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hollywoodreporter.com - 8/19/2008

ESPN throwing its hat in the rings

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Click for more Beijing Olympics news NEW YORK -- When NBC makes a run for the U.S. rights to the 2014 and 2016 Olympics, it will have plenty of company. ESPN president George Bodenheimer said Tuesday that his network will be in the running to air the Games. And Fox, which participated in the last round of bidding, confirmed it also is interested. CBS also might throw its hat into the ring ...

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