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Julius Barnathan

Years of Olympic Games Emerge as a Timeline of Breakthrough Broadcast Technologies

By Frank Beacham published

MEDIA TECH There is no better gauge of cutting-edge engineering than in the world’s top athletic competitions

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NBC Olympics

Amazon Fire TV to Feature NBCU Winter Olympic Coverage

By George Winslow published

Fire TV will provide a landing page with streamlined access to all of NBC Olympics’ coverage

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NBC Olympics

fuboTV Inks Deal to Carry NBCU’s Winter Olympic Game Coverage

By George Winslow published

The agreement will give fuboTV subs access to 2,800+ hours of 2022 Olympic Winter Games coverage as well as NBC’s 4K HDR content in select markets

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OBS

For the First Time in Olympic Broadcasting, As Many Signals Will Be Sent via the Cloud as Standard Delivery

By Jenny Priestley published

OBS reveals details around its production workflows, use of 5G and AI, and how Beijing 2022 is the first Winter Games in UHD HDR

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Vizrt

BBC Sport Taps Vizrt for Olympics Virtual Sets

By Tom Butts published

BBC Sport is deploying Vizrt’s Viz Engine 4 coupled with Unreal Engine 4 render pipeline and Vizrt’s Fusion Keyer, all driven by Vizrt’s virtual set controller

Comcast NBCUniversal

Comcast NBCU to Offer Service Members, Vets Free Streaming of Winter Olympics

By George Winslow published

The Army & Air Force Exchange Service and Comcast NBCUniversal partner to make all the coverage of the Olympic Winter Games available for free

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NBC Olympics

NBC's Broadcast of the Beijing Olympics in UHD/HDR Will Mark a First for the Winter Games

By Tom Butts published

The broadcasts—also with ATMOS audio—will only be available in certain markets

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Dave Mazza

NBC’s Olympics Tech Team Ready for Beijing Games

By Tom Butts published

Enhanced graphics, POV coverage among tech highlights

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IOC

NBC Announcers to Cover Winter Olympics From Its Stamford Hub

By George Winslow published

Concerns about rising coronavirus cases and COVID-19 restrictions prompted a decision to call the action from their U.S. studios; ESPN will also be focusing on remote coverage

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NBC Olympics

NBC Preps For ‘One-Two Punch’ Of Winter Olympics, Super Bowl Coverage

By Phil Kurz published

Hundreds are at work in Beijing on the IBC and at venues, and plans for Los Angeles are gelling

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