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• Hopes riding high for BMX, 'NASCAR on two wheels'

  - 2008-08-19

  BEIJING -- The International Olympic Committee and NBC are betting viewers are going to fall in love with a sport that features big people riding little bikes. It's called BMX, which is short for bicycle motocross, and it does resemble motorcycle racing without the motors. ...

  Tags: Beijing, Games, International Olympic Committee, motor, NASCAR, NBC Universal Inc.

• Neal Grapples With Olympian Task in Beijing (Broadcasting and Cable)

  - 2008-03-24

  The Summer Olympic Games are a highlight of the NBC Sports canon. The network paid $894 million for the rights to air the Beijing Games this August, and with signature events including swimming and gymnastics to be televised live in primetime, the network is banking on a record tune-in. ...

  Tags: Banking, broadcasting, cable, China, Games, International Olympic Committee, NBC Universal Inc., Neal, network, NETWORKING

• Euro b'casters blast IOC's sked meddling.(International Olympic Committee)(Brief article)

  - 2006-11-16

  European Broadcasting Union topper Fritz Pleitgen blasted Intl. Olympic Committee president Jacques Rogge on Wednesday for a decision to rearrange schedules at the 2008 Beijing Olympics so that popular swimming and gymnastics events would be moved from the evening in Europe to the early morning. ...

  Tags: European Broadcasting Union, International Olympic Committee, NBC Universal Inc.

• Asia-Pacific broadcasters urge IOC to reconsider Beijing schedule changes

  - 2006-11-05

  BEIJING AFP — Broadcasters in the Asia-Pacific have demanded the International Olympic Committee IOC reconsider its decision to hold some finals at the 2008 Beijing Olympics in the morning to cater to US prime-time audiences. The decision last month to change the schedule and hold all swimming and most of...

  Tags: Beijing, broadcaster, International Olympic Committee, NBC Universal Inc., TVs

• Sports briefs

  - 2006-10-27

  Baseball MINOR LEAGUE PLAYER DROWNS: The body of a Tampa Bay Devil Rays minor league pitcher missing after his canoe capsized over the weekend was found Thursday in Independence, Va. Erik Walker was last seen Saturday with a female companion, who made it safely ashore after their canoe...

  Tags: Backups, Games, International Olympic Committee, NBC Universal Inc., Phoenix Technologies

• Swim: IOC to set Beijing Games swim schedule by August

  - 2006-06-22

  AAP Sports News Australia 06-22-2006 Swim: IOC to set Beijing Games swim schedule by August By Karolos Grohmann MUNICH, June 21 Reuters - The timetable for the swimming competition at the 2008 Beijing Games, which...

  Tags: Australian Associated Press Pty Ltd., International Olympic Committee, NBC Universal Inc.

• SWIM: Lenton says NBC request smacks of arrogance

  - 2006-06-22

  AAP Sports News Australia 06-22-2006 SWIM: Lenton says NBC request smacks of arrogance By Daniel Pace GOLD COAST, June 22 AAP - World record-holder Libby Lenton says US television network NBC's campaign to dramatically...

  Tags: Australian Associated Press Pty Ltd., International Olympic Committee, NBC Universal Inc.

• Swim: Decision on swim finals put on hold until August

  - 2006-06-20

  AAP Sports News Australia 06-20-2006 Swim: Decision on swim finals put on hold until August SYDNEY, June 20 AAP - A decision on whether to turn the 2008 Olympic swimming program upside down for the benefit of US television network...

  Tags: Australian Associated Press Pty Ltd., International Olympic Committee, NBC Universal Inc.

• Lovers of niche sports will have to wait for Olympics coverage on Web

  - 2006-02-15

  Ah, the biathlon. It evokes a bygone era when a guy had to ski into the woods and shoot his dinner. The biathlon is a good proxy for how far we've come -- and how far things still have to progress -- in successfully marrying the Olympic Games to...

  Tags: International Olympic Committee, INTERNET, MARKETING, NBC Universal Inc., TV, video, Web

• Broadcast Revenues Spiral Ever Higher; How the Games Grew to Become Television's Single Biggest Event.(Olympics)(Column)

  - 2004-08-30

  Byline: Robert Wold Special to TelevisionWeek The Olympics, staged every two years, are collectively the world's most colossal television special events. The International Olympic Committee has estimated that the 2004 Athens Olympiad, which concluded Sunday, reached a total of 3.9 billion viewers. ...

  Tags: ABC Inc., CBS Corp., International Olympic Committee, NBC Universal Inc.