What to expect from NBC s unprecedented summer Olympics coverage
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NBCUnivesal, which includes Stamford-based NBC Sports, is planning approximately 7,000 hours of coverage of the summer Olympics from Tokyo, which be held from July 23 to Aug. 8, 2021.Contributed photo /NBCUniversalShow MoreShow Less
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A man walks past the Olympic rings in Tokyo, on Monday, June 7, 2021.Koji Sasahara / Associated PressShow MoreShow Less
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A boat sails past the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Rings on March 25, 2020, in Tokyo.Carl Court / Getty Images /TNSShow MoreShow Less
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NBC Sports is headquartered at 1 Blachley Road in Stamford, Conn.Matthew Brown / Hearst Connecticut MediaShow MoreShow Less
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05/20/2021
While alternate broadcastshavebeenused for all sorts of sports events, the Super Bowl has generally been resistant to that. This year alone, CBS said they contemplated doing a Nickelodeon feed after the positive feedback that drew for a wild card broadcast, but decided against it to try and preserve their main network’s audience (although they did incorporate Nickelodeon elements at halftime and on their social media feeds). Next year, though, there will be a different approach when it comes to Spanish-language coverage, which has usually aired on a sports-specific cable network. In 2022, NBC will air the Super Bowl in English as usual, but Telemundo (also under the NBCUniversal corporate umbrella) will air their own Spanish-language coverage of Super Bowl LVI on the broadcast Telemundo network, marking the first time the Super Bowl has aired on a Spanish-language broadcast network. Here’s more on that from a Telemundo release sent out Tuesday: