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Rio choice not so grand for U.S. TV

October 5, 2009 by Bill Sobel  
Filed under Industry News

By Michael McCarthy, USA TODAY The International Olympic Committee’s decision to award the 2016 Summer Games to Rio de Janeiro instead of Chicago will cost it money. U.S. TV networks are expected to push back by negotiating down the rights fees for the 2016 Games and the 2014 Winter Games in Sochi, Russia. NBC’s Dick [...]