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Callum Jones in New York

NBC Universal agrees to $3bn extension to broadcast Olympics in US

Stars such as Simone Biles attracted huge numbers of viewers to NBC in 2024.
Stars such as Simone Biles attracted huge numbers of viewers to NBC in 2024. Photograph: Paul Kitagaki Jr/ZUMA Press Wire/REX/Shutterstock

NBC Universal has unveiled a $3bn extension of its Olympics deal, ensuring the Summer and Winter Games remain on NBC and its Peacock streaming service in the US until 2036.

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) and Comcast, the telecoms conglomerate which owns NBC, announced their latest lucrative partnership – the biggest single biggest source of revenue for the IOC – on Thursday.

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