When it comes to live events, fewer are bigger than the Super Bowl on TV. But what about online? The Super Bowl, along with the Pro Bowl and other postseason games, will be live streamed for the first time, thanks to the NFL and NBC. Read More »
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NBC Universal won the bidding war to keep the Olympic Games on its networks through 2020. The good news for Olympics superfans is that it has also agreed to eschew the tape delay and make all events available live on one platform or another. Read More »
The numbers from the NCAA Men’s Basketball Championship tournament are in, and March Madness’ success, both on TV and online, show that the live streams of sporting events online could actually be complementary to, and not cannibalistic of TV viewership. Read More »
The recently concluded Winter Olympics held in Vancouver, Canada were a watershed moment in the history of online video. Akamai, a Cambridge, Mass.-based content delivery network with a global footprint helped collect some of the stats about Vancouver Olympics and they are truly … Read More »
The first round of the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament kicks off in about two weeks — and as usual, CBS Sports will have broadcast and online coverage of all the games. For those that were disappointed by the lack of live video available … Read More »
The first online audience numbers for the 2010 Winter Olympics are coming in, and NBC is ready to celebrate: The network served 45 million video streams from the games, according to data it obtained from Omniture, and NBCOlympics.com doubled its page views compared … Read More »
Last week, one of the stranger controversies to arise during the Olympics had nothing to do with authentication, thanks to commentators on the men’s figure skating competition, who strongly insinuated that sixth-place finisher Johnny Weir might be “too gay” for the sport. Johnny Weir’s own … Read More »
With the 2010 Winter Olympics winding down in Vancouver this weekend, broadcasters and online video platforms alike are getting ready for a tally of their Olympic audience. Special attention is going to be reserved for NBC, who decided for the first time to restrict … Read More »
In a decision that might surprise some viewers who have become frustrated by NBC Universal’s handling of online video content, it streamed the entirety of the quarterfinal Men’s Hockey matchup between the USA and Switzerland live at 3:00 pm EST, the same time … Read More »
If ESPN were in charge of of broadcasting the Olympics to a domestic audience, what would it look like? paidContent did an interview with ESPN executive vice president of content John Skipper and executive editor John Walsh about the challenges of covering the … Read More »
Much has been written in recent days about NBC’s ratings victory over American Idol; the network was able to glue more people to the screen last Wednesday than the singing competition airing at the same time on Fox. In fact, NBC won this one … Read More »
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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