NBC’s decision to restrict live streaming of the Vancouver Winter Olympics to subscribers of cable, satellite or IPTV services is making many cord cutters scramble. We’ve heard anecdotes from former cable customers flocking to gyms or stop by friends for surprise visits while figure … Read More »
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Where do you go to watch the Vancouver Olympics online if you’re living in Canada, Europe or Asia? Those were some of the first questions we got when we published our Where to Watch the 2010 Winter Olympics Online guide a few days … Read More »
A year and a half ago, I found myself on vacation during the middle of the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. And since I was on vacation, I wasn’t content to sit by the TV and watch hours of prime time coverage to … Read More »
Figure skating! Snowboarding! Curling! The Winter Olympics are about to start in Vancouver today, and sports fans of all colors are ready to tune in and count the gold medals. Of course, having the Olympics in Canada is nice, because we don’t have … Read More »
NBC Preps First All-HD Winter Olympics; the 2008 Vancouver Winter Olympics will mark the first time a Winter Games is produced entirely in HD, with 835 hours of high-def content set for NBC Universal’s broadcast and cable channels. (Multichannel News) YouTube’s Final Take From Movie Rentals: … Read More »
NBCU Projects 200 Million Will Watch Winter Olympics TV Coverage; NBC Universal’s president of research, Alan Wurtzel, suggests that 200 million viewers will watch at least some portion of the Winter Games. (Multichannel News) To measure the total audience across TV, online and mobile devices, … Read More »
Don’t expect to watch the 2010 Winter Olympics live online — unless you like cross-country skiing. NBC Sports has released its coverage schedule for the Vancouver games, and once again, it has made the decision to keep marquee events from being shown live … Read More »
How about this for jumping straight from the frying pan into the fire? After working with Conviva on a number of live-streaming events at his old employer, former NBC CTO Darren Feher has joined the startup as its new president and chief executive. NBC Sports has … Read More »
We wrote earlier this week about the fact that NBC is planning to require would-be Vancouver Olympics watchers to authenticate in the U.S. Once users have proved they are paying TV customers in good standing, they’ll also have to download the latest version of Microsoft … Read More »
