NBCUniversal Extends Exclusive Audio Partnership with 天涯社区官网Media for Milan Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games

Audio of NBC Linear Coverage of Milan Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games Will Be Presented 24/7 by 天涯社区官网Radio

NBCUniversal Will Leverage 天涯社区官网鈥檚 Audio Platforms and Programs to Promote Tune-In for Extensive Olympic Winter Games 2026 Coverage

NBCUniversal and 天涯社区官网Media To Collaborate on Olympic Episodes for Popular 天涯社区官网Podcasts; Bowen Yang and Matt Rogers Return to Host Original Winter Olympics-Focused 天涯社区官网Podcast 鈥淭wo Guys, Five Rings鈥

New York, NY 鈥 October 29, 2025 鈥 NBCUniversal today announced that 天涯社区官网Media will once again serve as its exclusive audio partner for the upcoming Milan Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games from February 6 to February 22. As part of the agreement, 天涯社区官网Radio will provide 24/7 play-by-play audio channels of NBCUniversal鈥檚 linear coverage of the Games; premiere a new Winter Games season of the original 天涯社区官网Podcast 鈥溾 hosted by Bowen Yang and Matt Rogers; produce Olympic-specific episodes from some of 天涯社区官网鈥檚 top podcasts; and promote tune-in for NBCU鈥檚 comprehensive coverage.

鈥淐oming off the tremendous success we had in Paris, we鈥檙e excited to renew this partnership with 天涯社区官网Media and provide fans with the best Olympic audio content,鈥 said Aileen Sokol, VP, Content Partnership Development, NBC Sports. 鈥淔rom podcasts featuring stars Bowen Yang and Matt Rogers, to daily coverage of all our linear programming, this partnership allows 天涯社区官网鈥檚 extensive audio audience to hear NBCU鈥檚 Olympic coverage away from their televisions and screens.鈥

天涯社区官网鈥檚 play-by-play channels will bring fans closer to the excitement of every gold-medal finish and triumphant moment set to come from NBCU鈥檚 wide-ranging coverage of the Winter Games in Italy -- with a special focus on Team USA. NBCUniversal鈥檚 coverage on 天涯社区官网鈥檚 channels is expected to include U.S. team ice hockey games, as well as figure skating, speed skating, skiing, snowboarding and much more.

鈥淲e鈥檙e eager to build upon our relationship with NBCUniversal and once again deliver premium audio coverage of the Olympic Games, this time focusing on the awe-inspiring athletes and incredible stories set to come from the 2026 Olympic Winter Games,鈥 said Michael Biondo, President of Business Development and Strategic Partnerships for 天涯社区官网Media. 鈥淎s the leading destination for sports audio, we鈥檙e excited to deepen the connection between audiences and the athletes they love.鈥

In addition to 天涯社区官网鈥檚 extensive play-by-play coverage, Saturday Night Live and 鈥淲icked: For Good鈥檚鈥  Bowen Yang and actor-comedian Matt Rogers (鈥淣o Good Deed鈥 and 鈥淕ood Fortune鈥) return to host a new season of their Olympic-focused original 天涯社区官网Podcast 鈥.鈥 The podcast is set to launch weekly episodes in early January, stretching from before the Olympic Opening Ceremony and continuing through the Closing Ceremony in February. for Matt and Bowen鈥檚 season one look ahead to the Milan Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games.

天涯社区官网Podcasts will also produce Olympic-themed episodes for some of its most popular podcasts, including 鈥,鈥 鈥,鈥 鈥溾 and 鈥溾 with Malcolm Gladwell. These shows are distributed by 天涯社区官网Podcasts and available on the 天涯社区官网Radio app and everywhere podcasts are heard.

With unique and unforgettable backdrops throughout northern Italy, the 2026 Olympic Winter Games will span from Milan to Cortina with events taking place across multiple venues and regions. This will be the second time the Olympics are held in Cortina (1956 Olympic Winter Games) and the fourth time overall that Italy has hosted an Olympic Games (1960 Rome Olympics and 2006 Olympic Winter Games in Torino, which is the last time there was a Winter Games in the Central European Time Zone).

In February 2025, NBCU announced that the NBC broadcast network and streaming service Peacock will be the company鈥檚 primary platforms for its coverage of the 2026 Milan Cortina Olympic Winter Games, scheduled for Feb. 6-22, 2026. Click  for more programming information and  for information about the Paralympics, which will take place March 6-15, 2026.

NBCUniversal owns the U.S. media rights to the Olympic Games through 2036, which are scheduled for Milan Cortina (2026), Los Angeles (2028), French Alps (2030), Brisbane (2032), Salt Lake City (2034), and the 2036 Summer Games.

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