 8, 2008  •  Post A Comment

NBC Universal will broadcast 3,600 hours of coverage from this summer’s Olympic Games in Beijing across its various networks and NBCOlympics.com.
This year’s coverage sets the record as the most televised coverage in Summer Olympics broadcast history, amounting to more airtime than the combined total of every Summer Games from Rome in 1960 to Athens in 2004. More than 75%, or 2,900 hours, of the coverage will be broadcast live.
NBC’s broadcast network will take center stage for medal contests in swimming, men’s and women’s gymnastics and beach volleyball during prime time. Other competitions will air on USA Network, MSNBC, CNBC, Oxygen, Telemundo and Universal HD, in addition to NBCOlympics.com. NBCU’s coverage will average out to about 212 hours per day, more than the total for the Atlanta Games in 1996.
Also, this is the first time the Olympics will be broadcast entirely in high definition.
The breakdown of coverage by outlet is as follows:
NBC: 10 a.m.-1 p.m. (all time zones), 8 p.m.-11 p.m. (EDT/PDT), 12 a.m.-1:30 a.m. (EDT/PDT).
Live coverage kicks off with the Opening Ceremonies on Aug. 8 at 8 p.m. All gold-medal swimming races, men’s and women’s gymnastics team and individual finals, beach volleyball, men’s and women’s marathon.
USA Network: 2 a.m.-12 p.m. (EDT).
Men’s and women’s basketball and soccer, tennis, volleyball, water polo.
MSNBC: 5 a.m.-5 p.m. (EDT).
Long-form coverage of sports including softball, soccer, volleyball, beach volleyball, wrestling, basketball, weightlifting.
CNBC: 12 a.m.-4:30 a.m. (EDT), 5-8 p.m. (EDT).
Variety of sports, including boxing, softball, tennis, weightlifting, wrestling, badminton.
Oxygen: 6-8 p.m. (EDT/PDT)
Daily recaps of gymnastics and coverage including equestrian competitions and tennis.
Telemundo: Varies.
Various events, including men’s and women’s soccer, basketball, gymnastics, diving, volleyball, track and field, swimming , baseball entirely in Spanish.
Universal HD: 24 hours.
HD simulcasts and retransmissions of coverage on CNBC and MSNBC.
NBCOlympics.com: Varies.
Almost 2,200 hours of live broadband video coverage.

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