Playing cheerleader for NBC and the industry, NBC Universal Sports and Olympics Chairman Dick Ebersol used the opportunity to tout the capabilities of broadcast, particularly as they relate to event television.

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The pre-meet news conference is even being held at the United Nations, and the meet will be televised live by the NBC Sports Network and Universal Sports a rarity for a sport struggling for ways to make itself more viewer-friendly.

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Corp took control of NBC Universal and combined its former Versus cable network with the NBC sports properties at the start of the year.

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