Tag: Scott Blackmun
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IOC, UN Secretariat agree historic deal
New York, Apr 28, 2014: International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach and United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon signed a historic agreement today at the UN Headquarters in New York aimed at strengthening collaboration between the two organisations at the highest level. The agreement underlined that the IOC and the UN “share the same values…
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NBC and USOC buy media rights to Sochi/Rio
Germany, Sept 24, 2013: The Sochi 2014 and Rio 2016 Paralympic Games will receive an unprecedented 116 combined hours of coverage in the United States, the International Paralympic Committee announced on Tuesday (24 September), as NBC Olympics and the United States Olympic Committee have partnered to acquire the US media rights to the next two…
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IOC and USOC sign important financial accord
Lausanne-Switzerland, May 24, 2012: The International Olympic Committee (IOC) and the United States Olympic Committee (USOC) today announced the signing of a new revenue-sharing agreement that will govern the financial relationship between the two parties for two decades, beginning in 2020. “The USOC is an absolutely crucial pillar in the Olympic Movement”, said IOC President…