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Ratings Roundup is a rundown of recent rating news and is derived from press releases and reports around the industry. In this week’s edition, FOX Sports sees the most watched
NBC Olympics’ studio presence at Milano Cortina 2026 isn’t just a change of scenery. It’s a technology statement. Inside OBS’s International Broadcast Centre in Milan, the broadcaster’s two main stages
At the Broadcast Center in Stamford, three discrete intercom systems combine into a centralized infrastructure Into the second week of Milan Cortina 2026, eight Olympic records and one world record
The Netherlands has dominated Milan’s ice rinks, scooping six speed skating gold medals at the Winter Olympic Games. Given the country’s strength in both long-track and short-track speed skating, it’s
A typical Winter Olympics day – or should I say evening – inside the Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) Sport Italian Eurosport studio at Casa Italia in Milan is a hectic
At the Broadcast Center, 14 audio-control rooms handle the sound in a complex routing and processing regimen “We are exactly where we want to be,” Karl Malone, director, audio engineering,
At the Winter Games IBC in Milan, NBC Sports and Olympics’ director of audio engineering, Karl Malone, spoke to SVG Europe from the NBC listening room about the set up
In the middle of the Milano Cortina Winter Games, the competition never really stops — and neither does the decision-making. Inside NBC Olympics’ International Broadcast Center (IBC) in Milan, programming
The two companies’ partnership on Olympics productions dates to the 1988 Seoul Summer Games Week 2 of the 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Olympics is underway, and crucial to NBC Sports’
France Télévisions has successfully launched France 2 UHD featuring Dolby Vision and Dolby Atmos technologies for the broadcast of the Milano Cortina Winter Olympics 2026, marking a significant milestone in
Building on successful demonstrations during the Paris Olympics 2024, Italian public service broadcaster Rai and the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) are conducting new 5G Broadcast trials during the Milano Cortina
Following a competitive public tender process, Rai (Radiotelevisione Italiana), the national public broadcasting company of Italy, has awarded Imagine Communications a three-year frame contract via local systems integrator Allyn Srl to support
The 2026 Milano Cortina Winter Olympics are at the midpoint of Week 1. Although it’s too early to draw full conclusions about the legacy of this year’s Games, Olympic Broadcasting
Karl Malone, director, audio engineering, NBC Sports and Olympics, is leading the charge at the 2026 Milano Cortina Olympics. The effort spans hundreds of miles across Northern Italy and, ultimately,
A team of broadcast engineers and experts dispersed across Northern Italy help broadcasters and still photographers keep shooting OBS has put new imaging technologies — notably, FPV drones and 380-degree
The following article "Early numbers show increase for Winter Olympics Opening Ceremony" originally appeared on Sports Media Watch. In the early returns, the Opening Ceremony of the Winter Olympics posted a sizable gain over four years ago — albeit with the usual caveats. NBC coverage of the…
Winter sports are wildly popular in Norway, with cross-country skiing and biathlon being of particular importance. As such, at the Winter Olympics 2026, Norwegian free-to-air broadcaster NRK is bringing those
Milano Cortina marks the first time since London 2012 that NRK has had the full rights to show all the Winter Olympic action on TV. The team at the free-to-air
Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) has lifted the curtain on its studios in Italy that will broadcast live coverage of Milano Cortina 2026 to millions of viewers across Europe. Constructed in
Milano Cortina 2026 is now underway and Austrian public service broadcaster, ORF, is on site with multiple teams ready to bring all the excitement home. ORF chief director Michael Kögler
