Olympic coverage to air on cable networks MSNBC, CNBC and Bravo this summer
Posted May 15, 2012 10:23 pm.
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NEW YORK, N.Y. – Olympic coverage will again air on cable networks MSNBC, CNBC and Bravo this summer.
All three networks are owned by NBCUniversal, which will use NBC and NBC Sports Network as the central platforms for the London Games.
News channel MSNBC will broadcast events in up to 20 different sports 9 a.m.-6 p.m. EDT on most weekdays, with longer windows over the weekend. Basketball and soccer will be part of the 155 1/2 hours of programming over 19 days starting July 25, two days before the opening ceremony.
Lifestyle network Bravo will show 56 hours of tennis from July 28-Aug. 3. Live matches will air from early morning until mid-afternoon in the Eastern time zone on most days.
Business channel CNBC will televise 73 hours of boxing from July 28-Aug. 12, including the debut of women’s boxing. Taped bouts will be broadcast from 5-8 p.m. EDT each weekday, with six hours of live coverage on Saturdays and Sundays.
