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Twitter Reactions To Comcast/NBC Keeping Olympic TV Rights

Wondering how the news that Comcast/NBC will keep Olympics for another eight years is playing on Twitter? We saved you some time with this roundup of tweets:

USOC Chief Communications Officer Patrick Sandusky: “I watched all 3 presentations and while all were good, nbc was amazing. Killed it. Maybe best presentation I've ever seen. Costas closed.”

Newsday’s Neil Best: “Big statement by Comcast that it remains serious about sports in general and about Olympics in particular in post-Ebersol era.”

CAP Sports Group Owner Curt Pires: “IOC still likes everyone to know its their games... NBC has shown they can play within that framework.”

Author James Miller: “IOC evidently wants to remind everyone they don't make decisions based on one individual. No Ebersol, but NBC still wins.”

Broadcasting & Cable’s Ben Grossman: “NBC keeps the Olympics. Thank you, Comcast. Highly doubt they'd have kept it under GE.”

IMG Consulting Senior VP Tim McGhee: “How much of Comcast bid was a culmination of Ebersol's strategy/vision? Does he get/deserve any credit?”

Washington Post’s Mike Wise: “Dick Ebersol's legacy lives on.”

Turnkey Intelligence VP & Group Dir Steve Seiferheld: “I wish @ESPN had won #IOC bidding, but Comcast/NBC needed this just to stay relevant.”

Hollywood Reporter’s Marisa Guthrie: “NBC keeps the Olympics -- ponies up for four games. Guess Steve Burke's we're-not-going-to-pay-a-lot for rhythmic gymnastics strat worked.”

Toronto Star’s Kevin McGran: “There's a good chance NHL stays at Winter Games ...”

RLR Associates Managing Dir of Sports Media Andrew Fine: “NBC winning the Olympics rights is great news for hockey fans who like seeing NHL players in Olympics.”

SI’s Ann Killion: “Will NBC realize it is now the 21st century and change its tape-delay Olympic policy, now that Ebersol is gone? Please?”

TV critic Alan Sepinwall: “Had hoped another network wound win out and eliminate tape delay once and for all.”

Toronto Star’s Damien Cox: “Four games was my hope. Its fair. They got this one right.”

Boston Globe’s Eric Wilbur: “Noooooooooooooooooooooo!!!!”

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