Olympics Committee, Comcast to launch network – Canton Repository
The U.S. Olympic Committee is the latest major sports organization to dive into the television channel business, announcing Wednesday that it was partnering with cable giant Comcast Corp. to launch the U.S. Olympics Network. “Olympics programming
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Olympic TV Skirmish Breaks Out – Wall Street Journal
The International Olympic Committee accused U.S. Olympic officials of acting hastily in their announcement of plans to launch an Olympics cable-TV channel with Comcast Corp., the latest chapter in a three-decade fight between the organizations. The
Source: online.wsj.com

New Olympics channel already creating headaches – Los Angeles Times Blogs
A controversy over the U.S. committee’s plans to launch its own cable channel intensified today when the International Olympic Committee, the worldwide organization that organizes the games, jumped into the fray. The IOC said in a statement that it
Source: latimesblogs.latimes.com

IOC chastises US Olympic Committee for ‘unilaterally’ launching – Newsday
LONDON (AP) — The International Olympic Committee has chastised U.S. Olympic officials for unilaterally launching their own television network without the IOC’s approval. The IOC issued a statement Thursday saying the U.S. Olympic Committee acted
Source: www.newsday.com

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