NEW YORK -- There were many reasons to think NBC made a savvy business deal in 2014 when it locked up the American media rights to the Olympics through 2032 for $7.75 billion.As the Beijing winter games come to a close, it's harder to see them now.These Olympics were a disaster for the network: a buzz-free, hermetically-sealed event in an authoritarian country a half-day's time zone away, where the enduring images will be the emotional meltdown of Russian teen-agers after a drug-tainted figure skating competition and a bereft Mikaela Shiffrin, sitting on a ski slope wondering what went wrong.Many American athletes underperformed, and arguably the most successful — freestyle skier Eileen Gu — competed for China.Viewers stayed away in alarming numbers, and NBC has to wonder whether it was extraordinarily bad luck or if the brand of a once-unifying event for tens of millions of people is permanently tainted.“Given the investment, they've got to be disappointed right now,” said Andrew Billings, director of the sports communications program at the University of Alabama.Network executives say there are no plans to try and adjust or escape from its rights deal. Several experts say that would be unlikely, given how live sports are increasing in value and represent one of the few ways advertisers can gather large audiences to sell automobiles or beer.
RHONJ’s Melissa Gorga Says She and Husband Joe Are ‘Doing Great’ After a ‘Rough’ Patch Amid the Pandemic
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Weathering the storm! Melissa Gorga and her husband, Joe Gorga, had some difficulties during the last season of The Real Housewives of New Jersey, but now they’re back on the right track.
“We’re doing great,” the Bravo personality, 42, exclusively told Us Weekly on Tuesday, February 1, ahead of RHONJ‘s season 12 premiere. “The pandemic was a little rough. I think it brought out a lot of our real feelings.”
The Love Italian Style author and her husband, also 42, tied the knot in 2004. The duo share daughter Antonia, 16, and sons Gino, 14, and Joey, 11.
The “On Display” singer said that being stuck at home during the coronavirus pandemic gave her and Joe “way too much time” to discuss any of their relationship issues. “We’re just both sitting on the couch, looking at each other,” she told Us. “And I’m like, ‘I got a lot to say.’ He’s like, ‘So do I.'”
Eventually, however, that extra time allowed the couple to figure out how to communicate better.
“We’re so much better now,” the Lip Sync Battle alum explained. “It was probably good for us to talk it through. I didn’t know how he was feeling, and I don’t think he was getting where I was coming from.”
Last year, Melissa told Us that some of the pair’s tension stemmed from Joe learning adjust to the increasing demands of her career. “Joe is not big on change and he likes things to stay the same,” she said of the Gorga Guide to Success author in July 2021. “He likes to know that everything’s going to be intact and probably, that’s what makes him a great husband. But for me, I’m all about change right now.”
The twosome may have had their ups and downs, but they’ve remained supportive of each other’s endeavors — including Joe’s stand-up comedy career.
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