SBJ in Paris

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Olympics

Jill Biden still set to lead U.S. delegation at Opening Ceremony

Daily - 07/23/2024

First Lady Jill Biden “will still lead the American delegation” at the Paris Games Opening Ceremony on Friday despite President Joe Biden’s decision not to seek re-election, according to Armani Syed of TIME. The delegation will include U.S. Ambassador to France and Monaco Denise Campbell Bauer; U.S. Sens Chris...

SLC expects official word on '34 Winter Games bid tomorrow

Daily - 07/23/2024

The IOC during meetings in Paris are “widely expected to award the 2034 Winter Olympics to Salt Lake City,” according to Jay Hamburger of PARK RECORD. Many have “hoped for a return of the Winter Olympics” since the close of the Games of 2002. The Salt Lake City-Utah Committee...

French Interior Minister praises security measures for Paris Games

Daily - 07/23/2024

French Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin ahead of the Olympics “praised law enforcement for their hard work in making the Paris Games safe for thousands of athletes and millions of fans” amid security challenges, according to the AP. Paris is deploying “around 30,000 police officers each day” for the...

Brisbane Games organizers debut global Olympic tagline in Paris

Daily - 07/23/2024

Officials for the 2032 Brisbane Games are using the global branding tagline “Shine Brightest, Together’’ as the theme to “introduce their Games to the world,” according to Jacquelin Magnay of the AUSTRALIAN. The IOC meeting this week in Paris is the first opportunity for Brisbane 2032 to "show their awareness...

Comcast confident Paris Games coverage will elevate Peacock's standing among other streamers

Daily - 07/23/2024

Comcast is confident that the Paris Games will “greatly elevate Peacock’s broader standing in the streaming wars against the likes of Netflix and Disney+,” as it will be the “only place where US viewers will be able to catch every Olympic event,” according to Shaw & Miller of BLOOMBERG NEWS....

Deadlock in French Gov't putting 2030 Winter Games bid at risk

Daily - 07/23/2024

With less than a week for the promoters of the 2030 Winter Games to submit the French government's letter of financial guarantee to the International Olympic Committee without this precious key between now and July 24, there “will be no Olympic rings in the French Alps,” according to Nicolas...

NBC Sports' Olympic and Paralympic coverage will use SMT for broadcast graphics

Power Up Newsletter - 07/23/2024

NBC Sports will lean on SMT as its timing and graphics provider for both the Olympic and Paralympic games in Paris . The network will deploy SMT graphics in the coverage of various sports – including gymnastics, swimming and track & field – while also using...

USOPC, IOC increase mental health resources available during Paris Games

U.S. gymnast Simone Biles’ withdrawal from the Tokyo Games “precipitated seismic changes not only in governance, but also in treating the mental health of USOPC athletes,” according to Kevin Sherrington of the DALLAS MORNING NEWS. Since the Tokyo Games in 2021, the number of licensed psychologists on the USOPC...

LVMH adds luxury touch to Paris Games

Daily - 07/23/2024 | Morning Buzz - 07/23/2024

PARIS -- First came the signature trunk, a Louis Vuitton staple modified to fit more than 400 Olympic and Paralympic medals. Next, the Olympic torch in a similar case, one the French luxury goods conglomerate LVMH used Sephora to sponsor as it made its way through...

NBC Olympics' Gary Zenkel excited about broadcast elements for Paris -- but withholds audience predictions

Media Newsletter - 07/22/2024

With only days to go until the Opening Ceremony of the Paris Games, Gary Zenkel, president of NBC Olympics, told me the company anticipates a "really great, dramatic Olympics." “With Peacock and [NBC] broadcast, we have an incredibly ambitious plan,” Zenkel told me today. “We always set the...

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Jill Biden still set to lead U.S. delegation at Opening Ceremony

SLC expects official word on '34 Winter Games bid tomorrow

French Interior Minister praises security measures for Paris Games

Brisbane Games organizers debut global Olympic tagline in Paris

Comcast confident Paris Games coverage will elevate Peacock's standing among other streamers

Deadlock in French Gov't putting 2030 Winter Games bid at risk

NBC Sports' Olympic and Paralympic coverage will use SMT for broadcast graphics

USOPC, IOC increase mental health resources available during Paris Games

LVMH adds luxury touch to Paris Games

NBC Olympics' Gary Zenkel excited about broadcast elements for Paris -- but withholds audience predictions

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