A screenshot of the Apple News special section on the 2018 Winter Olympics, starting Friday in PyeongChang, South Korea.
CNETWant to obsess over the 2018 Winter Olympics on your iPhone? The Apple News app has some features for you.
In a special section on in the news app, Apple has a calendar that can remind you about upcoming events, a curated list of articles, and — for those who want to stay on top of which country has the most gold — a medal tracker. There will also be video clips provided by a partnership with NBC, which is the US broadcaster at the international sporting event in PyeongChang, South Korea starting on Friday.
The approach applies the Apple News formula to the Olympics, positioning Apple as an entry point for information about an event that will grab headlines for weeks.
Apple TV will also feature live broadcasts from NBC in its sports tab, and streams in its Watch Now tab from more broadcasters, such as Bloomberg, Cheddar, CNBC, CNN, Fox News, and CBS (the parent company of CNET).
