Winter Olympics: Last News

Jennifer Maas TV Business WriterPeacock ended the second quarter of the year with 13 million paid subscribers, Comcast revealed along with its Q1 earnings results Thursday.That total is flat with the 13 milion paid subscribers Comcast reported for the streamer in Q1, which has both free, ad-supported and paid, ad-free tiers. When Comcast chairman-CEO Brian Roberts revealed that data back on April 28, also saying Peacock had 28 million monthly active accounts, he warned the company did not anticipate this dramatic level of growth quarter-to-quarter for Peacock becoming the norm, as the four million paid subscriber additions it boasted in Q1 were largely attributed to Peacock streaming both Super Bowl LVI and the Beijing Winter Olympics during the quarter.

On to the next. Months after competing in the Winter Olympics in Beijing, Shaun White gave Us Weekly an exclusive update on his life, which, luckily for him, still includes snowboarding, skateboarding and traveling around the world with the love of his life — Nina Dobrev.

Kristi Yamaguchi looked as youthful as during her 1990s glory days when she appeared on the ESPY Awards red carpet this Wednesday.Held at the Dolby Theatre, which is famous for hosting the Oscars, this week's award show welcomed a dazzling cavalcade of celebrities.And among them was none other than Kristi, now 51, who rose to fame as a champion figure skater at the dawn of the 1990s. Looking fab:Kristi Yamaguchi looked as youthful as during her 1990s glory days when she appeared on the ESPY Awards red carpet this WednesdayShe won two World Championships and a US Championship, and in 1992 she became the first female Asian American gold medalist ever at the Winter Olympics.Although her days as an athlete are now behind her, Kristi still looked fit as a fiddle while posing for the shutterbugs at the ESPYS this Wednesday.

Shewon three ESPY Awards in 2018 after becoming the youngest Olympic gold medal winner in snowboarding at the Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea.And on Wednesday evening, Chloe Kim returned to the awards show in style.The 22-year-old walked the red carpet at the ceremony in Los Angeles in a cobalt blue Versace gown with thigh-high split. Wow factor: Olympic snowboarding gold medalist Chloe Kim, 22, made quite an entrance at the ESPY Awards in LA Wednesday evening in a cobalt blue Versace gownThe designer number had long sleeves and a slashed bodice and was pinched together with gold Versace-branded safety pins.

Brent Lang Executive Editor of Film and Media“Torched” will return for a second season with Molly Bloom, the former professional skier turned poker impresario, coming back as host of the podcast. The show will once again pull back the curtain on some of the most controversial Olympic stories of all time, as well as provide deep dives into other sports yarns.

Nina Dobrev and Shaun White know the perks of a beach getaway. The couple shared some fun photos of their time in The Maldives, having fun in their bathing suits and enjoying their vacation amongst friends.Nina Dobrev gushes over boyfriend Shaun White ahead of his fifth Winter OlympicsNina Dobrev and Shaun White make stunning red carpet debut at her ex-boyfriend’s premiereA post shared by Nina Dobrev (@nina)The photos show Dobrev and White smiling at the camera, with White carrying her in his arms. Different photos in the post show the two enjoying the sun and the beach, with Dobrev lying on a yellow puff, swimming in the beach with a friend, and making the best of their vacation.A second post shows Dobrev enjoying more of the beach, this time while wearing a red bathing suit, eating a salad, and posing with White atop a jet ski.A post shared by Nina Dobrev (@nina)This year has been a big one for Shaun White, who retired as a snowboarder and skateboarder.

Andrea Bocelli belting out Opera favourite Nessun Dorma, with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and a choir behind him. Bocelli continued on as the wind wobbled his microphone and as he reached his crescendo conclusion, the crowd went wild. In the comments on the video, Giovanni Caccamo wrote: "Indissoluble emotion.

Curling Olympians Vicky Wright and David Murdoch have been given MBEs by the Queen in her birthday honours this week.

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at LargeDon’t call it a comeback. But thanks to sports, ever-expanding drama franchises and a handful of new hits, the Big 4 broadcast networks managed to avoid another year-to-year collapse during the now-concluded TV season.Football once again ruled primetime, led by NBC’s “Sunday Night Football,” while “Thursday Night Football” showed up twice on Nielsen’s top-rated series’ chart due to a quirk of some games airing only on NFL Network, and others simulcast on both Fox and NFL. (This won’t be an issue next year, as “Thursday Night Football” moves to Amazon Prime Video — and off this chart.)But beyond that, network TV’s embrace of procedural dramas is giving broadcasters a fighting chance at survival.

Brian Steinberg Senior TV EditorCan the venerable Scripps National Spelling Bee take on the look of a Winter Olympics or “American Idol”? Its backers are about to find out.Organizers of the event, which has kept Americans trying to figure out how to connect the right letters for words ranging from “sanitarium” to “xanthosis” for nearly a century, want to add new elements to the mix that might make the contest look less like something for elementary-school students and more like “America’s Got Talent.”Actor LeVar Burton, known for his turn as the host of public television’s “Reading Rainbow,” is joining the proceedings. And producers hope to boost “the Bee” with backstage looks at contestants and a set of vignettes that give viewers a peek at how the spelling champions made their way from school competitions to the national stage.

The Sports Emmys held its first in-person ceremony since 2019 on Tuesday night, and NFL Live and ESPN went home with the most wins by program and network, respectively. After tying for the lead last year, the NFL Network program snapped up four trophies to top NBC Sports’ Beijing Winter Olympics coverage (three).

Brian Steinberg Senior TV EditorAl Michaels may be leaving NBC’s “Sunday Night Football,” but he’s not leaving NBC.The veteran broadcaster, who revealed in March that he planned to lead Amazon’s new streamcast of “Thursday Night Football” in the fall, is keeping a foothold at NBC Sports. Michaels will have “emeritus” status, and is expected to contribute across the NBC Sports portfolio, including, the company said, to the NFL Playoffs and the Olympics.“Revered by viewers and colleagues, Al has been the soundtrack for many of the greatest moments in sports television history,” said Pete Bevacqua, chairman of NBC Sports, in a statement.  “We are thrilled that he’s staying in the family and raising the stature of our events for years to come.” Michaels has has covered more major sports events than any sportscaster, and has, on occasion, found himself narrating history as well as a particular event.

Will Smith got double-ribbing at NBCUniversal’s upfront presentation Monday morning by both of NBC’s late-night hosts.

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at LargeFox is bringing back the post-Super Bowl series lead-out, and turning to chef Gordon Ramsay to help do it. The network plans to premiere the second season of Ramsay’s “Next Level Chef” right after Super Bowl LVII on Sunday, Feb.

Jennifer Maas TV Business WriterPeacock ended the first quarter of the year with 28 million monthly active accounts (MAAs) and 13 million paid subscribers, Comcast revealed along with its Q1 earnings results Thursday.That total is up from the 24.5 million Comcast reported for the streamer’s end of 2021 figure. During Q1, Peacock streamed Super Bowl LVI and the Beijing Winter Olympics, along with debuting splashy titles like “Bel-Air,” its dramatic take on the ’90s classic “The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air,” Jennifer Lopez’s theatrical-and-streaming release “Marry Me,” and “Tiger King” scripted series “Joe vs.

Brian Steinberg Senior TV EditorComcast said first-quarter profit rose due to NBCUniversal’s telecasts of both Super Bowl LVI and the Winter Olympics, as well as a surge in broadband customers at its cable operations.The Philadelphia cable and media giant saw overall revenue increase 14% to slightly more than $31 billion, compared with $27.2 billion in the year-earlier period, with a whopping 46.6% increase in revenue at its NBCU operations due in part to $1.5 billion in cash generated by the two big sports events. But even without those two landmark broadcasts, Comcast said, NBCU revenue would have increased.Overall, Comcast reported net income of $3.55 billion in the first quarter, or 78 cents a share, compared with $3.32 billion, or 71 cents a share, in the year-earlier period.

Perth and Kinross councillors will this week vote on calls to grant Great Britain's women's gold medal-winning curling team the Freedom of Perth.

Britain’s Got Talent is facing another fix row after known act Titan the Robot appeared in last weekend’s opening episode.The giant mechanical performer sang and carried out a comedy routine poking fun at head judge Simon Cowell in the ITV series’ return on Saturday.Titan the Robot had members of the audience laughing whilst taking to the stage — which is not the first the act has performed on.Their entertainment past surfaced this week as it was revealed that the robot has in fact been in the industry scene for a while, and having featured in front of the camera with non other than BGT hosts Ant and Dec. Get exclusive celebrity stories and fabulous photoshoots straight to your inbox with OK!'s daily newsletter .

Overall TV usage was down 4.2% in March from February, with cable the one category growing in share and volume, jumping 1.6 points from last month. Cable news viewing was up 14% from February and accounted for 21% of the cable share, driven by continuing news coverage of the Russia-Ukraine war.

It was possibly one of the closest Dancing On Ice finals there has been but there had to be one winner.

Oscars upon us, preparations have been underway to roll out the red carpet and make room for the film industry’s biggest stars. Hosted on 27 March by trio Regina Hall, Wanda Skyes, and Amy Schumer, the ceremony returns to the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles.