[Nfbk] NBC Sports & Universal Sports announce broadcast coverage of 2010 Paralympic Winter Games

[Nickie]

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From: U.S. Paralympics [mailto:paralympicinfo at usoc.org]
Sent: Tuesday, March 09, 2010 6:04 PM
To: njp at insightbb.com
Subject: NBC Sports & Universal Sports announce broadcast coverage of 2010
Paralympic Winter Games



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                  NBC Sports and Universal Sports to Broadcast 2010
Paralympic Winter Games Highlights

                  GE To Be Presenting Sponsor of NBC Sports and Universal
Sports' Broadcast of the Vancouver 2010 Paralympic Winter Games

                  COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. and NEW YORK- NBC Sports and
Universal Sports announced today the multiplatform broadcast coverage of the
2010 Paralympic Winter Games presented by GE. Coverage on NBC Sports will
include a one-hour program recapping the Opening Ceremony on Saturday, March
13 (1-2 p.m. ET) and a two-hour highlights program on Saturday, April 10
(3-5 p.m. ET).

                  In addition to the coverage on NBC Sports, Universal
Sports will broadcast a nightly two-hour show for nine straight nights
dedicated to the daily competition of the 2010 Paralympic Winter Games
starting on Monday, March 15 at 6 p.m. ET (re-air at 11 p.m. ET) and
continuing nightly through Tuesday, March 23.

                  Additionally, UniversalSports.com will offer on-demand
re-airs of the Universal Sports television coverage, plus full-length event
"rewinds."

                  The official site of the U.S. Paralympic Team,
www.usparalympics.org, will also offer daily video and news highlights of
the competition from Vancouver.

                  "The extensive coverage on NBC Sports and Universal Sports
helps to raise the awareness of the Paralympics by telling the stories of
these remarkable athletes, and demonstrates NBC Universal's commitment to
the Olympic movement in the United States," said Gary Zenkel, president, NBC
Olympics.

                  "We are thrilled that fans of Team USA will be able to
stay connected to all the action in Vancouver and follow the accomplishments
of Paralympians from throughout the world,"  said Scott Blackmun, U.S.
Olympic Committee Chief Executive Officer.

                  The Paralympic Winter Games is an elite sporting event for
accomplished athletic champions spanning five different physical disability
groups. Emphasizing the Paralympic values of courage, determination,
inspiration and equality, the Paralympic Winter Games showcase participants'
athletic achievements rather than their physical disability in five sports:
alpine skiing, biathlon, cross country skiing, sled hockey and wheelchair
curling. In Vancouver, a total of 600 athletes from approximately 40
countries will compete in these five sports.

                  Paralympic Broadcast Schedule on NBC Sports and Universal
Sports:
                   (Note:  All listed times are E.T.)

                  NBC Sports
                  Opening Ceremony highlights - Saturday, March 13, 1-2 p.m.
                  Paralympics recap - Saturday, April 10, 3-5 p.m.

                  Universal Sports
                  Monday, March 15 - Tuesday March 23, 7 p.m. (re-air at 11
p.m.)


                        U.S. Olympic Committee, Paralympic Division
                        1 Olympic Plaza | Colorado Springs, CO 80909
                        paralympicinfo at usoc.org | www.usparalympics.org




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