Dick Ebersol
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"Duncan "Dick" Ebersol" is an American television executive and a senior adviser for [http://www.nbcuni.com/About_NBC_Universal/Executive_Bios/ebersol_dick.shtml NBC Universal Sports & Olympics]. He had previously been the chairman of NBC Sports, producing large scale television events such as the Olympic Games and National Football League broadcasts.

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I was stunned to see that space.

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For the first time a major sports property has largely migrated from network to cable, where the dual revenue streams of subscriber fees and advertising can support the escalating costs of broadcast sports rights, ... In the future, it will become almost impossible for broadcast television sports to match the power of those 'sub' fees, which are unique to the cable world.

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Every time somebody in the world lies, Dick Ebersol gets a royalty.

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Story is a driving force of anything in sports and entertainment. Not having the playoffs play out in front of the large audience as they had done in the past I think was one factor.

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We had to make the decision here and we passed.

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It was the highest television rating in that entire 24-hour period.

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At this stage, seven years out, it's definitely ahead of the last three games.

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We'll say what we want, but it's the league's schedule.

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We offer our sincerest congratulations to the people of Vancouver on being selected to host the 2010 Olympic Winter Games and we look forward to working with them in the years ahead.

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