Rafat Ali
Aug 16, 2009 12:03 PM
There goes this: it won’t launch, if you ask me. The U.S. Olympic Committee has delayed a plan for its own TV network, meant to highlight Olympic sports outside of the four-yearly cycle, after complaints from IOC and worries that it may jeopardize Chicago’s bid for the 2016 Games. The…
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Rafat Ali
Jul 10, 2009 2:10 AM
Shock. Horror. NBC is angry at the new Olympics channel to be launched by USOC and Comcast (NSDQ: CMCSA), announced yesterday. Yesterday, they declined comment when we asked. Today, Dick Ebersol reveals to NYT that they had on and off talks with USOC for a year about combining their Universal…
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Rafat Ali
Jul 8, 2009 3:01 PM
That was quick: The United States Olympic Committee announced this morning that it will launch a cable TV network devoted to Olympic and Paralympic Games next year, along with Comcast (NSDQ: CMCSA) who will carry it in its lineup. Comcast is an equity partner in the channel. And soon after…
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