Live From Rio 2016: NBC Lays Out 4K/UHD Broadcast Schedule

NBC Olympics’ comprehensive coverage of the Games of the XXXI Olympiad from Rio de Janeiro will include distribution of 4K/UHD coverage to cable, satellite, telco, and other partners. The 4K/UHD coverage of the Opening Ceremony, which will be produced by NBC Olympics, will also feature high dynamic range (HDR), and the 4K coverage will be made available on one-day delay.

MVPDs making 4K content available to consumers:

• Comcast: Xfinity UHD app on Samsung 4K Smart TVs
• DirecTV: linear channel #106
• Dish: linear channel #146 and VOD (non-HDR). Note: Dish will not have the Opening Ceremony during its initial 4K HDR playout.
• EPB: linear channel #803

Below is the schedule showing which sports, from the previous day, will be featured (times ET; schedule subject to change).

• Aug. 5: Opening Ceremony (same day: 9:00 p.m. ET, 10:00 p.m. PT)
• Aug. 6: Opening Ceremony (9:00 a.m.)
• Aug. 7: Judo (9:00 a.m.)
• Aug. 8: Judo (9:00 a.m.)
• Aug. 9: Judo (9:00 a.m.)
• Aug. 10: Judo, Swimming (9:00 a.m.)
• Aug. 11: Swimming (11:30 a.m.)
• Aug. 12: Swimming (11:30 a.m.)
• Aug. 13; Swimming (noon)
• Aug. 14: Track & Field, Swimming (noon)
• Aug. 15: Track & Field (noon)
• Aug. 16: Track & Field (noon)
• Aug. 17: Track & Field (noon)
• Aug. 18: Track & Field, Basketball (noon)
• Aug. 19: Basketball (noon)
• Aug. 20: Basketball (noon)
• Aug. 21: Soccer, Basketball (8:00 a.m.), Closing Ceremony (same day: 9:00 p.m. ET, 10:00 p.m. PT)