fuboTV Brings Customers NBCUniversal’s Coverage of 2022 Olympic Winter Games, February 2-20, 2022
fuboTV Inc. (NYSE: FUBO) has partnered with NBCUniversal to provide subscribers extensive access to the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, featuring a record 2,800+ hours of coverage across various platforms. The programming spans live and on-demand options, showcasing nearly 200 hours on NBC, approximately 400 hours on USA Network, and about 80 hours on CNBC. Subscribers can also enjoy additional viewing through NBCSports.com and the NBC Sports app, which offer over 2,100 hours of streaming. This arrangement enhances fuboTV's sports-first streaming experience.
- Access to 2,800+ hours of multi-platform Olympic coverage enhances fuboTV's content offering.
- Increased subscriber engagement through live and on-demand viewing options.
- Partnership with NBCUniversal strengthens fuboTV's market position in sports streaming.
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Subscribers Gain Access to NBCUniversal’s Winter Olympics: Record 2800+ Hours of Multi-Platform Coverage of
In addition to enjoying extensive linear coverage on the networks of NBCUniversal, including NBC,
The following multi-platform offerings from NBCUniversal will allow fuboTV subscribers to watch and be a part of the Winter Olympics through their televisions, PCs, mobile and tablet apps, and connected TVs.
NBCUniversal’s Winter Olympics Experience Available to fuboTV Customers Includes:
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Linear Networks: The
NBC broadcast will televise nearly 200 hours of coverage, including 18 nights in primetime. The primetime presentation will again be televised live across the country, featuring all the Games’ most high-profile sports, including figure skating, alpine skiing, snowboarding, short track, speed skating, and more.USA Network , the platform that now hosts many of NBC Sports’ most high-profile events, will be the cable home of the Winter Olympics, televising nearly 400 hours across 19 days and nights. CNBC, NBCU’s widely distributed business channel, will present roughly 80 hours of Winter Olympics’ coverage, mostly in the evenings when the network’s traditional business coverage has finished for the day.
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NBCOlympics.com and
NBC Sports app: NBC Sports Digital will stream more than 2,100 hours of the Winter Olympics, a record for a Winter Olympics, on NBCOlympics.com and theNBC Sports app, via authentication, live streaming of all events and competition across desktops, mobile devices, tablets, and connected TVs for authenticated users; TV simul-stream coverage of the three television networks broadcasting the Games; and enhanced viewing experiences for select sports.
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NBCOlympics.com and the
NBC Sports app will once again feature event rewinds and extensive video highlights. fuboTV customers can watch Olympic coverage live online at no additional charge.
- In-Games On Demand: NBCUniversal is making Olympic highlights and select full-event replays available via fuboTV and TV Everywhere platforms. Approximately 30 highlight clips per day, including key event recaps, highlights, viral moments, and more. Approximately five full-event replays per day, featuring curling, hockey, and select other sports.
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Pre-Games On Demand: Available now and continuing through the Winter Olympics, viewers can access more than 60 pre-Games clips in HD via fuboTV, including highlights from select
U.S. Olympic Team Trials, athlete features, and more.
- In-Games: In addition to live streaming, NBCOlympics.com will provide the ultimate Olympic web experience, with access to live streams of practices and an active news desk that will regularly publish Olympic updates throughout each day. NBCOlympics.com will once again be the home for results, schedules, medal counts, athlete profile pages, and more.
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4K HDR: fuboTV will present 4K
High Dynamic Range (HDR) coverage of theOlympic Games provided by NBCUniversal to its customers in select markets. NBCUniversal will once again provide live coverage of theNBC broadcast network’sOlympics primetime show in certain markets in the 4K Ultra High Definition (UHD) format withHigh Dynamic Range (HDR) and ATMOS sound. Coverage will include live 4K HDR footage from the Opening and Closing Ceremonies, and all primetime events.NBC primetime 4K coverage will also be made available via a next day re-air.
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With a mission to provide the world’s most thrilling sports-first live TV experience through the greatest breadth of premium content, interactivity and integrated wagering,
Leveraging its proprietary data and technology platform optimized for live TV and sports viewership, fuboTV Inc. aims to turn passive viewers into active participants and define a new category of interactive sports and entertainment television. The company's cable TV replacement product, fuboTV, offers subscribers more than 100 live sports, news and entertainment networks and is the only live TV streaming platform with every Nielsen-rated sports channel (source: Nielsen Total Viewers, 2021). Subscribers can interact with fuboTV’s live streaming experience through predictive free-to-play games, which are integrated into select sports content.
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