NBC Sports selects Canon for 2024 Paris Olympics and Paralympics NBC Sports will utilize Canon to deliver 115 Canon UHD broadcast lenses, with a large presence of large format Cine-Servo lenses for its production of the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
   

NBCUniversal’s coverage of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 will feature multi-platform offerings across NBC, Peacock, USA Network, E!, CNBC, GOLF Channel, Spanish-language networks Telemundo and Universo, and NBCOlympics.com and the NBC Sports app. The images of the 2024 Paris Olympics and Paralympics, July 24-August 11, and, August 28-September 8, respectively will be captured with Canon lenses, including 4K UHD and HD Field, Portable and Studio lenses.

Every day, NBC will provide Olympic fans with at least nine hours of daytime coverage of the Summer Games’ most exciting events, including live finals coverage. Peacock will be the streaming home of the 2024 Paris Olympics, providing fans with the most-comprehensive Olympic destination in U.S. media history, including live streaming coverage of every sport and event and all 329 medal events.

NBC Sports will utilize Canon to deliver 115 Canon UHD broadcast lenses, with a large presence of large format Cine-Servo lenses for its production of the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Canon will also send support staff, with six service and support members onsite in Paris, helping NBC Sports route the excitement in Paris back to viewers watching coverage of the Games.

“As we approach our production of the 2024 Paris Olympics, we rely on Canon’s precision lenses, particularly for our new intimate cinematic style and behind-the-scenes coverage,” said Chris Connolly, VP, Olympics Venue Engineering, NBC Sports. “Canon’s wide variety of lens solutions allow us to capture the rich, dynamic images from the Parisian venues. NBC Sports also depends on Canon’s global professional support, guaranteeing we will always have the ‘shot’ to convey the excitement and emotion both in competition and around Paris 2024.”

Canon has worked with NBC Sports for 34 years, assisting NBC Sports’ production efforts at previous Olympics and other major international sports events in North and South America, Europe and Asia.

“What an honor, to once again be chosen to utilize some of our finest broadcast digital imaging solutions for NBC Sports’ production and to be chosen as a broadcast lens provider for NBC,” said Isao “Sammy” Kobayashi, president and CEO, Canon U.S.A., Inc.