Some of the world’s greatest and most inspiring athletes are now in Paris where they will put on a show of sport that will occupy international attention over the last week in July through mid-August.
The long-awaited 2024 Paris Olympic Games, from July 24 to August 11, will bring elite competitors together as they go for the gold—and silver and bronze. Excited fans are making plans to watch the events of what is officially known as the Games of the XXXIII Olympiad.
NBCUniversal is producing 5,000 hours of live coverage of the Summer Games, spread across nine different networks, plus streaming on Peacock. The coverage from the City of Lights will include 39 sports and a total of 329 medal events.
Technology will simplify ways for viewers to zero in on their favorite events, either live on or delay. Xfinity has a host of new features and functionality to allow viewers to plan to see events that they care most about.
With Xfinity X1, viewers can say “Olympics” into their voice remote to streamline finding coverage. When spoken aloud, that single word will take them to a comprehensive destination that brings together—in one place—all of the coverage airing across NBC’s broadcast and cable networks and streaming on Peacock.
To customize their viewing, fans can select their favorite events and create their own Olympics hub. They can also access a personalized playlist of highlights that are updated in real-time as the action in their your selected sports unfolds. To stay on top of the action, they could also opt to receive notifications on their mobile devices.
X1’s interactive daily schedule provides a comprehensive guide to everything happening live at a given time. People can scan through the guide or filter it by a specific sport. It spells out upcoming live events and lets users set reminders or schedule DVR recordings.
With X1, viewers can watch USA Network's coverage in an exclusive 4K viewing experience. It’s made possible by combining the latest video, audio and network technology that delivers crystal-clear pictures, vivid colors, and immersive audio.
Fans who can’t stop everything to watch the Games will appreciate Catch-up Highlights on X1 to jump to top moments in recorded primetime and daytime Olympic coverage on NBC.
Peacock is the U.S. streaming home of the Olympic Games this year. Available across a variety of devices, Peacock will stream every sport and event, plus full-event replays and original programming and is introducing new interactive features.
Peacock Discovery Multiview is an industry-first four-view experience that will help navigate to the most important events, with real-time on-screen descriptions and insights from NBCU’s Olympic experts
The Daily Olympic Recap on Peacock will harness the power of AI. This new feature lets viewers build a customized playlist of highlights of their favorite events.
And streaming daily on Peacock starting July 27, Gold Zone will offer whip-around coverage of the Games. By leveraging new technology called Peacock Live Actions, fans who spot an event going on while watching Gold Zone can immediately jump into that live feed.