NBC Sports and Oxygen Media will air a combined 16 hours of World Figure Skating Championships coverage beginning Wednesday. Oxygen will air 14 hours Wednesday through Friday, while NBC Sports will broadcast the ladies free skate Saturday at 9 p.m. from the Staples Center in Los Angeles. NBC’s coverage...
Never subtle in seeking promotional synergies, NBC Universal, whose NBC will broadcast the Super Bowl on Feb. 1, has its cable network USA thinking pigskin. USA’s series “Burn Notice” will feature a guest appearance by former Dallas Cowboys star Michael Irvin on Jan. 29. Mr. Irvin plays a football coach...
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With a record 3,600 hours of Beijing Olympics coverage on tap for next month, NBC will bring an army of commentators to the Games, with an unprecedented 106 commentators on tap. The group will be led by Olympics veteran Bob Costas, who will return for his seventh Olympics as prime-time host. Also on...