Comcastis paying $3 billion to extend itsOlympicsrights deal through 2036.
The prior long-term deal was slated to run through 2032.
(The Winter Games would join the fold in 2002.)
Opened in 2013 under the NBC Sports banner, NBCUniversal’s remote production hub is a 300,000-square-foot production facility in suburban Stamford, CT. The company’s Olympic Games control rooms, and most of its staff, work here instead of Paris.Dade Hayes
Comcast Chairman and CEO Brian Roberts said, There is no event like the Olympics.
Its power to bring joy, and the unifying spirit it embodies, are truly unique.
We live in a time when technology is driving faster and more fundamental transformation than weve seen in decades.
During the Games last summer, NBCU saidtotal ad revenue would surpass $1.25 billion, a new record.
