Date: 2nd February 2001

NBC Wants Athens Olympics Organisers To Change Start Times


Hoping to avoid the time-zone problems that forced most of the Sydney Olympics to air on tape last year, NBC has met with organizers of the Athens Olympics to discuss changes in the starting time of some events, Bloomberg News reported Thursday.

Athens organizers said in a statement that NBC had asked them to shift some events later into the evening in order to capture larger U.S. audiences. NBC Sports spokesman Mike McCarley commented: "We are looking at the best schedule for all parties involved."

Source: Studio Briefing