DISH to Present NBCUniversal’s Coverage of 2016 Rio Olympics, Including 4K Content and Other Enhancements
July 28 2016 - 12:48PM
Business Wire
- Exclusive sports hub eases navigation
of NBCUniversal’s Olympics broadcast across 10 NBCUniversal
networks
- Sports Bar Mode displays four different
NBCUniversal channels simultaneously, on one TV screen at home
DISH Network L.L.C. in agreement with NBCUniversal today
announced multiple features that will help viewers get the most out
of NBCUniversal’s multi-platform coverage of the Games of the XXXI
Olympiad from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, including the upcoming
availability of a new, dedicated linear channel broadcast on DISH
in 4K. DISH video subscribers will also have access to
NBCUniversal’s unprecedented 6,755 hours of Olympic programming,
including coverage of all competition sessions, on-demand.
“This summer is a great time to be a DISH customer,” said Vivek
Khemka, chief technology officer and executive vice president.
“Extensive sports coverage is a big perk of a pay-TV subscription,
and DISH is upping the ante by releasing a multitude of custom
Hopper features tailored to enhance NBCUniversal’s coverage of the
Rio Games.”
4K linear and on-demand coverage: DISH’s Hopper 3 and 4K
Joey customers can watch NBC’s coverage in 4K on linear channel
146, as well as in the video-on-demand catalog. The coverage will
be made available on one-day delay and will include content from
swimming, track and field, basketball, the men’s soccer final, judo
and the Closing Ceremony, as well as Rio scenics.
One event from the previous day’s competition will be provided
daily and looped on channel 146 in three-hour intervals from August
7 through August 22, the day after the games conclude. The same 4K
video assets will be available in DISH’s on-demand catalog.
Exclusive sports hub on DISH channel 148: DISH’s
exclusive sports hub creates an easy means to navigate through
NBCUniversal coverage across 10 networks: NBCSN, Golf Channel,
Bravo, CNBC, MSNBC, USA Network, Telemundo, NBC Universo and two
linear sport-specific specialty channels. DISH’s channel 148 will
be labeled “2016 Rio Olympics” and, when expanded, it will list
these NBCU networks side-by-side in the guide.
“NBC Olympics TV Experience” app: DISH will offer an NBC
Olympics app on its family of Hopper set-top boxes and accompanying
4K Joey, Wireless Joey, Joey and Super Joey units. The app features
real-time medal counts dynamically provided by NBCUniversal, and
will showcase the complete NBC Olympics TV roster by schedule and
network. Viewers can use the app to tune to any live event or
record any upcoming event.
Sports Bar Mode: With NBCUniversal’s coverage of the
Olympic Games presented across 11 channels, DISH’s Sports Bar Mode
will provide a useful tool to fans interested in watching multiple
events airing simultaneously. Available on the Hopper 3, Sports Bar
Mode is a multi-channel view that divides a 4K or HDTV screen into
quadrants, each with the ability to display a different program.
Users can easily toggle among the four channels to determine which
will play audio.
NBC Sports app and NBCOlympics.com: The NBC Sports app
and NBCOlympics.com will once again feature live streaming coverage
of all competitions, plus event rewinds and extensive video
highlights. DISH customers can easily verify their subscriptions
and watch this coverage live at no additional charge by following
the TV Everywhere verification process with their DISH username and
password.
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About NBC Olympics
A division of NBC Sports Group, NBC Olympics is responsible for
producing, programming and promoting NBCUniversal's Olympic
coverage. It is renowned for its unsurpassed Olympic heritage,
award-winning production, and ability to aggregate the largest
audiences in U.S. television history. The 2012 London Olympics were
watched by 217 million Americans across the networks of
NBCUniversal, making it the most-watched event in U.S. television
history.
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