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USOC Approves Creation Of New U.S. Olympic Foundation, Hopes To Narrow '24 Bid Cities06 / 12 / 13The USOC BOD yesterday approved the creation of a new U.S. Olympic Foundation, which will try to raise more than $35M in the coming years to support athletes and amateur sports. The approval highlighted a USOC board meeting at McDonald’s HQs in Oak Brook, Ill. USOC CEO Scott Blackmun said the ... |
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KODAK TAKES A SPONSORSHIP SHOT AT '98 GAMES IN JAPAN
Eastman Kodak has become the first int''l sponsor of the ''98 Winter Games in Nagano, Japan, making them the "Official Imaging Sponsor of the Games." As a sponsor, Kodak will "provide products and ser
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NBC FAR AHEAD OF ATLANTA '96 ADVERTISING GOALS
With 21 months to go before the 1996 Olympic Games, NBC has sold virtually all of the official sponsorship positions available on its 17 days of media coverage. Media buyers estimate NBC is way ahead
COCA-COLA CONSIDERS PLAN TO OPEN A OLYMPIC CITY
Coca-Cola plans to leverage its more than $100M in Olympic media and sponsorship outlays in ''96 with a variety of big events, including the creation of a Coca-Cola Olympic City in Atlanta. A Coca-Col
REEBOK SIGNS ON AS OFFICIAL OLYMPIC ADVERTISER
Reebok signed an estimated $25M deal with NBC to be the exclusive athletic shoe advertiser on NBC''s ''96 Summer Olympic broadcast. Reebok has yet to sign on as a national sponsor of the Atlanta Games
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ACOG HAS A GOOD YEAR IN CONGRESS
"The Olympics, at least, had a good year in Congress" as ACOG and GA''s congressional delegation members lobbied succesfuuly for over $40M in appropriations to federal agencies for Olympic-related pro
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ACOG MOVES CLOSER TO FINANCING FOR GAMES -- BRICK BY BRICK
ACOG organizers said yesterday that they were within $100M of completing financing for their ''96 budget of $1.6B. ACOG President William Payne said that contracts have been reached for 60% of the tot
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ACOG PRESIDENT SPREADS OLYMPIC SPIRIT TO ORLANDO; & DISNEY?
ACOG Pres. and CEO Billy Payne "welcomed Orlando into Atlanta''s family of Olympic cities." Orlando''s Florida Citrus Bowl will play host to nine Olympic first round soccer matches. Payne helped kick
MEGASIGNS MORE MINI AND SPARSE IN ATLANTA
The Atlanta City Council on Monday "agreed to chop two stories off the 10-story high signs proposed" for the ''96 Olympic and Paralympic Games. The board also voted to reduce the number of signs from
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ATLANTA AND ACOG HAND IN HAND OR FIST TO FIST?
Atlanta city officials and ACOG are set to begin negotiations over a city services agreement "sometime next month" to determine expenses for which the city must be reimbursed. The agreement is a "lega
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US SKIING HITS THE SLOPES FACING BUDGET CUTS
US Skiing is "facing major budget cuts," already cutting $1.2M and looking to cut another $1.3M from its $12.4M annual budget. Officials cite fundraising competition from the ''96 summer games and "be
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