Six Team USAadvertisingpartners are teaming to make the first hour ofNBCUniversals coverage of Fridays Opening Ceremony of the ParisOlympicscommercial-free.
NBCUniversals live coverage will air Friday on NBC and flagship streaming servicePeacock.
It will include a commercial-free hour beginning at 1:30 p.m.

A rehearsal in Paris for Friday’s Opening Ceremony of the Summer OlympicsAytac Unal/Anadolu via Getty Images
The Opening Ceremony will be packed with emotion and evoke a profound sense of unity for everyone watching.
Running commercial-free will help to amplify this grand spectacle.
A number of other personalities from NBC Sports and NBC News are also slated to appear on Fridays telecast.
