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. |
We knew going into our discussions with the TOUR that NBC wanted to become an even bigger player in TOUR programming. We are delighted that we are doubling the number of TOUR events we'll cover. We'll be continuing our coverage of golf's Southern Swing in March and we are particularly excited to extend our relationship with THE PLAYERS Championship, which should have an even greater impact in its new May date. We're also excited about covering the final three weeks of the Championship Series, two World Golf Championships and The Presidents Cup, and the high level of competition and drama those events each embodies. |
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. |
We offer our sincerest congratulations to the people of Vancouver on being selected to host the 2010 Olympic Winter Games and we look forward to working with them in the years ahead, |
We will probably discuss and update our position tomorrow. |
We'll say what we want, but it's the league's schedule. |
We're all a part of General Electric and GE is an earnings-driven company, |
We're asked that question every time before an Olympics, and I really don't believe it's going to happen. The Olympics are unique. People come in large numbers . . . to really be engaged by these very unique athletes who put so much on the line for such a brief, brief period of their athletic careers. |
We're particularly thrilled with the upscale nature of the events we've picked up. |
What am I supposed to do, jump up and down and whine? If this were 15 years ago, I'd be bemoaning my fate. But I'm in my late 50's, and the realities of life have shown themselves clearly to me. |
When we made the deal with the NFL this spring, there were four key stars I knew I wanted to build our football team around, but I wondered from the beginning, if I would be lucky enough to get them all. |
When we made the deal with the NFL this spring, there were four key stars I knew I wanted to build our football team around, but I wondered from the beginning, if I would be lucky enough to get them all. If you had asked me in mid-summer if I was really going to be able to pull this off, I would have said there's no way in hell, but that didn't stop me from trying. And, as it's come to pass over the last six months, I've learned more clearly than ever before, patience really does pay off. |
When you heard Curt Gowdy call a game, you knew it was a big game. |
When you talk about two greatest Olympic hosts in history, I've been blessed with to work for one [Jim McKay] and to be the boss of the other in Bob Costas, |
With Tyrone Willingham, the football program is in the right hands. He embodies Notre Dame's core values, and his leadership, character and drive assure Notre Dame's return to its traditional place among the elite national powers. |