Three years ago in Tokyo, NBC's Peacock streaming service was a laughingstock, riddled with glitches and unfulfilled promise.

Less than a week in, the Paris Olympics are turning out to be a good story for NBC.

The impact of the writers strike was evident as major television networks began their annual week of sales presentations to advertisers.

NBC will be happy to put the Beijing Winter Olympics in the rear-view mirror, as the event had a record low viewership for an American audience and the Olympics.

NBC’s Mike Tirico began the opening ceremony of the Winter Olympics by saying “just over six months ago in Tokyo, we said we were about to embark on an Olympics unlike any other.

You cant do that in a restaurant.In Myrtle Beach, businesses only got a fraction of the 3,000 J-1 and H-2B visas they were expecting, according to Stephen Greene, president & CEO of the Myrtle Beach Area Hospitality Association. About 150 of those are usually J-1 visa holders but none came this year. In Myrtle Beach, bars, theaters and larger venues are still shuttered and visitor numbers are down. Still, the visa ban adds another layer of uncertainty for businesses like the 145-bed Meadowmere, one of the largest hotels in Maine. These students arent taking any jobs away from locals, not a single one, Demetri said of the J-1 visa holders.