Olympics on NBC Through 2032

NBC has recently made a 7.65 billion dollar deal to keep the Olympics airing on their network through the 2032 games. NBC has been the network for the summer games since 1988 and winter games since 2002. Most of the country is very happy that the Olympics will continue to air on NBC and many say that NBC does the best possible job of covering the historical, social, and athletic aspect of the games. Some criticize NBC for the delay in tape that shows many events hours after they actually occur, but tape delay makes the most sense so that more of the country can watch the more popular parts of the game in prime-time. This tape delay was in the spotlight this year in Sochi as the delay time was over 8 hours for some events. However the 2020 and on locations for the games have not been announced and if there are any games in the Americas then tape delay could be less than 2 or 3 hours. WE have no idea how we will view the Olympics in 2032, but the next 18 years of Olympic games on television lie in the hands of NBC.

http://ftw.usatoday.com/2014/05/nbc-olympics-ioc-2032-television