In the sports industry, it is rare to find an executive who is both brilliant at business and an exceptional marketer. Dick Ebersol is both, plus an outstanding producer. A legendary storyteller known for his passion, creativity, and execution, he is a superstar in not one field but three. “In this business, you never really […] More
The Sports Broadcasting Hall of Fame is proud to announce the class of 2011, a distinguished group of sports-TV professionals who will be inducted into the Hall on Dec. 13 in a ceremony to be held at the New York Hilton hotel. This year’s class includes legendary broadcaster Jack Buck; former NBC executive Dick Ebersol; […] More
In a night dominated by HBO and HBO Sports’ nine wins, the presentation of the Lifetime Achievement Award to legendary sports broadcaster John Madden stole the show at the 31st Annual Sports Emmy Awards. Last year’s Lifetime Achievement honoree, NBC Universal Sports and Olympics Chairman Dick Ebersol, joined Dallas Cowboys owner/GM Jerry Jones in presenting […] More
The news that NBC will lose about $200 million on the 2010 Olympics in Vancouver has resonated throughout the struggling network. It all goes back to 2003, when NBC paid $820 million for the 2010 Games and $1.18 billion for the 2012 Games in London, greatly outbidding both Fox and ESPN for the rights. According […] More
Dick Ebersol, chairman of NBC Universal Sports and Olympics executive producer, says that NBC will lose money on the Winter Olympics for the first time in network history in 2010. Ebersol attributes this to the drastic increase in license rights for the 2010 and 2012 Olympics, rather than a lack of advertising sales. Although advertising […] More
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