| 词条 | Olympic Channel (U.S. TV channel) |
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| name = Olympic Channel | logofile = Olympic Channel logo.png | logosize = 200px | logocaption = | logo2 = | launch = {{Start date|2017|7|15}} (as the Olympic Channel) | owner = {{Plainlist|
}} | slogan = Home of Team USA | country = United States | language = English | broadcast area = Nationwide | headquarters = New York City, New York Colorado Springs, Colorado | picture format = 1080i HDTV | former names = {{Plainlist|
}} | replaced names = | sister names = NBCSN Golf Channel NBC Sports Regional Networks | replaced by names = | web = {{URL|https://www.olympicchannel.com/en/|Official website}} | sat serv 1 = DirecTV | sat chan 1 = Channel 624 | sat serv 2 = Dish Network | sat chan 2 = Channel 389 | iptv serv 1 = AT&T U-verse | iptv chan 1 = {{Plainlist|
}} | iptv serv 2 = Verizon FIOS | iptv chan 2 = Channel 91 (SD) Channel 591 (HD) | iptv serv 3 = | iptv chan 3 = | cable serv 1 = Xfinity | cable chan 1 = Channel 1419 | cable serv 2 = Altice USA | cable chan 2 = Channel 225 | cable serv 4 = Available on some cable systems | cable chan 4 = Channel slots vary on each provider | online serv 1 = {{Plainlist|
}} | online chan 1 = Internet Protocol television }}Olympic Channel (branded as Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA) is an American pay television sports channel owned by the NBC Olympics division of NBC Sports and the United States Olympic Committee. It is dedicated to Olympic sports, and is a franchise of the International Olympic Committee's (IOC) Olympic Channel operation. It is exclusively broadcast in 1080i high definition; providers who intend to provide a standard definition simulcast of the network must downscale the HD feed at their headend level.[1] The network was founded in 2003 as Bravo HD+, which aired programs from the fellow NBC Universal network Bravo that had been produced in high definition. In 2004, the network was re-branded as Universal HD, serving as an outlet for HD broadcasts of programming from NBCUniversal channels, and library films. Universal HD was shut down on July 14, 2017, and the Olympic Channel launched the next day. HistoryAs Bravo HD+/Universal HDThe channel was launched on July 31, 2003 as Bravo HD+, serving as a high-definition companion service to Bravo. On December 1, 2004, the network was rebranded as Universal HD, shifting its focus towards library content, particularly from Universal Pictures and other NBCUniversal channels.[2] As Olympic ChannelIn June 2017, NBCUniversal announced that Universal HD would be shut down on July 14, 2017, and be replaced by with the American Olympic Channel. Universal HD one of four NBCU pay-TV networks to cease operations in 2017, along with Chiller, Cloo, and Esquire Network. These discontinuations came in response to changing market conditions in the U.S. television industry, including the growth of "skinny" over-the-top linear television services delivered over the internet (such as DirecTV Now and Sling TV), and an overall decline in "niche" channels that originate little to no original programming.[3][4] The U.S. version of Olympic Channel is a franchise of the IOC's Olympic Channel network operated in conjunction with NBC Sports and the United States Olympic Committee. The channel carries coverage of competitions in Olympic sports that take place outside of the Olympic Games (such as world championships), and other programming focusing on Olympic athletes. It draws from programming commissioned for the international version of Olympic Channel, original programming produced by the USOC, and the archives of NBC.[5][6] Olympic Channel was formally launched on the morning of July 15, 2017; its launch weekend programming included coverage of events in the 2017 World Aquatics Championships, the 2017 FIVB Volleyball World Grand Prix, the 2017 World Para Athletics Championships and the 2017 IAAF Diamond League. Besides Xfinity, providers who carried the channel at launch included Altice, AT&T U-verse, DirecTV, Dish Network, Spectrum, and Verizon Fios, along with Hulu's live TV service; NBC stated that it would be available in 35 million households at launch.[7] The network carried news and highlights during the 2018 Winter Olympics (with full event coverage delegated to other NBCUniversal networks), including the Jimmy Roberts-hosted studio program Winter Olympics Daily, the daily medals ceremony, and the Olympic Broadcasting Services (OBS) produduction Olympic Channel News.[8] The network participated in NBCSN's event coverage of the 2018 Winter Paralympics.[9][10] Past programmingMost of the programs broadcast by Universal HD were first aired by one of NBCUniversal's pay-TV networks, including Bravo, USA Network, Syfy and Chiller before their HD simulcast networks were launched. In its early years, it carried sports coverage from USA in the HD format, including its rights to The Masters, tennis's US Open, and the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show[11]. Early in the high-definition era it also acquired rights to short-run early-to-mid 2000s network series such as CBS's Clubhouse and UPN's Sex, Love & Secrets to fill out its schedule. In July 2007, the network announced a partnership with then-sister network Sundance Channel to carry a weekly block of their content from August 1 through December 26, 2007, which was sponsored by Microsoft.[12] It also, as part of a consortium of other NBC Universal networks and Sundance Channel, broadcast the entirety of the 2007 Live Earth concerts in high definition.[13] In November 2015, Universal Sports, a sports channel owned by InterMedia Partners with a minority stake held by NBC, ceased operations. NBC Sports acquired the rights to the content that was previously held by the channel, which consisted primarily of competitions in Olympic sports, and dispersed across Universal HD, NBCSN, and NBC Sports Live Extra.[14][15] It also carried tape-delayed repeats of WWE's weekly series, including Raw and SmackDown, which aired back-to-back on Saturday evenings. It also carried repeats of NBC's package of Notre Dame football home games before the conversion of the former OLN/Versus to NBCSN. See also
References1. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.nbcunetworks.com/technical_info/Olympic+Channel|title=Technical Info - Olympic Channel|date=24 June 2017|publisher=NBCUniversal Affiliate Site|accessdate=30 July 2017}} 2. ^{{Cite web|url=http://www.multichannel.com/news/cable-operators/bravo-hd-become-universal-hd/336174|title=Bravo HD+ to Become Universal HD|website=Multichannel News|language=en|access-date=2017-07-14}} 3. ^{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2017/tv/news/nbcu-esquire-network-1201968897/|title=Could End of NBCU's Esquire Network Foretell More Cable Culling?|last=Holloway|first=Daniel|work=Variety|date=January 25, 2017|accessdate=February 1, 2017}} 4. ^{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2016/tv/news/demise-of-participants-pivot-reflects-niche-cables-diminished-fortunes-1201840225/|title=Participant’s Pivot: Demise Reflects Niche Cable's Diminished Fortunes|last=Littleton|first=Cynthia|work=Variety|date=August 18, 2016|accessdate=February 1, 2017}} 5. ^{{Cite news|url=http://deadline.com/2017/06/olympic-channel-july-launch-date-nbcuniversal-1202114438/|title=Olympic Channel Gets July Launch Date|last=Petski|first=Denise|date=2017-06-15|work=Deadline|access-date=2017-07-15|language=en-US}} 6. ^{{Cite news|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/nbcuniversal-sets-olympic-channel-launch-date-1013975|title=NBCUniversal Sets Olympic Channel Launch Date|work=The Hollywood Reporter|access-date=2017-07-14|language=en}} 7. ^{{cite web|last=Zaccardi|first=Nick|title=Olympic Channel Launch Broadcast Schedule|url=http://olympics.nbcsports.com/2017/07/10/olympic-channel-launch-broadcast-schedule/|work=NBCSports.com|date=July 10, 2017|accessdate=July 10, 2017}} 8. ^{{Cite web|url=https://www.sportsbusinessdaily.com/Global/Issues/2017/11/14/Olympics/Olympic-Channel.aspx|title=Olympic Channel To Focus On Shoulder Programming For PyeongChang|website=Sports Business Daily|language=en-US|access-date=2017-11-13}} 9. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.si.com/tech-media/2018/03/07/winter-paralympics-2018-nbc-coverage-pyeongchang|title=How to Watch—And What to Expect From—the Winter Paralympics 2018 on NBC|website=Sports Illustrated|accessdate=8 March 2018}} 10. ^{{Cite news|url=https://www.bostonglobe.com/ideas/2018/03/01/why-americans-ignore-paralympics/KWWA6u8owaA0V12zDZyDyH/story.html|title=Why do Americans ignore the Paralympics?|work=The Boston Globe|access-date=2018-03-09}} 11. ^{{Cite news|url=http://www.hdtvmagazine.com/history/interviews/2005/06/interview_-_jea.php|title=INTERVIEW - Jean-Briac Parrette|last=Sturgeon|first=Shane|work=HDTV Magazine|access-date=2017-07-14}} 12. ^{{Cite web|url=http://www.broadcastingcable.com/news/technology/microsoft-sponsors-sundance-hi-def-content/45012|title=Microsoft Sponsors Sundance Hi-Def Content|website=Broadcasting & Cable|access-date=2017-07-14}} 13. ^{{Cite web|url=http://www.broadcastingcable.com/news/news-articles/nbc-universal-gets-live-earth-exclusive/82852|title=NBC Universal Gets Live Earth Exclusive|last=|first=|date=|website=Broadcasting & Cable|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=2017-07-14}} 14. ^{{Cite news|url=http://deadline.com/2015/11/nbcuniversal-acquires-universal-sports-events-1201625364/|title=NBC Sports Group Picks Up Events That Aired On Universal Sports Network|last=Lieberman|first=David|date=2015-11-16|work=Deadline|access-date=2017-07-14|language=en-US}} 15. ^{{Cite news|url=http://deadline.com/2015/10/universal-sports-network-shutting-down-olympics-nbcu-1201590221/|title=Universal Sports Network Being Shuttered By NBCU|last=Hipes|first=Patrick|date=2015-10-22|work=Deadline|access-date=2017-07-14|language=en-US}} External links
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