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High five: What’s next from NBC’s Olympic coverage?

Bob Costas, right, gets help from set personnel before an NFL football game between the New England Patriots and Houston Texans on Sunday, Dec. 13, 2015, in Houston. Costas will highly visible during the run of the Summer Olympics on NBC.
Bob Costas, right, gets help from set personnel before an NFL football game between the New England Patriots and Houston Texans on Sunday, Dec. 13, 2015, in Houston. Costas will highly visible during the run of the Summer Olympics on NBC. David J. Phillip The Associated Press
Bob Costas, right, gets help from set personnel before an NFL football game between the New England Patriots and Houston Texans on Sunday, Dec. 13, 2015, in Houston. Costas will highly visible during the run of the Summer Olympics on NBC. David J. Phillip The Associated Press

NBC’s other possible decisions for its broadcast coverage of the Rio Olympics

▪ Superimpose faces of new fall TV show characters on medal winners.

▪ Halve the marathon to attract viewers with short attention spans.

▪ Substitute microphones for batons in relay events for in-race reactions.

▪ Give Team USA basketball foes a 20-point head start to make games more interesting.

▪ Rebroadcast 2014 Winter Olympics figure skating just for the ratings.

Jeff Caraska

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