Beijing Olympics: NBCU Will Stream Up To 1,000 Hours Live

Finally looks like U.S. Olympics fans will get access to real-time broadband Olympics coverage. Clair Atkinson has the scoop about NBCU’s Beijing Olympics digital plans … NBCU sports czar Dick Ebersol said he isn’t ready yet for a “hard announcment” but “we’ll be in a position to live-stream between 800 and 1,000 hours of coverage in addition to 800 hours on cable and 200 hours on the network.” Yet to be decided — subscription or ad-supported (I’m betting we wind up with a mix) and how/where those streams will be delivered. Some events could even go to another media company.

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