Golden 25 - IOC Finance Chair, IOC Sports Director #12, 13
(ATR) Puerto Rico IOC member and finance expert Richard Carrion ranks 12th in the Around the Rings Golden 25 for 2012. IOC sports director Christophe Dubi holds 13th spot.
Monday Memo -- Final 2018 Power Index; U.S. TV Rights; Rio Co Comm
(ATR) Around the Rings ranks Winter Olympic bids with one month until vote ... Fox, ESPN/ABC and NBC/Comcast compete for coverage ... IOC makes second visit to Rio ... More ahead this week from ATR ...
Pan American Games; U.S. TV Rights Update; Beckham for Samsung Olympics
(ATR) Pan Am Village construction shut down ... U.S. networks set to agree to IOC terms before bidding for broadcast rights ... David Beckham signs deal with Samsung.
Rogge Calms Talk of Japan 2020 Olympic Bid Following Disaster
(ATR) IOC president Jacques Rogge says now is not the time for Japan to be talking about a potential bid for the 2020 Olympics following the earthquake and tsunami that claimed thousands of lives.
IOC Weighs Coverage, Cash in Bidding for U.S. TV Rights
(ATR) Lead negotiator Richard Carrion tells Around the Rings the competition for U.S. television rights to the 2014 and 2016 Olympics should start to “heat up a bit” next month.
New Chapter for NBC, Olympics on U.S. TV
(ATR) New owners for NBC and pending negotiations for the rights to the 2014 and 2016 Olympics could bring changes to how the Games are watched in the U.S. In the first of two reports, ATR’s Karen Rosen explains what’s at stake for NBC after 30 years of Olympic coverage.
New Chapter for Olympics on U.S. TV
(ATR) The U.S. rights to the 2014 and 2016 Olympics could be sealed within the next 90 days or so, according to the IOC. In part two of her look at the U.S. rights picture, ATR’s Karen Rosen examines the process and issues ahead .
Olympic Newsdesk -- U.S. TV Rights; Rogge in Czech Republic; Rugby Sevens
(ATR) IOC's lead negotiator expects U.S. deal by July ... Jacques Rogge stops by Winter European Youth Olympic Festival ... Contador cleared of doping charges ... Las Vegas hosts Rugby Sevens ... IPC lashes out ...
U.S. Revenue-Sharing Talks Accelerating; IOC Stays Out of London Stadium Bid Battle
(ATR) IOC president Jacques Rogge expects a new revenue-sharing agreement with U.S. Olympic Committee leaders much quicker than envisaged... Progress on U.S. TV rights... IOC will not intervene in bidding fight for 2012 stadium... Thumbs-up for Annecy 2018 changes. ATR's European editor Mark Bisson reports from Lausanne.
Bidders Want U.S. TV Rights Through 2020; Sochi Progress
(ATR) IOC’s lead television negotiator supports four-Games U.S. package ... Russian president checks in on host city ... Hockey chief on Olympics.
