Matt Strauss

It's a privilege to work on the Olympics. That's really how a lot of us feel, and it's a tremendous responsibility. And so we really set out to do something That this was the moment where I mentioned, like, we thought we were ready to surprise and delight and introduce features that we believe potentially could change the way people experience sports.

It's a privilege to work on the Olympics. That's really how a lot of us feel, and it's a tremendous responsibility. And so we really set out to do something That this was the moment where I mentioned, like, we thought we were ready to surprise and delight and introduce features that we believe potentially could change the way people experience sports.

It's a privilege to work on the Olympics. That's really how a lot of us feel, and it's a tremendous responsibility. And so we really set out to do something That this was the moment where I mentioned, like, we thought we were ready to surprise and delight and introduce features that we believe potentially could change the way people experience sports.

What I don't think people appreciate, and this, again, is just the benefit of being part of a bigger company, is that Paris has been 10 years in the making.

What I don't think people appreciate, and this, again, is just the benefit of being part of a bigger company, is that Paris has been 10 years in the making.

What I don't think people appreciate, and this, again, is just the benefit of being part of a bigger company, is that Paris has been 10 years in the making.

You know, like, so for example, when you went onto Peacock and you watched a replay, like maybe you missed an event and you wanted to watch Simone Biles, making the content available on demand and for replays, that was first done in London 2012 at Comcast. That was the first time we made all the Olympics available on demand. When you saw the Gold Zone,

You know, like, so for example, when you went onto Peacock and you watched a replay, like maybe you missed an event and you wanted to watch Simone Biles, making the content available on demand and for replays, that was first done in London 2012 at Comcast. That was the first time we made all the Olympics available on demand. When you saw the Gold Zone,

You know, like, so for example, when you went onto Peacock and you watched a replay, like maybe you missed an event and you wanted to watch Simone Biles, making the content available on demand and for replays, that was first done in London 2012 at Comcast. That was the first time we made all the Olympics available on demand. When you saw the Gold Zone,

with Scott Hansen, which was fantastic, and the NBC sports team did an amazing job producing that. We actually tested that, if you look, in Sochi in 2014. We tested the gold zone and that idea. When people were watching Snoop, who became the ambassador of the Olympics, which is like a surreal thing because he became so relatable to so many people, we tested Snoop

with Scott Hansen, which was fantastic, and the NBC sports team did an amazing job producing that. We actually tested that, if you look, in Sochi in 2014. We tested the gold zone and that idea. When people were watching Snoop, who became the ambassador of the Olympics, which is like a surreal thing because he became so relatable to so many people, we tested Snoop

with Scott Hansen, which was fantastic, and the NBC sports team did an amazing job producing that. We actually tested that, if you look, in Sochi in 2014. We tested the gold zone and that idea. When people were watching Snoop, who became the ambassador of the Olympics, which is like a surreal thing because he became so relatable to so many people, we tested Snoop

in Tokyo in 2020, where we gave him an Olympic show on Peacock because it was too controversial to put him on NBC at the time. And so this has been an evolution that has gotten us to this place, but it is an example where every part of the company was firing on all cylinders. It also speaks to what I said earlier, where You know, Peacock was the number one app.

in Tokyo in 2020, where we gave him an Olympic show on Peacock because it was too controversial to put him on NBC at the time. And so this has been an evolution that has gotten us to this place, but it is an example where every part of the company was firing on all cylinders. It also speaks to what I said earlier, where You know, Peacock was the number one app.

in Tokyo in 2020, where we gave him an Olympic show on Peacock because it was too controversial to put him on NBC at the time. And so this has been an evolution that has gotten us to this place, but it is an example where every part of the company was firing on all cylinders. It also speaks to what I said earlier, where You know, Peacock was the number one app.

We had more digital consumption on Peacock for Paris than every other Olympics combined. And at the same time, though, there was always a question, well, is that going to cannibalize the primetime show for NBC? And that didn't happen. The NBC primetime show had a record number of viewing because people were watching on Peacock.

We had more digital consumption on Peacock for Paris than every other Olympics combined. And at the same time, though, there was always a question, well, is that going to cannibalize the primetime show for NBC? And that didn't happen. The NBC primetime show had a record number of viewing because people were watching on Peacock.

We had more digital consumption on Peacock for Paris than every other Olympics combined. And at the same time, though, there was always a question, well, is that going to cannibalize the primetime show for NBC? And that didn't happen. The NBC primetime show had a record number of viewing because people were watching on Peacock.

during the day, but then they wanted to see the storytelling that NBC does so well during prime time. And that's that infinity loop that I was referring to. And so it really is an example of like, I think what plays to our strengths, what we do well as a company, we were preparing for years for that moment. We're really proud of what we were able to deliver.

during the day, but then they wanted to see the storytelling that NBC does so well during prime time. And that's that infinity loop that I was referring to. And so it really is an example of like, I think what plays to our strengths, what we do well as a company, we were preparing for years for that moment. We're really proud of what we were able to deliver.