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2010 Vancouver Olympics

Feb 5, 2010, 02:00 PM ET

Feb. 5, 2010

Canada backyard Olympic coverage gears up
TORONTO -- Like a general keeping his army working, moving and communicating, Canadian sports broadcaster Rick Chisholm is directing traffic among 1,400 production staff and crew in the throes of preparation for the Vancouver/Whistler Olympic Games. Full story

Jan. 28, 2010

NBC gambles on Vancouver Olympics
NBC successfully has battled network rivals, time differences and controversy during two decades of Olympics. But on the eve of the Vancouver Winter Games, the Peacock might bow to an intractable foe: economics. Full story

Networks approach future Olympics cautiously
Don't expect the monster bids that have accompanied previous negotiations when the International Olympic Committee opens the round for the 2014 and 2016 Games. Full story

Jan. 26, 2010

NBC hopes Olympics help its image
NBC's Conan O'Brien/Jay Leno fiasco has been a monumental disaster for the network, both for its public image and bottom line, as it prepares to pay an embittered O'Brien and his staff an estimated $45 million to abandon "The Tonight Show." Full story

Jan. 19, 2010

B.C. creates post-Olympics tourism ad
Having seen governor Arnold Schwarzenegger and domestic actors and athletes succeed with TV spots to promote California tourism, British Columbia has produced its own celebrity-driven commercial to pull in American tourists after the Winter Olympics. Full story

Jan. 18, 2010

Vancouver shifting into Olympics mode
As athletes prepare to compete for gold at the Vancouver Winter Olympics next month, film and TV producers have begun to run a gauntlet of road closures and security restrictions in and around the host city. Full story

Jan. 14, 2010

NBC Uni goes for Olympics record
The Winter Olympic torch is weeks from being raised in Vancouver but already NBC Uni is going for a record. The company announced Thursday that it will roll out more than 835 hours of Olympic coverage across its networks. It will be the most ever for a Winter Olympics and more than what NBC Uni had offered in coverage for 2006 in Turin, Italy, and CBS' coverage of the 2002 games in Salt Lake City combined. Full story

Dec. 2, 2009

Neil Young tribute set for Winter Olympics
NEW YORK -- Members of Broken Social Scene, Iron & Wine, Sun Kil Moon, Ron Sexsmith and Joan As Police Woman are among the artists confirmed to appear at a concert celebrating the music of Neil Young as part of the upcoming Vancouver Winter Olympics. Full story

Nov. 17, 2009

Bell Canada plans mobile Olympics coverage
TORONTO -- Domestic phone giant Bell Canada plans exclusive wall-to-wall Canadian mobile coverage of the upcoming Vancouver/Whistler 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games after signing a distribution agreement with the Olympic Broadcast Media Consortium. Full story

Nov. 16, 2009

NBC pacing behind in Olympics ad sales
With fewer than 90 days left before the Olympic torch arrives at BC Place Stadium in Vancouver, NBC Universal still has a solid chunk of inventory left to sell. And while the ad marketplace has begun showing signs of life in the past few weeks, the Peacock faces an uphill climb if it is to hit its volume target. Full story

Oct. 27, 2009

NBC gears up for Vancouver Olympics push
Making the U.S. Winter Olympic team is no clear-cut deal. Most athletes earn their spots not at Olympic trials, but based on their performances during World Cup events in the months leading up to the Games. Full story

2010 Vancouver Olympics

Feb 5, 2010, 02:00 PM ET