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The Olympics are right around the corner and if you're lucky enough you might catch a few events. Actually, it'll be pretty hard to miss. NBC is broadcasting the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics across all its stations including Universal HD and USA Network . They are also setting the bar high by broadcasting the games online with over 2200 hours of online content scheduled to be view on your ...
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‘Nashville Star’ Winner is Melissa Lawson
bittenandbound.com 8/5/2008 — Arlington, Texas native Melissa Lawson won the coveted title on NBC’s hit show Nashville Star. Winning is just the beginning for Melissa, who will perform her new single What if it All Goes Right live at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing on August 12th. It will be aired on NBC’s Today Show. The song was produced by country star John Rich.
bittenandbound.com 8/5/2008 — Arlington, Texas native Melissa Lawson won the coveted title on NBC’s hit show Nashville Star. Winning is just the beginning for Melissa, who will perform her new single What if it All Goes Right live at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing on August 12th. It will be aired on NBC’s Today Show. The song was produced by country star John Rich.
♫ Chris Brown - “Dreamer” — Gossip On This!
Chris Brown has recorded a track for the 2008 Olympics. This new track, “Dreamer”, will be found on the Team USA Soundtrack. You can buy the track now on iTunes! I like the track a lot and it fits everything surrounding the Olympics. Look out for more updates on the Beijing Olympics here on T2W. [...]
USA Women’s Olympic Volleyball Team Hanging With President George Bush (Photos) — Stupid Celebrities Gossip
President George W. Bush is in Beijing, China for the Olympics. As the leader of the United States, he has lots of important things on his mind. One seeming to be the ladies volleyball team! George Bush hangs out with Misty-May Treanor and Kerri Walsh! See story and photos below.
George Bush, President of the United States, is in Beijing, China for the Olympic games ...
They Olympics Are Starting! — The Gossip Fix
GO USA!!!!
Yes, the Olympics are starting, and I am actually excited about it. Will Michael Phelps win all those gold medals? Will our basketball team live up the hype?
I don’t know the answers to those questions, but we will find out soon enough. Whichever country you are rooting for…..good luck!!!
Hey…I know an event I can enter!!
Olympic Ice Cream ...
Olympics: NBC Passes One Billion in Ad Sales — Media Decoder
One day before NBC Universal begins broadcasting the Summer Olympic Games, the company said that advertising sales had surpassed the $1 billion mark.
Born in Sudan; Made in the USA — baldilocks
Gotta love this.BEIJING - Lopez Lomong, a former Lost Boy of Sudan who spent a decade in a Kenyan refugee camp before coming to America, will carry the United States flag during Friday's opening ceremonies in Bird's Nest Stadium. "This...
Test Your Knowledge About the Olympics and TV — BuzzSugar
The Summer Olympics in Beijing kick off on Friday, with NBC broadcasting several hours of the opening ceremonies. For the next two weeks, coverage of the Olympics will be all over NBC and its cable networks — but how many hours are we talking here? Test your knowledge of that, and many other Olympics-related TV questions, in my quiz!
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GE Investors See Post-Olympics NBC Sale Unlikely — Media Decoder
"After more than a year of Wall Street chatter that General Electric Co would sell its NBC Universal media unit after broadcasting the Beijing Olympics, investors now say such a move seems unlikely."
Nelly in partnership with the Olympics' Team USA — WoooHa.com
Nelly has just recorded a new single called "Warrior" exclusively for Team USA and AT&T as part of the official Team USA Soundtrack. As part of the promotion with Team USA and AT&T, Nelly's new song will be available for viewing and download at the AT&T site here . Other urban artists on the soundtrack include Queen Latifah and Chris Brown. Kick-off for this ...
Sepinwall on TV: Olympics TV preview — What's Alan Watching?
Today's column looks at NBC's coverage plans for the Beijing Olympics , which Dick Ebersol swears will solve all the problems people usually complain about with NBC and the Olympics. This raises a larger question, at least where this blog is concerned: how many of you actually care about, and/or intend to watch a decent amount of, the Olympics? There was a time several Games ago (mainly ...
GET TO KNOW THE USA OLYMPIC SWIMMERS... — ZackTaylor.ca | Your #1 Source for Celebrity Gossip & Entertainment News
The Olympics begin tomorrow (08.08.08) and just in time for the occasion, HON Gossip sources sent us these personal pictures of the U.S. Olympic Swimming Team ...
CLICK HERE to see more pictures featuring: Michael Phelps, Aaron Peirsol, Brendan Hansen, Katie Hoff, Ryan Lochte, Ian Crocker, Natalie Coughlin, and Amanda Beard !!
Olympics: Finally, An Excuse To Cover China — Media Decoder
NBC isn't the only network catching the Olympic fever this month.
Nike’s Marvin Gaye National Anthem USA Commercial (Video) — Bumpshack.com
Here is Nike’s new commercial for the USA men’s Olympic basketball team. The footage is backdropped with Marvin Gaye singing the National Anthem at the 1983 NBA All-Star game. I posted Marvin’s performance last year ago here on Bump. To me it is easily the most moving rendition of the song. I am not a fan of Nike, but I do have to say “job well done” to ...
[VIDEO RECAP] 2008 Summer Olympics: USA Vs. Australia — Gossip On This!
The Senior USA Men’s Team took another leading game in the Olympics against Australia by 11 (87-76) but they still felt that this game could’ve been played a lot better. USA is still the undefeated team with 5 wins 0 losses. Dwayne Wade, who had 22 points, agreed that they didn’t perform as well:
“We’re still [...]
Nashville Star Winner to Perform at Olympics — Reality TV @ Real Television
NBC’s Nashville Star winner Melissa Lawson, will be performing at the Olympics on August 12th and it will be broadcast on NBC’s TODAY Show.
Exclusive Summer Olympics news & widgets at NBC Olympics.com!
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USA! USA! USA! “Sen. John McCain ’s presidential campaign is buying into NBC Universal’s Olympics coverage . The McCain campaign made a last-minute $6 million ad buy, which tops the $5 million Sen. Barack Obama ’s campaign announced last month it was buying during the Olympic Games, which begin Aug. 8.” Because how better to enjoy the triumphant emotions of the ...
McCain Matches Obama in NBC Olympics Buys — Broadcasting & Cable Articles
Presumptive Republican nominee makes $6 million Olympic Games ad buy.
How 2 Guys Running For President Paid Off NBC With $11 Million — Jossip
Who said John McCain is letting Barack Obama steer the election news cycle? Fine, everybody , but this latest bit of news out of the McCain campaign shows a certain Republican can administer some agenda setting of his own: McCain will spend $6 million on television advertising during the Olympics. Put another way, McCain will foot 0.67 percent of NBC’s $894 million payment to ...
Melissa Lawson wins Nashville Star 6 — reality blurred
Melissa Lawson has won Nashville Star 6 , the first season of the country music competition to be broadcast on NBC .
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YouTube to broadcast Olympics — Lost Remote
So, while NBC is likely going to be watching YouTube closely for users who upload video of the games in Beijing, the IOC has now approved YouTube as an official global partner for any region not covered by a local exclusive deal. The page is actually available now even in the US, so check it out at youtube.com/beijing2008 . Soon that page will be controlled by geo-location access controls. ...
Olympics: Overlapping Coverage On NBC's Channels — Media Decoder
It is almost difficult to fathom the NBC Universal viewing experience for the Summer Olympics.
NBC passes $1 bil in Olympic ads — Hollywood Reporter
BEIJING -- NBC has sold more than $1 billion in advertising for the Beijing Olympics, the largest foreign rights-holding broadcaster said Thursday on the eve of the opening of China's first Games.
BEIJING -- NBC has sold more than $1 billion in advertising for the Beijing Olympics, the largest foreign rights-holding broadcaster said Thursday on the eve of the opening of China's first Games.
This Week's Olympics Schedule — washingtonpost.com - Television
TV Week's next issue will include a schedule of the rest of the Games. For more coverage, visit washingtonpost.com/olympics.
TV Week's next issue will include a schedule of the rest of the Games. For more coverage, visit washingtonpost.com/olympics.
NBC, Dick Ebersol ready for Olympics — Hollywood Reporter
NBC's top man at the Beijing Olympics is excited about athletes breaking records, but he's also prepared for any breaking hard news.
NBC's top man at the Beijing Olympics is excited about athletes breaking records, but he's also prepared for any breaking hard news.
