NBCUniversal lowering its TV ratings expectations for Winter Olympics


FILE PHOTO: The NBC and Comcast logo are displayed on top of 30 Rockefeller Plaza, formerly known as the GE building, in midtown Manhattan in New York July 1, 2015. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid

(Reuters) - NBCUniversal is lowering its TV ratings expectations for the Beijing Winter Games by as much as half depending on the time of day and the platform, the company said on Tuesday, as it prepares to broadcast its second Olympic Games in a pandemic.

Comcast Corp-owned NBCU and other media companies are also wrestling with a ratings measurement system they say fails to capture consumers’ shift to streaming.

Get 30% off with our ads free Premium Plan!

Monthly Plan

RM13.90/month
RM9.73 only

Billed as RM9.73 for the 1st month then RM13.90 thereafters.

Annual Plan

RM12.33/month
RM8.63/month

Billed as RM103.60 for the 1st year then RM148 thereafters.

1 month

Free Trial

For new subscribers only


Cancel anytime. No ads. Auto-renewal. Unlimited access to the web and app. Personalised features. Members rewards.
Follow us on our official WhatsApp channel for breaking news alerts and key updates!

   

Next In Tech News

CES 2025: Dell unveils Apple-like rebrand in bid to make PCs cool again
CES 2025: Who’s winning the tech show’s autonomy race? Not cars
What are OpenAI users keen to see this year?
Britain to make sexually explicit 'deepfakes' a crime
Nvidia CEO unveils new gaming chips at CES conference
As new cybersecurity threats loom, AI defences get popular
Researchers use videos to teach robot surgeons human-like moves
Meta elects UFC CEO Dana White, two others to board
Samsung Q4 earnings expected to be hit by Nvidia AI chip supply delay
UN aviation agency investigating reports of possible data breach

Others Also Read