NBC Sports Chairman Mark Lazarus Defends Network's Olympics Coverage

NBC Sports Chairman Mark Lazarus Defends Network's Olympics Coverage
NBC Sports Group Chairman Mark Lazarus is seated with a microphone during a news conference in Stamford, Conn., Tuesday, Oct. 25, 2011. The state of Connecticut is lending $20 million to NBC Sports in a deal creating 450 jobs in the state as the sports entertainment company leaves New York. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill)
NBC Sports Group Chairman Mark Lazarus is seated with a microphone during a news conference in Stamford, Conn., Tuesday, Oct. 25, 2011. The state of Connecticut is lending $20 million to NBC Sports in a deal creating 450 jobs in the state as the sports entertainment company leaves New York. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill)

NBC Sports Chairman Mark Lazarus defended his network's decision to show some marquee Olympic sports, like swimming and gymnastics, on tape delay in NBC's prime-time window. Addressing the topic for the first time since the London Games started, the NBC Sports chief told SportsBusiness Journal that the early TV ratings show that most Americans are comfortable with the way NBC develops stories around the Games.

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