Olympic Games Paris 2024's Spectacular Event
on Paris' River Seine to be
Presented across More Than 150 IMAX Screens Nationwide for the
First Time Ever
STAMFORD, Conn. and NEW YORK, March 22,
2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The NBC television network will
extend its live coverage of the 2024 Paris Olympics Opening
Ceremony to IMAX (NYSE: IMAX) locations nationwide on Friday, July 26 — the first time ever the global
event will be presented live in IMAX, it was announced today.
The plans for the Opening Ceremony are unlike any other. The
first-ever Summer Olympic opening ceremony not held in a stadium,
the organizers are turning one of the world's most famous
waterways, the River Seine, into the world's biggest theatrical
stage. Instead of walking into a stadium, a four-mile-long flotilla
of nearly 100 boats will carry thousands of athletes from more than
200 countries past hundreds of thousands of spectators seated on
the banks of the Seine. The river parade will follow the course of
the Seine past the iconic sites of Paris, from Austerlitz Bridge, beside the
Jardin des Plantes, crossing through central Paris and finishing in front of the Trocadéro,
where the final elements of the show and ceremony will take
place.
IMAX will present NBC's live coverage of this summer's Opening
Ceremony to more than 150 IMAX locations throughout the United States, providing fans with a
unique and immersive theatre experience to enjoy what promises to
be one of the most spectacular Opening Ceremonies in Olympic
history.
Last week, it was announced that Emmy Award-winning talk show
host and Grammy Award-winning artist Kelly Clarkson and Pro Football Hall of Fame
quarterback and two-time Super Bowl champion Peyton Manning will join two-time Sports
Emmy Award-winner and NBC Olympics primetime host Mike Tirico to host NBCUniversal's coverage
of the Opening Ceremony.
"We look forward to providing our Opening Ceremony coverage to
audiences at IMAX locations across the country, sharing in this
historic moment as the world regathers to witness the spectacular
beginning of 16 days of athletic greatness against the backdrop of
one of the most beautiful cities in the world," said Gary Zenkel, President, NBC Olympics.
"We are excited to extend NBC's coverage of the Opening Ceremony
to IMAX theatres across the U.S., allowing fans to gather and watch
the highly-anticipated and awe-inspiring start to the Paris Olympic
Games this July," said Rich Gelfond,
CEO of IMAX.
On March 29, an NBCUniversal
promotional trailer for its coverage of the 2024 Paris Olympics
will begin to run in IMAX theatres nationwide. Tickets will be
available for purchase at local IMAX locations and on Fandango this
summer. In Paris this summer, the world's greatest
athletes will compete against the backdrop of one of the most
beautiful cities in the world where the modern Olympic Games were
conceived 130 years ago. This will be the third time Paris has hosted the Olympics (1900 and 1924),
tying London for the most as a
Summer Games host. Los Angeles (1932, 1984) will tie those two
cities when it hosts the first Summer
Games in the U.S. in 32 years in 2028.
NBCUniversal previously announced that the NBC broadcast network
and streaming service Peacock will be the company's primary
platforms for its coverage of the Olympic Games Paris 2024,
scheduled for July 26-Aug. 11, 2024.
Click here for more programming information
and here for information about the Paralympics, which
will take place Aug. 28-Sept. 8.
NBCUniversal owns the U.S. media rights to the Olympic Games
through 2032, which are scheduled for Paris (2024), Milan
Cortina (2026), Los Angeles
(2028) and Brisbane (2032). The
host city for the 2030 Olympic Winter Games has not yet been
chosen.
About NBCUniversal
NBCUniversal is one of the world's leading media and
entertainment companies in the development, production, and
marketing of entertainment, news, sports and information to a
global audience. NBCUniversal owns and operates a valuable
portfolio of news and entertainment television networks, a premier
motion picture company, significant television production
operations, a leading television stations group, world-renowned
theme parks, and a premium ad-supported streaming service.
NBCUniversal is a subsidiary of Comcast Corporation.
About IMAX Corporation
IMAX, an innovator in entertainment technology, combines
proprietary software, architecture, and equipment to create
experiences that take you beyond the edge of your seat to a world
you've never imagined. Top filmmakers and studios are utilizing
IMAX systems to connect with audiences in extraordinary ways,
making IMAX's network among the most important and successful
theatrical distribution platforms for major event films around the
globe.
For additional information please contact:
For NBCUniversal
Media
Jake Gellerman
jake.gellerman@nbcuni.com
For IMAX
Media
Jason
Allen
jallen@imax.com
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