Dick Ebersol

Dick Ebersol Returns To NBC In Adviser Role

AP | Posted 10.30.2011

NEW YORK — Former NBC Sports chief Dick Ebersol will serve as an adviser to his successor on the network's Olympic and NFL coverage. NBC Sports...

Longtime Head Of NBC Sports Resigns After Dispute

AP | DAVID BAUDER and RACHEL COHEN | Posted 07.19.2011

NEW YORK — Dick Ebersol, who made NBC the TV home of the Olympics for more than two decades, will watch someone else run the network's coverage ...

Jeff Zucker's Final NBCU Observations

Jack Myers | Posted 05.25.2011

Jack Myers

Just a few days before stepping down as CEO of NBC Universal, Jeff Zucker responded to questions at the NATPE Conference. His valedictory observations are relevant and important.

NBC Will LOSE Money On Olympics

AP | DAVID BAUDER | Posted 05.25.2011

PASADENA, Calif. — NBC Universal says it expects to lose money televising the Winter Olympics from Vancouver next month. NBC Sports chief Dick ...

Sports Business Most Influential

Sports Business Journal | Posted 05.25.2011

Much like the industry itself, our ranking of the 50 most influential people in sports business evolves constantly. It's the nature of such lists, wha...

NBC Executive Dick Ebersol Trashes Conan: 'Astounding Failure,' 'Chicken-Hearted And Gutless'

Huffington Post | Danny Shea | Posted 05.25.2011

NBC executive Dick Ebersol trashed Conan O'Brien in a provocative interview with the New York Times' Bill Carter, calling Conan an "astounding failure...

How Dick Ebersol Masterminded The Most Successful Olympics In A Generation

New York Times | Bill Carter | Posted 05.25.2011

Getting American stars like Mr. Phelps and the gymnast Shawn Johnson to perform live in prime time was just one of the moves and unexpected breaks, so...

NBC's Olympics Success Wildly Exceed Network's Own Expectations

New York Times | Bill Carter and Richard Sandomir | Posted 05.25.2011

After a string of disappointing years in prime time, NBC executives had high hopes for a turnaround with the Beijing Olympics; but those hopes were te...

Athlete without Compelling Personal Drama Expelled from Olympics

Andy Borowitz | Posted 05.25.2011

Andy Borowitz

A member of the U.S. Olympic diving team was disqualified from competition today when it was learned that he did not have a sufficiently compelling human storyline to exploit on NBC.

NBC: "We're Ready" For Olympics, Whatever Happens

Hollywood Reporter | Paul J. Gough | Posted 05.25.2011

NEW YORK -- NBC's top man at the Beijing Olympics is excited about athletes breaking records, but he's prepared for any breaking news. "We're ready t...

Oxygen Network To Host Female-Friendly Olympics Programming

Hollywood Reporter | Paul J. Gough | Posted 05.25.2011

NBC Universal's most recent acquisition isn't wasting time getting into the swing of things with the company's Olympics coverage. Oxygen will carry a...