NBC will proceed airing the Olympics within the US for the foreseeable future. Its mother or father firm, Comcast, simply introduced a take care of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) that can hold the video games on NBC’s platforms, together with Peacock, by means of 2036.
As famous by The Hollywood Reporter, NBC’s earlier settlement with the IOC gave it the rights to stream the Olympics by means of 2032. This new deal will take its place, with the prolonged media rights for the 2033 to 2036 Olympics cycle valued at $3 billion. The subsequent Olympic video games will happen in Italy subsequent 12 months.
NBC has been the house to the Olympics for many years. It has aired a complete of 19 Olympic Games since 1964, 13 of which it broadcasted consecutively.
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