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NBC Announces 3,600 Hours of Olympic Coverage
Posted August 9th, 2007 at 10:40 AM by Jimmie R. Markham
Section: News & Results, Olympics
NBC Universal Sports & Olympics chairman Dick Ebersol announced today that NBC plans on broadcasting more than 3,600 hours of coverage of the 2008 Olympic Games from Beijing, China. However, the majority of that coverage will be on the internet with live streaming video on NBCOlympics.com.
This is the first time the Olympic Games will be broadcast on the internet. According to the NBC website, the 2008 Olympic Games will feature “302 medal events across 34 sports.”
According to Yahoo! news:
“The 3,600 broadcast hours that are planned by NBC are more than the combined total of every previous Summer Games televised in the U.S.”
For more information, please visit: [Yahoo! News]
Bank of America announces support for U.S. Olympic hopefuls to launch 16th year as Team USA Sponsor
Posted August 7th, 2007 at 7:00 AM by Jeanie Rebb
Section: News & Results, Olympics
United States Olympic Committee (USOC) sponsor Bank of America today launched its 2008 Olympic Games programming by introducing its roster of 12 U.S. Olympic Team hopefuls. The athletes, who have collectively won eight Olympic medals across a variety of disciplines, will be part of the bank’s year-long U.S. Olympic marketing campaign.
Bank of America also announced its continued support for the Bank of America Hometown Hopefuls(TM) Family Center, a unique hospitality experience, which will act as a home base for friends, families and more than 550 talented U.S. Olympians during the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, China.
The multi- level 15,500 square foot facility, located in the western part of the city, will feature many of the comforts of home, including complimentary lunch, dinner, snacks and other refreshments; complimentary tickets to an Olympic event for up to four family members; wide-screen televisions with closed- circuit coverage of Olympic competition; information services; and an Internet lounge for athletes, families and friends who are eager to stay connected with others back home in the United States.
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