Olympics
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Tokyo Olympics Will Happen ‘With or Without COVID,’ IOC VP Says
The 2021 Olympics will be “the games that conquered” COVID-19, IOC VP John Coates says
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Michael Phelps Examines ‘Post-Olympic Depression’ in HBO’s ‘The Weight of Gold’ Trailer (Video)
Sports documentary debuts on July 29
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Why David Zaslav Thinks Delayed Tokyo Olympics Will Be Even ‘Better’ for Discovery
Silver lining on no bronze, silver and gold medals this summer
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Tokyo Olympics Boss: Games Would be Canceled Rather Than Pushed to 2022 if Virus Still a Threat
“This is a gamble by the human race,” Yoshiro Mori said in an interview with Japanese outlet Nikkan Sports
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TV Ad Spending Will Decline by at Least $7.5 Billion in First Half of 2020 Amid Pandemic
Nicole Perrin, eMarketer principal analyst, says “campaigns likely fear it will seem insensitive” to campaign during coronavirus
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Tokyo Olympics Set New Dates for Summer 2021
The games were postponed due to worldwide coronavirus pandemic
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NBC’s Ratings Troubles Without Olympics: Will Lose Full-Season Race for 1st Time in 7 Years
Congrats, Fox
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Discovery Borrows $500 Million to Weather Coronavirus Pandemic
Company retracted its full year performance outlook due to uncertainty surrounding COVID-19 impact
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Comcast Reverses Course on Coronavirus: Pandemic ‘Could Have Material Adverse Impact’
Company says cable business could feel sting from its customers economic hardships
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2020 Olympics Will Be Postponed Due to Coronavirus Outbreak, Senior IOC Member Says
Dick Pound tells USA Today that “postponement has been decided” but unclear on new date for Tokyo Games
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How NBCUniversal’s Summer Launch of Peacock Could Be Hobbled if Olympics Are Canceled
“There are likely a number of consumers that would initially only visit to watch the event,” Brandon Riney, Parks Associates analyst, tells TheWrap
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2020 Tokyo Olympics Organizers Consider Holding the Games – With No Fans in the Stands
Officials are considering “worst-case scenarios” in response to the coronavirus outbreak, according to The New York Times
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NBCU’s Peacock Will Have Tiered Price Structure, Launch Early For Comcast Subscribers
Paid option will be available for no additional cost to Comcast and Cox subs
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Molly Solomon Replaces Jim Bell in Leading NBC’s Olympics Coverage
Bell stepped down earlier this month
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World Surf League Studios Launches With Kelly Slater Documentary Film, ‘Transformed’ Series
Debut slate of documentaries, docuseries and daily short form content will be distributed across multiple platforms