We made every projection we thought we would in terms of profit. We found a way to satisfy every client who had bought advertising here.
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The Ryder Cup, with the world's premier golfers putting it all on the line for national pride, is essentially the Olympics of golf. In our 15 years of broadcasting the event, we have been blessed with some extremely exciting competitions that have led to such dramatic broadcasts. The pride and genuine nationalism displayed by the players at the Ryder Cup makes it unique and sports fans identify it as something very special.Dick Ebersol
At this point we are not even discussing make-goods, and it's the belief of the business side of the company that we won't need to.
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After seeing the results of pre-Olympic Trials and competitions and looking at the schedule more closely, we've decided that now there was simply too much rich content featuring some of this Olympics' biggest stars and we needed more time to tell these great stories on these three nights. If I didn't add these new hours, I would feel like we would have left the audience wanting more.
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We have defined ourselves by our unprecedented lineup of major championship events, and today we are enhancing that roster, ... Adding the Triple Crown to the Breeders Cup gives us unique promotional opportunities for our telecasts and for the sport.
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I live more than anything else to produce the Games.
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