REVEALED: NBC 'plans to put heart-rate monitors on parents of athletes at the 2024 Olympics with live results shown on screen as moms and dads watch kids compete in Paris'
by Daily Mail
Daily Mail— NBC revealed that it plans to place heart-rate monitors on parents of athletes competing in the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, with results being shown live on screen from the moms and dads.
TheBlaze—NBC to attach heart rate monitors to athletes' parents during 2024 Olympics — possibly with onscreen sponsors. NBCUniversal is making big changes to its 2024 Summer Olympics coverage from Paris, France. In addition to reeling in network stars, the broadcaster will have parents of Olympic athletes wearing heart rate monitors to gauge their stress levels.With a gigantic investment into Olympic coverage, the media giant is admittedly looking to broaden its audience beyond a typical demographic for the summer games in Paris. NBC Sports President Rick Cordella even stated that the network would be using the...
The Washington Times—NBC will use heart rate monitors to show reaction of parents of Olympic athletes live on air. In an effort to jazz up its broadcast of the 2024 Paris Olympics, NBC is planning to use five heart rate monitors to show the reactions of parents of certain athletes during events.
Awful Announcing—NBC will display the heart rates of parents watching their kids during the Olympics. NBC is adding a wholly unnecessary, yet somewhat interesting, tweak to some of their Summer Olympics coverage. In a lengthy feature about this summer’s games from Paris, Variety reveals that NBC is outfitting the parents of athletes competing with heart rate monitors and will display the results on-screen. In something that might seem more at