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NBC to telecast tape-delayed opening ceremony

People pose for a photograph near a set of Olympic rings, outside the Maracana stadium ahead of the opening ceremony of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. AFP PHOTO / JAVIER SORIANOJAVIER SORIANO/AFP/Getty Images

By The Associated Press

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Want to watch the opening ceremony in the United States when it kicks off in Rio? You’ll have to wait at least an hour.

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NBC won’t begin telecasting the festivities until an hour after they begin in Rio on Friday night. The tape-delayed telecast will be four hours after the fact out West.

NBC also won’t be streaming the event through its app or Olympics website until the television coverage begins, and streamers need to authenticate their account with a cable or satellite service.

The network usually plays a cat-and-mouse game to prevent other websites from streaming the event. It remains to be seen how successful it will be.

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The ceremony is expected to be filled with Brazil’s native samba music, with appearances by Caetano Veloso and Gilberto Gil, along with model Gisele Bundchen. Legendary soccer star Pele said Friday that he would not be attending due to ill health.

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