Read on to learn about countries advising athletes to use temporary electronic devices at the Beijing Olympics, event organizers suspending ticket sales, and NBC unveiling its broadcast plans. Countries offer their athletes temporary phones and laptops over fears of possible interference by the Chinese state. Competitors were warned by the British Olympic Association (BOA) that Chinese authorities could install software to track athletes’ future activity. On Sunday, February 13, NBC is broadcasting Super Bowl LVI and the Beijing Olympics. At the Tokyo Olympics, NBC broadcasted 7,000 hours of programming across all platforms, of which 250 hours were in primetime.

Source: The Guardian January 19, 2022 06:51 UTC