Moi, July 28, 2016: > > > Joe Hass, Dec 9th 2014: >> >> Amidst other reforms, featuring archival and Olympic events. >> >> >> http://bigstory.ap.org/article/cfe3c9672f4f48b9a7741569c3d362c0/ioc-approves-new-olympic-bidding-process >> >> I'm intrigued by this because the USOC contemplated a similar channel >> with the help of NBC, only to get blowback from the IOC. >> > > Given most of their target audience will be looking for it there anyway, > this "channel" was actually planned as an online platform (complementary to > Universal Sports when it was still linear), and looks to be on target to > début following the Rio Games. > > Variety > <http://variety.com/2016/digital/news/ioc-launch-olympics-channel-ott-1201824707/> > > (link) > > > A truce has apparently been achieved between USOC/NBC and IOC, allowing some product from said online platform to reach the big Peacock and NBCSN along with their app(s)... just in time for the Team USA Winter Champions Series <http://www.teamusa.org/News/2016/June/16/US-Olympic-Committee-Unveils-Team-USA-Winter-Champions-Series-Lineup> (pee-arr from last summer) this weekend, including snowboarding, luge, and women's ice hockey...
MediaPost <http://www.mediapost.com/publications/article/291174/nbc-usoc-olympic-channel-partner-on-programming.html> (link) Some other publications are inaccurately reporting this arrangement as a "channel." B -- -- TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
