Record-Setting Digital Coverage Set for RIO OLYMPICS on NBC

A record 4,500 streaming hours, including live streaming of all competition; TV simul-stream coverage of nine television networks; and first-time streaming to connected TVs highlight NBC Olympics' digital offering for the Games of the xxI Olympiad from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, this August. In addition, Olympic fans will be able to access two apps, three digital-only programs, and an active news desk that will regularly stream Olympic updates throughout each day.

"Our digital offering for Rio marries NBC Olympics' renowned storytelling and live-event coverage with today's advanced technology to deliver more content across more platforms than ever before," said Rick Cordella, SVP and General Manager, Digital Media, NBC Sports Group. "Whether you're a core fan of one of the 35 Olympic sports or just want to watch Team USA, we'll deliver the best digital viewing experiences on your TV, at your desk, or on the go. Our goal is to provide ready access to every second of every event through our digital platforms."

Following is a summary of NBC Olympics' digital coverage of the 2016 Rio Olympics:

NBCOlympics.com and the NBC Sports app, which are powered by NBC Sports' Playmaker Media, will deliver 4,500 hours of live-event and TV simul-stream coverage for the Rio Olympics -- including all competition sessions across all 34 sports -- for authenticated pay TV subscribers via TV Everywhere. The streaming coverage will be available on desktops, mobile devices, and tablets, plus connected TVs for the first time. NBC Olympics streamed 3,500 hours of coverage for the 2012 London Olympics, which was the first time that all competition was streamed live.

For the first time, NBC Olympics will stream the coverage of all nine NBCUniversal Olympic networks -- broadcast networks NBC and Telemundo (Spanish language); cable channels Bravo, CNBC, Golf Channel, MSNBC, NBC Sports Network (NBCSN), NBC UNIVERSO (Spanish language), and USA Network. Each network's TV coverage will also include athlete features, segments on the host city and country, and interviews with newsmakers and medal-winning athletes.

If a competition event is not televised by one of the nine networks, every second of competition will once again be streamed online through NBC Olympics' utilization of the feeds provided by the host broadcaster, Olympic Broadcasting Services (OBS). Many of the feeds will include both English- and Spanish-language commentary.

Concurrent streams will be offered for sports contested on multiple fields of play, such as all apparatuses for Gymnastics, all field events for Track & Field, and up to five courts for Tennis.

The NBC Sports app is available on the iTunes App Store, Google Play, Windows Store, Roku Channel Store, Apple TV and Amazon Fire.

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