The closing ceremony in Rio is only four days away. The first two weeks of the Summer Olympics Games have seen familiar faces dominate the podiums, but a slew of new technological stars have captured some glory in Brazil. Now it’s time to look ahead to Tokyo 2020, and predict what advancements athletes and fans […]
With Twitter’s plethora of live streaming deals in recent months (check this link to see them all), it might seem like one of the platforms that took off a year ago has faded to the background—I’m talking of course about Yahoo. But Yahoo announce an extended digital partnership before the Opening Ceremonies with NBC, allowing […]
The Opening Ceremony in Rio is now just three days away, and NBC is still making announcements about their already expansive coverage. Rio 2016 will not only be more digital than ever, it will also be NBC’s biggest push across social media platforms. NBC just announced their plan for a massive range of social media […]
For the first time, NBC, owner of the distributive rights of the 2016 Rio Summer Olympics, is releasing its vice-tight grip on providing content to other platforms. A partnership between NBC and Facebook, which also includes the Facebook-owned social media app, Instagram, will kick off prior to the Opening Ceremony on August 5. NBC will publish up to 20 […]
NBC and BuzzFeed will be working closely together to help bring coverage of Rio 2016 to a younger audience via Snapchat. Their partnership was announced in late April, but with the Olympics just over two weeks away NBC’s BuzzFeed-curated coverage is almost here. NBC invested $200 million in BuzzFeed last year, and since then the New […]
