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Peyton Manning, Kelly Clarkson Aim to Shake Up NBC’s Paris Olympics Open
Peyton Manning and Kelly Clarkson will co-host NBC's Paris Olympics Opening Ceremonies - a change from past formats, which featured NBC News personnel
The Comcast-backed media conglomerate has for years launched every Summer Games with primetime coverage of the Opening Ceremonies that typically feature a top sportscaster like Mike Tirico or Bob Costas alongside a popular news anchor such as Savannah Guthrie or Katie Couric. The move adds some celebrity power to the broadcast at a time when more TV networks are trying to broaden the appeal of their sports portfolios and lure new crowds to games and contests of all sorts — and amortize the costly rights fees required to show them in the process. He has in recent years taken on the so-called “ManningCast,” a chatty companion to ESPN’s “Monday Night Football,” while hosting a new version of “College Bowl” for Peacock as well as co-hosting ABC’s broadcast of the annual CMA Awards in 2023.
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