NBC Olympics director Bucky Gunts talks Phelps, Gabby and tape delay
No one plays a larger hands-on role than Bucky Gunts in shaping what tens of millions of Americans are seeing each night of the London Summer Olympics.As head of production...
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London Olympics might make money after all, NBC Sports chief says
Maybe the best way to cut through all the spin and counterspin on the Olympics is this: Last week, NBC was saying it would lose money on the Olympics. Yesterday,...
Phelps gold, women gymnasts top opening ceremonies in NBC overnight ratings
Driven by gold for Michael Phelps and the women gymnastics team, NBC's prime-time coverage of the Summer Olympics Tuesday hit a new high in overnight ratings topping those earned by...
NBC Olympics live stream lets me watch Phelps earn gold in real time — sort of
UPDATES WITH RESPONSE FROM NETWORK SPOKESMAN: NBC said Monday that the problems experienced over the weekend with its Olympics live stream had been worked out. Not exactly. But after a...
NBC Olympics and Twitter fury – a study in on-demand expectations unfulfilled
With three nights of record ratings, NBC's coverage of the London Summer Olympics is winning on the prime-time TV front. But it looks to be losing in major ways in...
Olympic tape delays bring complaints, but NBC scores record ratings again
There has been no shortage of complaints about NBC tape-delaying big events until prime time. And that is sure to be the case again tonight with the second-place finish by...
WBAL’s weird ‘reporting’ of Phelps’ flop highlights controversial NBC Olympics issues
If viewers to WBAL's 6 p.m. news were confused, they had the right to be. Outside of a graphic that appeared onscreen during the sports portion of the news, the...
Friday’s Olympics opening ceremony most watched in history of summer games
NBC's Friday-night coverage of the opening ceremonies of the London Olympics drew the largest TV audience on record for a kickoff of the summer games. According to Nielsen figures provided...
Kevin Spacey, Robin Wright – Not a bad night on Centre Street for celebrity watching
It was Baltimore steaming hot even after the sun set, and I didn't get to see the big street protest scene that I came to see filmed for "House of...