Media Watch -- New NBC Site; Comcast 3Q Revenues Down

NBC Re-Launches Olympic Site

With just under 100 days to go before Sochi, NBCOlympics.com has been re-launched.

For the first time in 2014, the site will feature live streaming coverage of all Winter Games competition. Coverage of all 15 sports with schedules, results, and athlete bios will be included.

"As we proved in London," said NBC Olympics president Gary Zenkel, "there is a correlation between digital and social engagement and television audiences, and we again expect this massive digital offering to bolster primetime viewership."

Comcast Revenue Drops Sans Olympics

Comcast’s third quarter earnings were down from where they were with the Summer Olympics a year ago.

The cable provider owns NBC Universal, which holds the rights to broadcast the Olympics in the United States.

The company third-quarter income was $1.73 billion, down just under $400 million from a year ago.

CBC Names Olympians to Broadcast Team

At a celebration of the 100 days remaining before the Sochi Games, CBC announced those who will help bring the event to Canada.

The broadcasters have combined to attend 180 Olympic Games as either broadcasters or competitors and have won 30 Olympic medals.

Among the former athletes are figure skater Kurt Browning, skier Kerrin Lee-Gartner, and hockey players Glenn Healy and Kelly Hrudey.

AP Names New Sports Editor

There’s a new sports boss at the Associated Press.

Michael Giarrusso is the AP’s new global sports editor. For the last three years, he has served as AP bureau chief for Arizona and New Mexico.

The 43-year old began his career at AP in 1992 as an intern in Atlanta. He previously worked as an editor at the 2002 Winter Olympics and helped coordinate coverage of sporting events in Georgia, including the Super Bowl, the Final Four, and the MLB All-Star Game.

Written by Nick Devlin

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