Charter Communications has reached an agreement with NBC Universal (NBCU) to broadcast 2008 Beijing Olympic Games. Charter’s agreement with NBCU will allow Charter to broadcast more than 1,200 total hours of Olympics coverage on seven NBCU networks like NBC, CNBC, MSNBC, Oxygen, Telemundo, Universal HD and USA Network.
Charter Communications broadcast feature of 2008 Beijing Olympic Games:
High Definition
Video On Demand
High-Speed Internet and
Foreign Language TV Coverage
High Definition
Charter will deliver two high-definition sport specific channels for the Olympics :
NBC Olympic Soccer Channel and
NBC Olympic Basketball Channel
Charter will also deliver hundreds of hours of NBCU’s Beijing Olympic Games HD coverage on NBC HD and Universal HD for Charter HD customers.
Video On Demand
Charter to offer more than 60 programs on Charter VOD which will include “Beijing 411,” “Meet the Athletes” and “Team USA Preview.”
Charter Digital customers will be offered with Charter Video On Demand (VOD) at no extra charge and will be delivered with Olympics programming and also In-Games package will feature access to the best events each day.
High-Speed Internet
Charter to provide a fast and reliable Internet connection to view NBCU’s 2,200 hours of 25 events streamed live, plus full-event video replays, extensive highlights, including daily recaps of key events, best-of montages, commentator analysis and athlete-specific clips each day for High-Speed Internet customers.
Foreign Language TV Coverage
Charter also planning to offer its customers NBC’s foreign language coverage from Beijing with commentary in one of the host country’s native language, Korean as well as Mandarin for approximately six hours per day for each language during the Games.
Ted Schremp, Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer for Charter said “Our customers will experience all the athletes’ emotion and accomplishment in stunning clarity with Charter’s high definition. And with the convenience of Charter’s On Demand and High-Speed offerings, our customers can watch all the highlights, drama and excitement anytime.”
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