NBC blames “millennials” for Olympic ratings, CBC records best Summer Games ever
The story of this year’s Olympic ratings in general and Olympic primetime ratings in particular drastically changes depending...
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The Olympics are not attracting Millennials
This year’s Olympic ratings have been down significantly from 2012. It marks the first time the Olympics have seen...
BBC’s Dan Walker says entwined couple behind him are “reading a book”
It’s been quite the Olympics for the BBC’s Dan Walker. Walker’s BBC4 late-night set on Copacabana Beach got...
Seven injured in Rio after overhead camera falls at Olympic Park
Multiple bystanders at Rio’s Olympic Park were injured on Monday after an overhead television camera came crashing to the...
Bob Costas begrudgingly promotes Ryan Seacrest while interviewing Katie Ledecky
We haven’t heard too much kvetching from Bob Costas during the 2016 Summer Olympics. It’s been mostly smooth...
Former USWNT stars, analysts rake Hope Solo over the coals
In the wake of the U.S. women’s soccer team’s loss to Sweden on penalties Friday, Hope Solo’s comments...
Support pours in for CBC’s Elliotte Friedman, who’s still hard on himself
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation swimming announcer Elliotte Friedman (who’s only doing that job thanks to Steve Armitage having to...
NBC is partnering with Buzzfeed to run Olympic Snapchat channel
If you’ve been following the Olympics through Snapchat Discover, some of the content may have seemed a bit...
Salt Lake City tops Olympics ratings again, but ratings are down
Apparently Salt Lake City loves the Olympics. The Utah city has posted the top overall (all nights combined)...
Are NBC’s Olympics ratings down? Depends who you ask
Are the ratings for the 2016 Rio Olympics down? We suppose it depends on who you ask. And...
CBC hot mic catches swimming analyst saying 14-year-old “died like a pig”
Broadcasters should know to be very, very careful around microphones, and the latest example of why that’s good...
Media bus traveling between Rio Olympics venues shot at, 2 injured by flying glass
The 2016 Rio Olympics continue to be a bastion of safety for visitors. So far at the games,...
Leslie Jones to join NBC’s Olympic coverage from Rio, starting Friday
Ghostbusters star Leslie Jones’ enthusiastic tweeting of the Olympics has made plenty of fans, and now she’ll be taking...
Pierre McGuire apparently saved Dan Patrick from Zika mosquitoes
One of the worries about Brazil and the 2016 Rio Olympics has been the spread of the Zika virus....
Rio Olympics photographer recognizes stolen gear on venue trespasser
The worst thing that could possibly happen to a photojournalist at the 2016 Rio Olympics would be having...
NBC sees lowest overnight rating for Olympic Opening Ceremony since 1992
NBC’s decision to tape delay the Rio Olympics Opening Ceremony resulted in the network’s lowest overnight rating for...
Record $1.2 billion in ads and Comcast integration make Olympics work for NBC
The Olympics rights fees are one of the biggest expenses on NBC’s books, with the network paying $4.4...
Olympic journalists live-tweet getting stuck on bus as it does laps of Rio
There are plenty of issues in Rio de Janeiro, from Zika to contaminated water to poor athletes’ village...
How Meghan O’Leary went from ESPN to the U.S. Olympic rowing team
There are plenty of Olympians with unique backstories, but not too many who entered from the sports media...
Hope Solo says Zika concerns at Rio Olympics are overblown by media
A good handful of athletes have opted to withdraw from the Olympics or publicly state they will proceed...