Under the deal, Verizon will air NBC's coverage on its FiOS TV service through video-on-demand programming and live streaming footage of the competition. The carrier's will also launch two NBC high-definition channels to carry NBC's basketball and soccer coverage at the games, and will be running daily highlights, breaking news and results on its streaming wireless video service.
AT&T, which is also a sponsor of the Olympics and official telecommunications provider for the US team, show live streaming of events on its U-verse television service. In addition, mobile customers will be able to have 24-hour access to the platform’s new MediaFLO service called NBC Olympics 2Go.
