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Comcast saw solid results in its broadband business and the return of theme parks in the third quarter, topping Wall Street forecasts. The media giant on Thursday reported total revenue in the quarter of $30.3 billion, an increase of 19% over the same period a year ago. Earnings per share of 87 cents beat analysts…

The Tokyo Olympics turned in a muted performance in the ratings overall, but they were enough to lift broadcast TV’s share of total viewing in July, according to Nielsen’s latest edition of The Gauge. The monthly snapshot found that broadcast was at 24% of all viewing, up 1% from June, but streaming commanded 28%…

NBC likely will never admit it, but the Comcast-owned network must be so relieved that the Tokyo Olympics is finally over. Just over 24 hours after the 17 days of the pandemic-delayed Games of the XXXII Olympiad wrapped up, the network is trying to put a golden spin on losing results. Insisting that its small screen…

Rallying from behind, Team USA managed to top China in the final hours of the 2021 Olympics to win the overall gold medal count. Trailing by as many as six gold medals at one point, the US rode wins by women’s basketball, women’s volleyball, and a cycling victory by Californian Jennifer Valente to edge China 39-38…

Ultimately lacking the Covid catastrophe or shutdown that many predicted, the Tokyo Olympics officially ended today in a near empty somber stadium with little more than a handful of athletes and a Japanese term for "thank you" on the jumbotron “Arigato,” indeed. "The Olympic Games of Tokyo 2020 were the games of hope…

Jessica Springsteen won a silver medal in the Tokyo Olympics’ equestrian team jumping final, which took place in the Japanese capital on Saturday, at Equestrian Park. This was the first Olympic medal for the daughter of music legends Bruce Springsteen and Patti Scialfa, who rode on Saturday atop her 12-year-old…

It was a Hollywood ending for Team USA basketball at the Tokyo Olympics. They suffered a few setbacks along the way, but rose to the occasion and won the nation’s fourth consecutive gold medal in the sport it invented, thanks to the efforts of its star, Kevin Durant. Team USA beat Team France 87-82 on Friday behind…

Viewership for NBC’s coverage of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics continued to fall as Thursday evening delivered both the lowest-rated and least-watched day. Per overnight numbers, NBC’s Thursday night coverage aired to 10.4 million viewers and earned a 2.1 rating in the 18-49 demo. Thursday’s numbers fell below last Friday…

UPDATED with schedule changes: NBCUniversal is airing programming from the Tokyo Olympic Games across a wide swath of its broadcast, cable and digital properties, the programming schedules for which are constantly shifting this year. Deadline is updating this list daily from multiple official sources. NBCU’s Peacock…

UPDATED with latest schedule changes: Team U.S.A. enters the final days of the Tokyo Olympics battered but hopeful: Kevin Durant is leading a resurgent Men’s Basketball team against powerhouse Australia, April Ross and Alix Klineman play for the Gold Medal on Thursday and the American women’s soccer team sprints for…

Is nature conspiring against the Tokyo Olympics? First the event was postponed by the Covid pandemic. Then, as the games went on despite a widespread resurgence of the virus, a typhoon hit the Japanese capital last week. Temperatures and humidity have been uncomfortably high, and today the region was hit by a…

Simone Biles took to the balance beam today at the Tokyo Olympics and proved she is every inch a true champion as the Covid conflicted NBC broadcast games head into their final days. Yet, as Emmy campaigning truly ups its game and the Delta variant brings masks and vaccination mandates across the nation, there's a lot…