http://www.nytimes.com/2011/05/20/s...from-nbc-sports.html?_r=1&partner=rss&emc=rss In the story, there appears to be a major clue as to how the bidding for the Games in 2014 and 2016 might turn out: NBC still has the Summer Olympics in 2012. Will we see any changes on how that's covered now that Ebersol is gone?
And Ken Schanzer leaves, too. Their next Olympics, which might be their last one, promises to be Comcastic! http://aol.sportingnews.com/sport/s...n-schanzer-to-retire-as-olympic-bidding-nears
Very interesting. I knew there would be changes when Comcast took over. I wonder how this will effect their sports programming on NBC/Universal specifically were rugby is concerned. Should they have an Olympics channel in Universal Sports if they don't have the rights to the Olympics?
Some of the details came out during those final moments of Ebersol's tenure in this article: http://management.fortune.cnn.com/2012/03/05/comcast-olympics-sports/?section=magazines_fortune A follow-up article on what happened next and the successful NBC bid to keep the Olympics: http://tech.fortune.cnn.com/2012/03/05/life-after-ebersol/