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There is a certain irony that Chip Adams was turned down when he first looked into working on an Olympics, the 1980 Lake Placid Games. “Nobody would return my calls,”
As Olympic Broadcasting Services (OBS) looks towards the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games, the organization continues to explore new approaches to broadcast production. Experiences gained at the Dakar
How does NBC Sports manage transmission operations for the Super Bowl, Winter Olympics, and NBA All-Star Game all in the same month? At SVG TranSPORT 2026 in New York City,
The six-year-old venue is expanding capabilities for NFL action, Super Bowl LXI, 2028 Summer Olympics SoFi Stadium, as well as the surrounding area known as Hollywood Park, has nonstop activity
The next Paralympic Games will be held in Los Angeles from 15 to 27 August 2028, and the media rights sales process is now underway. The LA28 Organising Committee is
The Pac-12 has announced that home Olympic sports broadcasts throughout the fall season will be available free on the conference’s YouTube channel at youtube.com/pac12. Coverage includes women’s soccer, men’s soccer,
Joining a loaded program at the 2026 SVG College Summit (May 27-28, Atlanta) will be a presentation taking attendees behind the scenes of the production and operation on the in-venue videoboard operations
Whoda thunk it? The hottest team in the NHL is the Buffalo Sabres. Unbeaten since the league’s return from the Olympic break and winners of seven straight games, the Sabres
NBC Sports selected Imaginary Forces to create the main title sequence for the Milan Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics primetime show — Primetime in Milan — that aired each night from
NBC Sports’ presentation of the 2026 Milan Cortina Olympics — highlighted by more than 3,200 hours of coverage and 116 events — was the most-watched Winter Games since 2014. From
Operations can be a thankless grind; unless you’re a self-described “logistics junkie” like Marsha Bird. Ask NBC Sports’ SVP of Olympic Operations what makes her feel most satisfied during an
A crew of 1,685 people and 13 control rooms produce nearly every on-air minute from Stamford Since the ribbon was cut in 2013, NBC Sports’ Stamford, CT, broadcast center has
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
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,
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’
For major U.S. events like Super Bowl 2026, FIFA World Cup, America 250, and the 2028 Olympics, the need for spectrum to operate wireless microphones is more important than ever.
Broadcasters continue to raise the bar when it comes to producing an eye-catching pregame show For decades, Super Bowl Sunday has been more than just a championship football game. It
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…
Once again, service members and Veterans worldwide will enjoy free access to NBCUniversal’s full coverage of the Milan Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games, courtesy of the Army & Air Force
