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If you were hoping the Oscars might be returning to an earlier date next year, you probably can blame the Winter Olympics and the Super Bowl for making you wait, but we’ll get to that. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has landed on Sunday March 27 as the date for the 94th annual Academy Awards, with…

Comcast beat Wall Street forecasts for first-quarter earnings, coming in at 77 cents a share, well ahead of the consensus estimate of 68 cents. Revenue rose 18% to $26.9 billion, but fell short of forecasts for $27.3 billion, largely due to comparisons with a 2018 quarter that included the Winter Olympics and the…

One is the location where the Winter Olympics are taking place. The other is a chain of Chinese restaurants. Chicago station WLS briefly confused the two during a news segment. The station apologized for the gaffe, but suffered the major embarrassment of the mistake being noticed by the world. A station spokesperson…

The Opening Ceremony of the XXIII Winter Olympics got underway at 8 PM local time tonight in PyeongChang, South Korea against a backdrop of theatrical flourishes and geopolitical tension. But despite the freezing temperatures, that tension seemed to thaw a bit as the evening kicked off. North Korean leader Kim…

EXCLUSIVE: National Geographic is going to the Olympic Games in Pyeongchang — but they won’t be there to watch figure skating. With correspondent and host Bob Woodruff, Nat Geo will explore North Korea’s diplomatic legacy through the lens of the Olympics in Inside North Korea: Live from the Games. The hourlong special…

Taking an Uber will come with some extra luge content over the next two and a half weeks under a novel partnership between the ride-share giant and NBC. During the PyeongChang Games, which start Thursday, Uber riders across the country will be able to access Olympic athlete interviews and highlights curated daily by…

Ahead of this week's start of the PyeongChang 2018 games, the Olympic Channel will debut its original documentary series, Far From Home, chronicling the stories behind some of the most unlikely athletes at the Winter Games. The six-episode doc debuts today on the channel's digital platform worldwide. Shot over eight…

With the Winter Olympics set to kick off next week in PyeongChang, South Korea, Discovery has announced a comprehensive measurement offering for advertisers that it calls the first of its kind. The International Olympic Committee and ad giant Publicis Media are official partners with Discovery in the new initiative. Eu…

NBC will not “shy away” from covering unplanned protests that might pop up during the upcoming XXIII Olympic Winter Games in PyeongChang, South Korea, said Katie Couric, whose appointment as co-host of the Opening Ceremony was announced by the network today. “It's hard to predict in advance,” said Couric during a…

A two-part original series is being produced by NBC Olympics to preview the upcoming Winter Games from PyeongChang, South Korea. Go For The Gold and Meet Team USA will be streamed via Netflix starting Jan. 15 and available through Feb. 25, when the games conclude. The coverage will serve as an introduction to…