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   Olympics 2012: Brazilian TV Record Wins the Rights to Broadcast the Games; But Ratings Flop

   11:48 am 8/3/2012

   • by Paula Zulian

   The network, which is airing the Olympics for the first time, increased its ratings over rival TV Globo, but still comes in third place.Read more

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   London 2012: Learning the Ropes at the Olympics

   10:00 am 8/1/2012

   • by Marisa Guthrie

   Future network execs Dick Ebersol and Jeff Zucker got their starts working as researchers for the Games - the pivotal glamor-meets-grunt-work job is to broadcast TV what starting in the mailroom is to Hollywood.Read more

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   London 2012: BBC Presenter's Umbrella Confiscated for Breaking Marketing Rules

   7:39 am 8/1/2012

   • by Stuart Kemp

   Jonathan Agnew's umbrella sported a golf logo of a sports company that is not an official sponsor of the Games.Read more

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   London 2012: Korean, Indonesian Olympic Badminton Players Appeal Disqualification

   2:28 am 8/1/2012

   • by Scott Roxborough

   UPDATED: Sports and media celebrities go online to comment and condemn after eight players ejected in match fixing scandal. Read more

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   Variance Picks Up Steve James' Doc 'Head Games'

   6:21 pm 7/31/2012

   • by Gregg Kilday

   The film, which will be released theatrically in September, looks at sports and traumatic head injuries.Read more

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   London 2012: European Viewers Head Online to Protest Networks' Olympics Coverage

   2:45 pm 7/31/2012

   • by Scott Roxborough

   Echoing U.S. viewers' complaints against NBC, tape-delayed broadcasts and poor commentary draw online ire overseas. Read more

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   Racist Tweets, Doping Cheats and Empty Seats: 10 London Olympics Controversies

   12:51 pm 7/31/2012

   • by Seth Abramovitch

   It wouldn't be the Summer Games without a few scandals -- and the 2012 Olympiad is full of them.Read more

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8. London 2012: Famous Faces at the Olympics

   12:28 PM PDT 7/31/2012

   David Beckham and Brooklyn Decker are among the stars at the Games. Read More
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   London 2012 Olympic Shorts: Running Jump, What If, Swimmer, The Odyssey: Film Review

   6:05 pm 7/30/2012

   • by Stephen Dalton

   Directors Mike Leigh, Max and Dania, Lynne Ramsay and Asif Kapadia helmed four short films loosely inspired by the Olympics that just made their U.K. television debuts. Read more

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    London 2012: Paul McCartney's Shocking Olympic Payday

    4:07 pm 7/30/2012

    • by Erik Pedersen

    What did it cost to have Sir Paul play a couple of Beatles classics for a global audience of 1 billion during the Opening Ceremony? Hint: Your guess is likely way off.Read more

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