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Kindle e-books, DirecTV Stream land on Peloton bikes, treadmills
Peloton bikes and treadmills now have access to Amazon Kindle e-books and live TV channels through DirecTV Stream.
Olympics help increase total TV time in July, Nielsen says
Streaming accounted for more than 40 percent of all TV consumption for the first time since Nielsen began tracking that data.
YouTube updates “Fantasy View,” other features for NFL Sunday Ticket customers
YouTube is rolling out a slate of new features to help enhance the viewing experience for subscribers of its NFL Sunday Ticket package
Gold Zone returning to Peacock for Paralympic Games
CNN reporter Carolyn Manno will host the 2024 Summer Paralympics pop-up Gold Zone channel on Peacock; the service will also offer multi-view features.
Sinclair expands podcast division with new sports shows
Sinclair is expanding its on-demand audio offerings by launching two new sports-focused podcasts, the company announced this week.
NBC pulls in nearly 21 million with Closing Ceremony of Olympic Games
Nearly 21 million people tuned in to some or all of the Closing Ceremony on Sunday, according to data released by NBC Sports.
Road to #LA28: California Governor Newsom welcomes Olympic Flag to Los Angeles
Californians earned 22 medals at the 2024 Summer Olympic Games in Paris.
NBC sees 30.6 million daily viewers to Summer Olympic Games coverage
NBC Universal drew an average daily audience of 30.6 million viewers during the 2024 Summer Olympic Games in Paris.
Peacock subs stream 23.5 billion minutes of Summer Olympics coverage
The amount of total minutes streamed was 40 percent higher than all previous Summer and Winter Olympic Games available on Peacock.
U.S. men’s basketball gold medal win pulls 22.7 million viewers to NBC
More people watched Team USA score gold than the highest-rated NBA Finals game this season.
New Orleans is top market for Olympics viewership on NBC
TEGNA has the highest number of top stations when the list expands to the 20 most-watched NBC affiliates, though only one station is in the top 10.
WBD grows streaming subscribers, takes impairment charge after losing NBA rights
WBD saw its direct-to-consumer subscribers grow during Q2, but the company also reported a $9 billion impairment charge associated with the loss of NBA games.