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A self-aware fantasy RPG about tearing down fantasy's legacy tropes. We're telling stories of revolution and optimistic change. Read more
A self-aware fantasy RPG about tearing down fantasy's legacy tropes. We're telling stories of revolution and optimistic change.
About this project
Farewell to Fear is our "Progressive Post-Fantasy Roleplaying Game". What do we mean by that? Fantasy's full of all sorts of legacy concepts that are rather disgusting to us; sexism, classism, racism, institutional violence, those are just a few choice items. Farewell to Fear is a game about revolution, about taking fantasy out of the dark ages through drive and action.
Think punk rock meets fantasy. Bad Religion meets Tolkien, boot to face.
People Are People
It's important that we recognize that people in the middle ages were still human, and were often a lot more intelligent than we give often them credit for. We're putting that at the front of our fantasy in Farewell to Fear. When you're done with a game of Farewell to Fear, the world should not be the same.
The Setting
Our setting is Arduise, a continent that claims inspiration from numerous sources, but primarily looks Eastern European. However, that's on the surface. We're not bothering with dictating things like skin colors for certain regions. We're not tying ourselves to specific regional myths. We're going to take a little bit of everything we like. After all, it's all made to be torn down and rebuilt.
The current setting focuses on four main city states, each with particular strengths, weaknesses, politics, laws, and the like. We're not going to go into every little detail of every little NPC. Instead, we're going to give you the details that help bring your game to life. This means money, anecdotes, folklore, sayings, traditions, and bits of day to day existence that'll help you consider the micro, as opposed to just the macro implications of Arduise.
The history will also be important. Instead of a textbook of history, we're instead giving you hints, ideas, and seeds. The history was written by the winners. Unfortunately, the winners clouded the truth. Your characters might want to uncover the truth. This will be a fantasy game where archaeology is a valid character goal.
In our setting, wizards live in an alternate plane. That's where they keep their guild. To get there, they have special keys that can be used in any lock, to open temporary portals to their home dimension. There are a limited number of these keys, and since it's the mages' only way to get home, they're typically protected. But particularly powerful (or arrogant) mages will wear their keys publicly, as a sign of status. With most backer levels, I'm including real world antique keys. These keys are a neat little way to show you're part of Farewell to Fear.
Game System
The main game system is inspired by the scientific method. Instead of a huge focus on pass/fail mechanics, we're mostly concerned about finding solutions through conjecture, precedent, and experimentation. It uses two dice, a d20 and another die (maybe a d4, d6, d8, d10, d12, or another d20). The d20 establishes your solution, and the consequences for your action. The d20 has five potential results, depending on your experiment, and your character traits (and whether or not you have time to prepare, or you're on the seat of your pants). The other die determines how well you execute the solution. If you have a good solution, but poor execution, you suffer consequences, but can come back later to try the same solution.
The game will come in a 10" x 7" hardcover, with black and white interior. As well, we'll release a PDF version. As a stretch goal, I'd like to include an HTML version of the game for ease of use on tablets and other devices, along with Epub or Mobi formats.
The game itself will be about half in-character, half out. The setting information is presented as a body of research collected by a young woman whose father stumbled upon a little too much of the truth.
Characters will be quick to create, and self-contained. I'll be using a playbook model, similar to Vincent Baker's Apocalypse World. If you're unfamiliar, that means a single sheet that is enough for the players to build their characters and play. Each character profession will have an ability tree (something like you might see in an MMO) that will determine all their game statistics and possibilities for advancement.
Basic character types will include things like archaeologists, historians, alchemists, monster hunters, priest hunters, musicians, detectives, politicians, sorcerers, exorcists, biologists, and cavaliers. We're changing the world. You're playing the people that bring the change. The game is modular enough to introduce new character types very easily. We'll be supporting the game with additional characters, and fans can make their own. We may offer new characters as stretch goals.
Foie Gras to Fear
Foie Gras to Fear is the tentative name of our first supplement, to be released right around the same time as the main game. It's half gaming supplement, half cookbook. It'll give a number of recipes as well as setting information, presented in-character from the perspective of a wandering chef looking for new ideas. It'll also have advice for how to use food to enhance your game experience.
It'll introduce a wandering chef playbook and ability tree, so you can play your own, awesome cook braving the wilderness to deliver good eats and support your party of adventurers. Backers will receive copies, as noted in the item descriptions.
Custom Monsters
Every backer at $250 and greater will get a custom monster (if you're at the $200 level, add $50 if you want a custom monster). This will be drawn by Max Brooks, our monster artist, and we'll do a page of fiction to accompany your monster, in the form of a note page from a setting monster hunter. You can have us surprise you, you can give us ideas to work with, or you can even tell us your favorite classic fantasy monster you'd love to see.
Creative Commons
Like all Machine Age Productions, Farewell to Fear will be released as a Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike/Noncommercial license. Gaming's a community. We want to foster this.
Kicking It Forward
We here at Machine Age Productions vow to put 5% of our Kickstarter profits into other creative projects via Kickstarter.
For most everything, just include $5. This will cover the core book, the supplement, and the map. If you're from a country that's notoriously expensive to ship to (I trust you know these things), I'd love you forever if you added $10 to make it more worth my time. But I won't hunt you down if you don't.
If you're going for the level where you get all our games, or a level where you get multiple books (retailer or one of the highest levels), contact me privately and we'll work something out. I can't really predict shipping for that package, since it'll vary wildly depending on where you're at and stuff.
"Farewell to Fear is a game about revolution, about taking fantasy out of the dark ages through drive and action."
We're engaging the world through a lens of what we can change. We might be delving through dungeons, going on archaeological digs, hunting monsters, or doing the things you might be familiar with in fantasy games. But we're doing them with a specific purpose (changing the world) in mind.
The first step for the players is to come up with a style of revolution. While not every action the characters take will relate directly to their revolution, they will receive advantages when acting in accordance with that chosen upheaval. Characters advance through accomplishment of that goal.
Characters receive advantages in accordance to their revolutions. As well, they advance in ability when they accomplish goals pertaining to their revolutions. As well, players will have certain amounts of trump agency when working toward their goals. This encourages players to consider how their actions advance their revolutions, when they might not otherwise.
That's a function of the encouragement/rewards. Players tend to enjoy when they get to be awesome. When players are working toward their stated goals, when they're ripping down parts of a system, they get to be awesome.
Things you can get:
$10: A PDF copy of Farewell to Fear (and any other books we include in the Kickstarter). This includes all character sheets and modules.
$20: Like $10, but you also get Foie Gras to Fear in PDF.
$35: A print copy of Farewell to Fear. The Farewell to Fear exclusive Guestbook sheet. Everything in PDF.
$55: A print copy of Farewell to Fear. The Farewell to Fear exclusive Guestbook sheet. A print copy of Foie Gras to Fear. Everything in PDF.
$65: A print copy of Farewell to Fear. The Farewell to Fear exclusive Guestbook sheet. A cloth map of Arduise. Everything in PDF.
$85: A print copy of Farewell to Fear. The Farewell to Fear exclusive Guestbook sheet. A cloth map of Arduise. A print copy of Foie Gras to Fear. Everything in PDF.
$100: A print copy of Farewell to Fear. The Farewell to Fear exclusive Guestbook sheet. A cloth map of Arduise. A print copy of Foie Gras to Fear. Everything in PDF. As well, we credit you or a character of your choice in the Farewell to Fear game book as an in-world character.
$150: A print copy of Farewell to Fear. The Farewell to Fear exclusive Guestbook sheet. A cloth map of Arduise. A print copy of Foie Gras to Fear. Everything in PDF. As well, I'll write you a custom module. You tell me where you're interested in adventuring. I'll give you the module.
$200: A print copy of everything Machine Age Productions has in print. As well as a PDF of everything we have done.
$250: Everything from the $150 level, plus we'll take you out to a meal at next we're hanging out.
$500: Everything from the $150 level, plus I'll write you a custom game to your specifications.
$1000: Everything from the $500 level, plus I'll fly out and run a game for you.
Guestbook is our collectible flash-fiction RPG. All you need to play it is two people, two characters, and ten minutes. The character sheets are collectible, and come in series'. Some sheets are exclusive, you can only get them in certain ways. For example, last year, we did a Gen Con exclusive. The only way to get that if you don't have it already is to play someone that has it and trade them. Soon, we're going to be doing an iOS/Android version of the game that allows you to play without the physical sheets.
In the case of Farewell to Fear, we're going to make an exclusive character that you can only get on this Kickstarter.
You can find out more about Guestbook here: http://machineageproductions.com/guestbook/
Pledge $1 or more
8 backers
The "I want to get updates and maybe pledge more later" level. You get to get updates, and maybe pledge more later! You also get the satisfaction of a job well done. And our thanks.
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Pledge $10 or more
143 backers
Ethereal Level: Here, you get the PDF version of the game. You'll also be credited in the final product. If you include another $10, you'll get Foie Gras to Fear in PDF.
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Pledge $35 or more
162 backers
Golden Level: Here, you get the physical book. It'll be 7 x 10", hardcover, B&W. You also receive the PDF. You'll also receive a key. You'll get the PDF of Foie Gras to Fear. Lastly, you'll get the exclusive Farewell to Fear Guestbook sheet. Shipping is free within the US. Please include $5 for international shipping. You'll also be credited in the final product.
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Pledge $55 or more
13 backers
Book and a Book Level?: This gets you Farewell to Fear, and Foie Gras to Fear. You also get the Guestbook sheet. But no fancypants map. For people just interested in the barebones stuff.
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Pledge $65 or more
37 backers
Silver Level: Here, you get the physical book, as above. As well, you get the PDF, a key, and you get an exclusive cloth map of our game world. Think similar to classic video game RPGs, like Ultima and Dragon Warrior. You'll get the PDF of Foie Gras to Fear. You'll get the exclusive Guestbook. You'll also be credited in the final product.
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Pledge $80 or more
2 backers
Inkeeper Level (for retail): This level is designed for retailers. You can buy five copies at about half price (accounting for shipping). We're suggesting (and marking) sale for $29.99. If you want more copies, simply increase your pledge by $15 per.
Shipping's included in the US. Connect with me for international shipping.Estimated delivery: -
Pledge $85 or more
20 backers
Bronze Level: You get the physical book. The PDF. You get a key. You get an exclusive cloth map. You'll get our exclusive Guestbook.
You also get a print copy of our first supplement, tentatively titled "Foie Gras to Fear." It's half gaming supplement, half cook book. It addresses some of the interesting things the people of Arduise could do with food, and gives advice for how to enhance your game by bringing food to the table. It also offers an exclusive character class for a wandering chef.
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Pledge $100 or more
17 backers
Cited Level: You get the whole Farewell to Fear package, books, pdfs, key, map. As well, you're credited in the book as an in-character source. The whole book is made up of research from fictitious sources. You can be the author, or the character you name. Your copy of Farewell to Fear is signed.
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Pledge $150 or more
6 backers
Grounded Level: You get the whole Farewell to Fear package. Physical book, physical supplement. Key. Map. As well, you'll get a custom location PDF. The game has four main cities. There are countless villages on the outskirts, as well as caves, dungeons, and all that, which we haven't completely fleshed out. You give me the basics for a location, and I will design it and publish it in PDF. In essence, you'll have your very own place for adventure in the Farewell to Fear world. It's yours. You can put it on your website. You can trade it. You can hoard it. Your copy of Farewell to Fear is signed.
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Pledge $200 or more
8 backers
The Dragon's Hoard: You get Farewell to Fear. You get a key. You get Foie Gras to Fear. You get the cloth map. You get our neato Guestbook. You get all our other games, too. This includes Flatpack: Fix the Future, Amaranthine, Maschine Zeit, a series of Guestbook, and a bonus that I'm going to leave a secret. You also get everything in PDF, including some of our others like Kicking Historical Asses. Talk to me about international shipping. Domestic's included. We sign your copies.
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1 backer
Heroic Level: You get the whole Farewell to Fear package. Physical book, physical supplement. Key. Map. Plus, we'll get you dinner if we're at a convention together, or if you're in the SoCal area. We'll sign your stuff.
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1 backer
Iron Level: Farewell to Fear. Foie Gras to Fear. Key. Map. You get a Machine Age game. It'll be a short (look to Kicking Historical Asses for a reference point). You give me the specs or the pitch, I'll make it work. I'll release it Creative Commons on the net, and I'll credit you as the patron and co-developer. You'll get five signed print copies. The delivery date would be for the custom game. You'd get everything else on normal schedule. We'll sign all that.
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0 backers
Steel Level: Farewell to Fear. Foie Gras to Fear. Key. Map. Your own game. All the awesome. And I'll deliver your books to you, and run a game for you and your troupe. I'll run your custom game. Farewell to Fear. Maschine Zeit. FATE. Leverage. World of Darkness. Whatever you want. This means in the US, for logistical reasons. If you really want to do international, let me know. The delivery date would be for the custom game. You'd get everything else on normal schedule. Copies are signed. We'll even see to it you get five copies of Farewell to Fear.
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Ninjump Deluxe is a sequel of sorts to the regular Ninjump. Like its predecessor, Ninjump is a fast-paced game where the goal is to run as high as possible. It's a very fun title: the graphics are sharp and snappy, the controls are spot-on, and the quick pace of the game almost makes you feel like a real ninja. Ninjump Deluxe gets a lot right, including that ever-elusive "one more play!" factor.
Let's rewind a moment. Ninjump Deluxe places you in control of a fleet-footed ninja. Depending on which level you chose, you'll be running through a jungle, a pirate-themed seascape, or a cityscape. Your ninja will dash upwards at a breakneck pace, and you're trying to run as high as possible.
There's a "wall" on each side of the screen, which your ninja runs along; the middle is a yawning gap, which may be filled with the randomly-generated obstacles. These range from other ninja who, perched on the wall, will toss metal star-shaped discs at you; to irate birds who will try to dive-bomb you. The obstacles vary based on the level, so the ninja stars are exclusive to the "Classic" ninja level, while sea monsters are the domain of the pirate level.
Your controls are very limited: tap to jump! When you jump, your ninja will hurl himself acros the gap and onto the opposite wall. While in the air, he'll also take out any flying obstacles (ninja stars, birds, etc), though be careful not to land on something else. Death comes instantly if you make a mistake. Meanwhile, if you destroy three obstacles of the same kind in a row, you'll get a turbo boost that sends your ninja rocketing upward.
Ninjump Deluxe includes Game Center integration for leaderboards, though it doesn't include achievements. You can also share your scores via Facebook, Twitter, or email. Other than that, the game doesn't come with many bells or whistles. In fact, it's almost identical to the original (and free) Ninjump, so if you want a taste, be sure to check out that one. Still, Ninjump doesn't need to be complicated to be a great game. Instead, it relies on the sheer fun inherent in racing up and up and up, and packages it into one fast-paced, well-designed game. Backflip Studios has done it again!
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The American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy (ACEEE) recently published a compendium of exemplary energy efficiency programmes. It is the second report of this kind; the first being completed in 2003. The Compendium contains the profiles of 90 of America's leading energy efficiency programmes sponsored by the utility sector (electricity and natural gas). They are either funded by utility rates, public benefits charges, or other similar utility revenue mechanisms. The 90 programmes were selected from a large number of nominations.
Together, the selected programmes achieved annual savings of 2,400 GWh of electricity, 400 MW of peak demand, and 125 million therms of natural gas (= 13.185 TJ or 3.663 GWh).
The report is available for free on the ACEEE website, including brief summary profiles of the 90 programmes selected. The programmes cover the entire spectrum of customers, including residential, small business, schools, offices, industries, and agriculture. They cover programmes for all types of energy appliances, from industrial processes to residential lighting. Also included are individual customers—tailored programmes that lead to comprehensive packages of energy efficiency measures at a single company or site.
According to ACEEE, the 90 selected programmes prove that energy efficiency works. The organisation advocates 'a greater role for energy efficiency in the energy resource portfolios of today and tomorrow'. It strongly regrets the fact that there are still large parts of the U.S. with little or no access to energy efficiency programmes such as those selected in the compendium.
Compendium of Champions: Chronicling Exemplary Energy Efficiency Programs from Across the U.S.
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Red Bulls decision to race Vitantonio Liuzzi in place of Christian Klien at the next three rounds of the FIA Formula One World Championship has left the team searching for someone to pilot their third car in Friday practice sessions.
The sporting regulations state that third drivers cannot have raced in six or more Grands Prix in the last two seasons. This puts Klien out of contention, though Red Bull have reportedly been asking other teams whether they would be willing to support a change to the rules.
Red Bull do have a number of other options, however, thanks to their Junior squad. Favourite for a Grand Prix outing at Imola would have to be American youngster Scott Speed, who topped the times during a highly impressive Formula One test debut with the team at Barcelona recently.
Speed, 22, arrived in European single-seater competition via Red Bulls Driver Search scheme in the United States, the programme that aims to find Americas next Formula One world champion. After modest success in British Formula Three in 2003 Speed went on to win last years German and European Formula Renault series in dominant fashion.
This season he is due to compete in the new GP2 series, the Formula 3000 replacement that kicks off at the San Marino Grand Prix meeting. A third driver role with Red Bulls Formula One team would give Speed a very busy Imola weekend - perhaps the team fear it would be too busy, given their apparent eagerness to get Klien into the role.
The other obvious option would be to go with Speeds fellow Red Bull Junior Team member Neel Jani. The Swiss driver, a four-time winner in last years Formula Renault V6 Eurocup, was outpaced by the American in their recent Formula One test, but the 21-year old does have more experience in Grand Prix machinery thanks to previous sessions with Sauber. Like Speed, though, Jani too has a GP2 race debut to worry about at San Marino.
In the end the decision is likely to be made for Red Bull. If somehow they can get Klien past the regulations, it would be foolish not to go with the Austrian, given his race experience with the RB01.
If their reported attempts fail, they will surely go with Speed. He may not bring Kliens level of technical feedback, but he would guarantee the team huge media coverage - the last time an American driver played an official part in a Formula One meeting was in September 1993 when Michael Andretti finished third in the Italian Grand Prix, his final race with McLaren.


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Article brought to you by: Catholic Online (www.catholic.org)Nations struggling to keep crops growing during climate change
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June 28th, 2013 Catholic Online (www.catholic.org) The old story of the rich having too much, the poor not enough is taking an increased urgency over the past few years. According to environmental and agricultural specialist Lester Brown, the author of "Full Planet, Empty Plates," both affluence and lack are spinning the world to an unprecedented food crisis. LOS ANGELES, CA (Catholic online) - Brown cites population growth, rising affluence, water shortages and climate change is placing enormous pressure on the world's food supply."We have yet to grasp what climate change means in terms of food security," Brown, president of the U.S.-based Earth Policy Institute. "We're looking at changes on a scale we haven't seen yet." In order to keep grain harvests growing in India, Brown points to the fact that groundwater is being pumped for irrigation at a rate much faster than it is being naturally replaced. In north Gujarat, water tables are falling by 20 feet annually. Simultaneously, India's monsoon rains, essential for the agriculture in that country show signs of shifting, this year coming at least two weeks earlier than expected and causing widespread deaths in the Himalaya region of India and Nepal. India's wealthy have turned to a richer diet, its poorest struggle to get enough calories each day and its farmers battle more extreme weather, the country's risk of food shortages is growing. "I think water is going to be the constraint," he said. Countries in the Middle East such as Syria, Saudi Arabia, Yemen and Iraq have already seen their water availability - and grain production - peak and begin to decline. Now "the question is what happens when that occurs in a big country," such as India, Brown says. The world's agriculture, Brown says "has evolved over 11,000 years to maximize production in a stable system. Suddenly the climate system is changing, and each year it and the agriculture system will be more out of synch with each other." Continued destruction of the Amazon rain forest, in part to feed China's growing demand for soybeans, appears to be disrupting rain cycles in South America, threatening more frequent droughts and crop losses in important grain growing regions in Brazil and Argentina. China is also struggling with severe weather, such as worsening droughts and fast-dropping groundwater tables. The United States just last year saw as much as $200 billion in agricultural losses after a record drought. It all adds to an exponential growth in world hunger, Brown said, with the risk that an extreme weather disaster in a major grain-producing country such as the United States, China or India could bring quick and more global famine. How serious are the odds of that happening anytime soon? Enough that Brown thinks the world's population will not grow from the current seven billion to nine billion by 2050, as the United Nations predicts. "I don't think that (population increase) will happen," he said. "The only question is, will it not happen because we get our act together to (slow population growth), or because we don't?" Article brought to you by: Catholic Online (www.catholic.org) |


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quote:Comedy Central's The Colbert Report will present four nights of Hobbit-themed programming (Dec. 3 to Dec. 6), pegged to the Dec. 14 release of The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, EW has learned. Guests will include stars Ian McKellan (Dec. 3), Martin Freeman (Dec. 4) and Andy Serkis (Dec. 6), along with director Peter Jackson (Dec. 5). Said Colbert in a statement: "Elen sila lumenn' omentielvo*… I mean that sincerely." For those of you who aren't quite fluent in Elvish, that means, "a star shines on the hour of our meeting.
quote:If I'm not mistaken, I think he has a small cameo in the film. Either an elf or a man of Laketown.
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quote:he needs to show his wife magic mike in order for her to have the secks with him
quote:I guess that's easier than going to the gym and getting in shape yourself.
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Federal and state regulators share this responsibility. The North American Numbering Plan Administrator (NANPA) is responsible for day-to-day administration, assignment, and management of area codes in the United States.
Congress gave the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) jurisdiction over telephone number administration as a part of the Federal Telecommunications Act of 1996. The FCC delegated to the states the authority to decide when, and in what form, to introduce new area codes. The most common ways of adding new area codes are either by a geographic split or by an overlay. (See question #12.)
The regulators receive advice on number administration issues from the North American Numbering Council (NANC), an advisory body made up of industry participants, consumer advocates, and state regulators.
The demand for telephone numbers has increased dramatically with the growth of wireless telephone, fax and pager use, and the use of additional lines for Internet access. But this is not the main reason for new area codes.
The 1996 Federal Act marked the beginning of competition for local telephone service. Competing local telephone companies, wireless telephone companies, and paging companies all need inventories of numbers before they offer services to customers. Because the numbering system set up by the telecommunications industry was done in a monopoly environment, telephone numbers are currently given out in blocks of 10,000.
Today there are 792 blocks of 10,000 numbers in each area code (792 x 10,000 = 7,920,000 numbers).
Regulators and others have concluded that numbers are not currently used in an efficient way. Even if a small percentage of the available telephone numbers in an area code is in use, an area code can run out of numbers if all 792 number blocks have been spoken for or allocated. The FCC and state regulatory bodies are investigating the most cost-effective way to increase the efficiency and reduce the need for additional area codes.
If all of the available area codes are used, our dialing pattern might be expanded by one or more digits to an 11 or 12 digit dialing pattern. Because changing the dialing pattern in this way would require significant time for transition and would involve substantial expense, the FCC and state regulatory bodies have proposed a number of ways to preserve the life of our current ten-digit dialing pattern for as long as possible.
Area code changes are inconvenient for both residential and business customers, so it is important to make the numbers in each area code last as long as possible. The FCC and state regulatory bodies are examining several ideas for improving number utilization.
These ideas include improving the information we have about how telephone numbers are being used and requiring telephone companies to prove that they need new numbers, as well as other, more technical solutions, such as giving telephone numbers to companies in smaller blocks.
Area code overlays can result in two different end-users in the same geographic area with the same seven-digit local number, but with two different area codes. Existing numbers would use the existing area code but new numbers may be assigned with the new area code. To route local calls to the right destinations, customers must dial ten digits for local calls. In addition, using the area code as a part of local telephone number dialing permits a more complete use of all of the numbers within an area code, extending the life of the area code.
The FCC has required the use of area code numbers when dialing local calls in an area code overlay plan in order to level the playing field, so that new telephone companies can offer their services without a perceived competitive disadvantage.
Without ten-digit dialing, established telephone companies may have a perceived advantage over new telephone companies. Customers could find it less attractive to choose a new telephone company if doing so would mean always dialing ten digits, but choosing an established telephone company would allow them to dial only seven digits.
More than a dozen states including one as close as Illinois currently use the area code when dialing local calls in some parts of the state.
In Iowa toll calls are placed by dialing "1" plus the area code and local calling number. Local calls do not use the "1" prefix.
Theoretically, each area code could include 10 million seven-digit phone numbers. But some numbers are not available – such as seven-digit numbers starting with 0, or 1, or 911. Therefore, each area code has somewhat fewer than 8 million usable numbers (7,920,000).
There are a total of 680 usable area codes available for assignment. Of that number, 215 are currently in service in the United States (as of June 1, 1999). More than 70 of these may need new area codes within a year or two. By comparison, there were only 119 area codes in service in the United States at the end of 1991.
In addition, over 40 area codes are in service in the other countries that participate in the North American Numbering Plan, including Canada and parts of a number of Caribbean nations.
AT&T designed the area code system in the 1940s to make it possible to route long distance calls automatically.
A telephone number consists of ten digits. The first three digits are the area code, the second three digits are the central office or exchange, and the last four digits are the individual telephone line numbers. There are 10,000 possible combinations of these digits within each exchange.
When a consumer makes a telephone call, the network uses the area code and exchange to determine where to send the call. The area code tells the network the geographic area in which the called party lives, and the exchange indicates the particular switch within that area code to which the call should be routed. This system for routing calls requires numbers to be given out in blocks of 10,000, because each exchange contains 10,000 telephone numbers.
The network routing system currently relies on allocation of numbers in blocks of 10,000. In recent months, telephone number portability has been introduced in many cities throughout the country. Telephone number portability enables consumers to change local telephone companies without having to change their telephone numbers.
The FCC is currently seeking public input on whether to use "number pooling" to alleviate the area code problems. It is possible to use the same databases that make number portability possible to apportion telephone numbers to local telephone companies in smaller blocks, such as blocks of 1,000. It isn't likely the FCC will make any changes in time to affect pending area code change recommendations in Iowa.
Geographic split: The geographic area covered by an existing area code is split in two. One section retains the existing area code, while the other receives a new area code. The benefit of a geographic split is that an area code remains defined as a geographic area – customers know something about the location of the people they are calling. Within each area local dialing remains the same as it is now. The down-side of a geographic split is that many customers must cope with the inconvenience of changing their area code and some customers along the area code boundary may have to dial the area code to place local calls.
Overlay: As the name suggests, the new area code "overlays" the pre-existing area code, most often serving the identical geographic area. The benefit of an overlay is that customers retain their existing area codes. Only new lines get the new area code. An overlay requires all customers, including those with telephone numbers in the pre-existing area code, to dial area codes for local calls.
The switches used by telephone companies to route calls are designed to handle seven-digit phone numbers and three-digit area codes. Altering this design would be very expensive and would significantly increase the cost of telephone service. A less costly method is described below.
For technical reasons, numbers are currently assigned in blocks of 10,000. The FCC is currently evaluating a method to cut those blocks down to 1,000. This would help better use numbers. Telephone companies needing small quantities of numbers will be allocated 1,000 numbers, not 10,000. This would significantly reduce the amount of unused numbers. However, cutting blocks of numbers down to 1,000 is much more difficult than it sounds due to the way our telephone network is designed.
The IUB has approved a "split" in the 515 area code. The new 641 area code began being used July 9, 2000 for permissive dialing and became mandatory on December 3, 2000.
The IUB has approved a "split" in the 319 area code. The new 563 area code went into effect on March 25, 2001 with permissive dialing allowed through December 1, 2001. Mandatory dialing of the new area code began on December 2, 2001.
According to latest projections, the 712 area code will not need a relief plan before 2011.


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Film strips signify the roots. Different film strips, different views, different beliefs, different languages, different films.
A flower in full bloom, resting on a calm field. A result of unifying all that is different into a flourishing flower with 8 petals - the world as we wish it to be.
This logo attempts to embody a belief that has been around for a very long time: forget all our differences and unite to build an ideal world.
The roots are illustrated as film strips, which directly relate to the festival. These film strips are displayed in different shades of brown, seeking to symbolize all the humanitarian and human rights issues that people are suffering from: gender, religion, skin, just to name the least.
The festival title is what holds the roots (below) and the flower (above), therefore this festival is what we hope will bring all these differences together. Centered and bold, the title stands out.
The festival, as we believe will bring people close together and share countless stories, will emerge into a flower, peaceful with its green petals. Eight petals simply reflect the Millennium Development Goals. The flower is a universal symbol of beauty, happiness and openness (again, to name a few) - and this is what we hope to accomplish.


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Division of | National Broadcasting Company |
Key people | Mark Lazarus |
Headquarters | Stamford, Connecticut |
Major broadcasting contracts | NFL Olympics NASCAR NHL Notre Dame Football PGA Tour IndyCar Series Triple Crown Tour de France |
Owner | Comcast |
Official website | NBCSports.com |
NBC Sports is the sports division of the NBC television network. Formerly "a service of NBC News," it broadcasts a diverse array of programs, including the Olympic Games, the NFL, NASCAR, the NHL, Notre Dame football, the PGA Tour, the IndyCar Series, the Premier League, and the Triple Crown, among others. Other programming from outside producers – such as coverage of the Ironman Triathlon – is also presented on the network through NBC Sports. With Comcast's acquisition of NBCUniversal, its own cable sports networks were aligned with NBC Sports into a part of the division known as the NBC Sports Group.
Early years[edit]
In 2000, NBC declined to renew its broadcast agreement with Major League Baseball. In 2002, it was additionally outbid by ESPN and ABC for the NBA's new broadcast contract, ending the league's 12-year run on NBC.
During this era, NBC experimented with broadcasting emerging sports. In 2001, the network partnered with the World Wrestling Federation to establish the XFL – a new football league which introduced modified rules and debuted to tremendous, but short-lived fanfare, only lasting one season. In 2003, NBC obtained the broadcast rights and a minority interest in the Arena Football League. The network televised weekly games on a regional basis, as well as the entire playoffs. The deal lasted four years, after which the league and NBC parted ways.
Beginning with the 1999 Pennzoil 400, NBC began its foray into NASCAR. NBC, along with Fox, FX and TNT, obtained the broadcast rights of the top two series in a six-year deal, beginning in 2001. NBC televised the second half of the season and alternated coverage of the Daytona 500 with Fox. NBC announced in December 2005 that it would not renew its agreement. In 2001, NBC obtained the broadcast rights to horse racing's Triple Crown in a five-year deal.
In 2004, NBC reached a broadcast agreement with the National Hockey League. The revenue-sharing deal called for the two sides to split advertising revenue after the network recouped expenses. NBC televised regular season games at first on Saturday afternoons before moving the telecast to Sundays, Saturday and Sunday afternoon playoff games, and up to five games of the Stanley Cup Final. Additionally in 2008, NBC broadcast the first Winter Classic, an outdoor NHL game played on New Year's Day at Ralph Wilson Stadium, a success in attendance and television ratings. The following year's Winter Classic would become the most-watched regular season game in 34 years.[1] In addition to this regular season success, Game 7 of the 2009 Stanley Cup Final was watched by an average of 8 million viewers, the most for an NHL game in 36 years.[2]
The NFL also returned to NBC in 2006 after an eight-year hiatus, broadcasting the league's new flagship Sunday Night Football game, along with select post-season games and Super Bowls XLIII, XLVI, XLIX and LII.
2011-present: Comcast merger, NBCSN, and move to Connecticut[edit]
In January 2011, Comcast closed its acquisition of a majority share in NBC Universal. As a result of the merger, the operations of Comcast's existing sports networks, such as Golf Channel and Versus, were merged into an entity known as the NBC Sports Group. NBC Sports' senior vice president Mike McCarley additionally became Golf Channel's new head.[3] NBC Sports' golf production unit was merged with Golf Channel, along with NBC's on-air staff, and that unit is now known under the branding of Golf Channel on NBC.[4]
The merger also helped influence an extension of NBC Sports' contract with the NHL; the 10-year deal valued at close to $2 billion covered rights for both NBC and Versus, introduced a new primetime "Black Friday" game, and national coverage for every game in the Stanley Cup playoffs.[5] On July 3, 2011, ESPN obtained the exclusive broadcast rights of Wimbledon, in a 12-year deal. NBC had televised The Championships since 1969.[6]
On August 10, 2011, NBC Sports also announced a new three-year broadcasting contract with Major League Soccer to produce games for the 2012 season on NBC and the NBC Sports Network (NBCSN). This included the broadcast of two regular season games, two playoff games, and two national team matches on NBC and 38 regular season games, three playoff games, and two national team matches on the NBC Sports Network.[7] On October 28, 2012, NBC Sports also announced a three-year, $250 million deal to televise Premier League soccer in English (primarily on NBCSN) and Spanish (on Telemundo and mun2) beginning in the 2013–14 season, replacing ESPN and Fox Soccer.[8]
On October 15, 2012, NBC Sports announced that it had acquired broadcast rights to the Formula One World Championship (formerly held by Speed and Fox Sports) in a four-year deal with the series. The majority of its coverage (including much of the season, along with qualifying and practice sessions) will air on NBCSN, while NBC will air the Monaco Grand Prix, Canadian Grand Prix and the final two races of the season, which include the United States Grand Prix. All races will also be streamed online and through the NBC Sports Live Extra mobile app.[9][10][11]
On February 12, 2013, Comcast bought the remaining 49% stake in NBCUniversal from General Electric for $16.7 billion, giving the cable operator full ownership of the film and television giant. On March 18, 2013, nearly all operations for NBC Sports and NBCSN began to be based out of a purpose-built facility in Stamford, Connecticut, a move mainly made to take advantage of tax credits given by the state of Connecticut which NBC has taken advantage of previously with the daytime talk shows of their sister broadcast syndication division.[12] Only Football Night in America remained in New York City, at Studio 8H in Rockefeller Center, until September 7, 2014, when that show also moved to Stamford.
In July 2013, NASCAR announced that NBC Sports had reached a deal televise the final 20 races of the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, 19 races of the NASCAR Nationwide Series, and various regional series season as part of a new 10-year deal starting in 2015. While some races will be aired by NBC, the majority of its coverage will be broadcast by NBCSN. The deal will bring NASCAR racing back to NBC for the first time since 2006, when broadcast rights to the second half of the season were taken over by TNT and ESPN. While no specific financial details were disclosed, NBC reportedly paid 50% more than ESPN and TNT combined under the previous deal. NASCAR then gave NBC an additional bonus by allowing ancillary programming (NASCAR America) on NBCSN and coverage of the Mexican championship to start in 2014.[13][14]
In 1964, NBC televised the Summer Olympics in Tokyo; in 1972, NBC televised the Winter Olympic Games for the first time. 1980 would prove to be a stinging disappointment for the network; after contentious negotiations, NBC won the broadcast rights to the Games in Moscow. After the Soviet Union invaded Afghanistan, the United States and 64 other countries boycotted. NBC substantially scaled back its coverage and lost heavily in advertising revenue. In 1988, NBC televised the Summer Olympics in Seoul. Since then, it has branded itself as "America's Olympic Network," televising every Summer Olympic Games since Seoul, as well as the Winter Games in 2002, 2006, 2010, and 2014. NBC has aired 13 Summer and Winter Olympics, more than any other network and the Games have become an integral part of the network. In 1998, Ebersol was named president of NBC Sports and Olympics. The 2010 Games in Vancouver were watched by a total of 190 million viewers,[15] including 27.6 million viewers of the Gold Medal Game in men's hockey.[16]
NBC also covered the 2014 Winter Olympics games held in Sochi, Russia. Over 500 hours of the games were broadcast across NBC television channels (NBC, NBCSN, CNBC, MSNBC and USA Network), and 1,000 hours were streamed digitally.[17] In January, the company announced some exclusive digital-only streaming of the 2014 Winter Olympics via the NBCOlympics.com website and the NBC Sports Live Extra app for Android and iOS. Those shows include Gold Zone, Olympic Ice, and NBC's Olympic News Desk.[18]
NBC Sports Championship Season[edit]
In 2008, NBC Sports launched what was known as the Championship Season, a run of programming in the late spring in early summer. The original Championship Season concept ran from 2008 through 2011. It consisted of a bumper featuring the David Cook song "Heroes", which was played before each telecast. The original 2008-2011 Championship Season concept featured the following events (promoted in the Cook video using chronological order, playing on the "season" concept): The Kentucky Derby, The Players Championship, the Preakness Stakes, Roland Garros, the Stanley Cup Final, the U.S. Open Golf Championship, and The Championships, Wimbledon. In 2011, when NBC gained rights to the Belmont Stakes, it was inserted before Roland Garros. Notably, only telecasts of these events were considered part of the Championship Season, other NBC Sports telecasts during the May-July period did not contain this branding.
In 2012, with the reorganization of NBC Sports as a whole, the Championship Season was also reorganized. The Cook promo was dropped in favor of a simple narrated video over dramatic music. The promo was used as a commercial, and a new standard NBC Sports bumper played at the beginning of all events, including those during the Championship Season. Virtually all NBC Sports-produced programming that airs on the NBC network itself in May and June is now considered part of the reorganized Championship Season. With the launch of NBCSN, feeder programming for Championship Season events began to appear on that network . These feeder programs were also considered part of the revamped Championship Season. Programs that only aired on NBCSN or Golf Channel were not considered part of the Championship Season. This new concept is more loosely organized than the 2008-2011 version and is fluid as NBC's rights to events change. It seems to be used more as an early summer umbrella title instead of a series of events as was the purpose of the 2008-2011 concept.
NBC Sports first switched to digital on-screen graphics in 1995, although in a very limited, text based form. In 1999, NBC rolled out its first modern graphics package. The graphics were translucent black rectangles, with 3D gold bars on the top and bottom, with blue accents for most sports (green for golf, purple for Wimbledon, and orange for the tennis French Open). Interestingly, scoreboxes were still not permanent, and they disappeared during plays. In 2002, the graphics were modified. They were changed to rounded edged, and the translucent color was changed from black to the color of the accents, which also replaced gold as the border color. The graphics still had no animation and the scoreboxes still were not permanent until 2005, when college football and hockey finally adopted scorebars, which did not match the other graphics.
In 2006, with the acquisition of Sunday Night Football, NBC launched a new look for its sports operation primarily designed by Troika Design Group. Graphics for most major featured a predominantly dark and metallic look with an increased use of animation, while most other sports utilized a separate design with grey and yellow graphics. At Super Bowl XLIII, a refreshed version of the package was introduced, featuring a more vibrant and streamlined appearance.
Beginning in September 2011, the newly acquired Versus began to use these graphics in preparation for its relaunch as the NBC Sports Network in 2012, and began to adopt the new 2012 design on hockey games near the end of December.
Alongside the launch of the NBC Sports Network on January 2, 2012, NBC Sports also launched a comprehensive redesign of its on-air appearance, including a new graphics design built around the NBC peacock, and an updated logo for the division as a whole (replacing a logo that had been used since 1989). The new design was also intended to be modular; allowing it to be expanded for use in larger events across multiple networks, such as the Super Bowl or the Olympic Games. Breaking with its tradition of creating a full, dedicated graphics package for each Games, NBC's coverage of the 2012 Summer Olympics and the 2014 Winter Olympics used a variation of the standard NBC Sports design instead.[19]
The new on-screen graphic design, again designed by Troika, predominantly uses a crystallized look with graphics either using a dark steel-blue color scheme or a team's colors, accented with brightly colored particles. Most lower-thirds utilize a horizontal "pane" layout. Scoreboards also incorporate an animation for NBC peacock when a team scores. While most sports now utilize a scoreboard appearing in the top-center of the screen without any shading, football still utilizes a similar layout to the previous NBC package.
Reflecting the reorganization, Comcast SportsNet began phasing in a graphics package based off the new NBC Sports design in late-2012, and introduced a modified logo incorporating the NBC peacock.[20]
A refreshed graphics design was introduced in January 2015: the graphics carry a brighter, metallic aesthetic with an increased use of fluid transitions and a more subtle gloss appearance. On football, the scoreboard is no longer docked to a shaded area, and the NBC peacock is displayed within the scoreboard itself, and can react to certain in-game events (such as turning yellow on penalties).[21]
NBC Sports also continued to take full advantage of high definition television, as the placement of the score banner on the left, first seen on Premier League games with the previous graphics, was then adopted into the networks' coverage of the NHL and college hockey. The peacock logo, or in NBCSN's case, the variation of the peacock with the NBCSN name, is also placed permanently on the top right of the screen.
Programs throughout the years[edit]
Current programs[edit]
- NFL on NBC: 1955–1963 (NFL Championship Game), 1970–1997 (AFC), 2006–present (NBC Sunday Night Football)
- Super Bowls: I (shared with CBS), III, V, VII, IX, XI, XIII, XV, XVII, XX, XXIII, XXVII, XXVIII, XXX, XXXII, XLIII, XLVI, XLIX, LII and LV
- Pre-game show: Grandstand (1975–1976), NFL 77, 78, et al (1977–1986), NFL Live! (1987–1994), NFL on NBC (1995–1997), Football Night in America (2006–present)
- American Football League (1965–1969)
- College football: (1946–1965, 1991–present)
- Notre Dame Football on NBC (1991–present)
- Bayou Classic (1990–present)
- The Game (Harvard–Yale)
- U.S. Army All-American Bowl (2004–present)
- Olympics
- NASCAR on NBC (1979-1981, 1983–1985, 1999–2006, 2015-present)
- 2002, 2004, and 2006 Daytona 500
- NHL on NBC: 1966, 1972–1975, 1990–1994 (All Star Game), 2005–present
- Golf Channel on NBC (1964–present)
- Ryder Cup (1991–present)
- Presidents Cup (2000–present)
- Senior PGA Championship (2005–present)
- Thoroughbred Racing (1981–present)
- Kentucky Derby (2001–present)
- Preakness Stakes (2001–present)
- Belmont Stakes (1950–1952, 2001–2005, 2011–present)
- Breeders' Cup (1984–2005, 2012–present)
- Resorts Casino & Hotel Haskell Invitational (2001–present)
- Santa Anita Derby (2005–present)
- French Open (1983–present)
- Tour de France (2011–present)
- U.S. Figure Skating Championships (2008–present)
- ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating (???-presnent)
- Barclays Premier League (2013–present)
- Formula One (2013–present)
- Rugby
- Collegiate Rugby Championship (2010–present)
- Rugby World Cup (2011, 2015)
- USA Sevens (2011–present)
Former programs[edit]
- Major League Baseball on NBC: World Series presented by The Gillette Company (1947–1965), NBC Game of the Week (1956–1964, 1966–1989), Baseball Night in America (1994–1995), Major League Baseball on NBC (1996–2000)
- 1947 (Games 1 & 5), 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1978, 1980, 1982, 1984, 1986, 1988, 1995 (Games 2, 3, & 6), 1997, and 1999 World Series
- Major League Baseball: An Inside Look (1979–1989)
- NBA on NBC (1955–1962, 1990–2002)
- College football
- Rose Bowl (1952–1988)
- Sugar Bowl (1959–1970)
- Orange Bowl (1965–1995)
- Fiesta Bowl (1978–1995)
- Cotton Bowl Classic (1953–1957, 1993–1995)
- Gator Bowl (1996–2006)
- Hall of Fame Bowl (1988–1992)
- Army-Navy Game (1945–1953, 1955–1959, 1964–1965)
- USGA Championships (1995–2014)
- College Basketball on NBC (1969–1998)
- Wimbledon (1969–2011)
- NBC SportsWorld (1978-1992)
- Championship Auto Racing Teams (1979–1990, 2005-2007)
- American Le Mans Series (1999-2004, 2007-2008)
- Michael Jordan Celebrity Golf Classic (1990s)
- Budweiser Million (1981–1986)
- Wood Memorial Stakes (2005, 2008, 2010)
- Hambletonian (2007–2012)
- FIFA World Cup (1966, 1986)
- MLS on NBC (2012–2014)
- The Superstars (1985-1990)
- AFL on NBC (2003–2006)
- CFL on NBC (1954, 1982, 2012-2013)
- PBA Fall Tour (1984–1991)
- AVP Tour (1990–2009)
Notable personalities[edit]
- NBC Sunday Night Football – Al Michaels
- Notre Dame Football on NBC – Dan Hicks
- NHL on NBC – Mike Emrick
- Tennis on NBC – Ted Robinson
- Golf Channel on NBC – Dan Hicks
- Olympics on NBC – Mike Emrick, Tom Hammond, Dan Hicks, Bob Papa, Ted Robinson, Al Trautwig, Arlo White
- Formula One - Leigh Diffey
- Barclays Premier League - Arlo White
- NBC Sunday Night Football – Cris Collinsworth
- Notre Dame Football on NBC – Mike Mayock
- Tennis on NBC – John McEnroe, Mary Carillo
- Golf Channel on NBC – Gary Koch, Peter Jacobsen, Johnny Miller
- NHL on NBC – Ed Olczyk
- Formula One - David Hobbs, Steve Matchett
- Barclays Premier League - Lee Dixon, Graeme Le Saux
- NBC Sunday Night Football – Michele Tafoya
- Notre Dame Football on NBC – Kathryn Tappen
- Golf Channel on NBC – Roger Maltbie, Mark Rolfing, Notah Begay III, Steve Sands
- NHL on NBC – Pierre McGuire
- Olympics on NBC – Andrea Joyce, Michele Tafoya
- Formula One - Will Buxton
Studio hosts[edit]
- NBC Sunday Night Football – Bob Costas, Dan Patrick
- Notre Dame Fighting Irish – Jimmy Roberts, Bill Patrick
- NHL on NBC – Liam McHugh, Bill Patrick, Dan Patrick
- Golf Channel on NBC – Jimmy Roberts
- Olympics on NBC – Peter Alexander, Mary Carillo, Bob Costas, Alex Flanagan, Lester Holt, Al Michaels, Dan Patrick, Jimmy Roberts
- Barclays Premier League - Rebecca Lowe
Studio analysts[edit]
- NBC Sunday Night Football - Tony Dungy, Mike Florio, Rodney Harrison
- Notre Dame Football on NBC - Doug Flutie
- NHL on NBC - Mike Milbury, Keith Jones
- Barclays Premier League - Gary Lineker, Robbie Mustoe, Robbie Earle, Kyle Martino
- NBA on NBC – Marv Albert, Mike Breen, Bob Costas, Don Criqui, Dick Enberg, Greg Gumbel, Tom Hammond
- NFL on NBC – Marv Albert, Don Criqui, Dick Enberg, Marty Glickman, Curt Gowdy, Charlie Jones, Jim Simpson
- MLB on NBC – Mel Allen, Bob Costas, Dick Enberg, Joe Garagiola, Sr., Curt Gowdy, Bryant Gumbel, Lindsey Nelson, Vin Scully, Bob Wolff
- Triple Crown – Tom Durkin
- The Championships, Wimbledon – Dick Enberg
- Notre Dame Football on NBC – Don Criqui, Dick Enberg, Tom Hammond
- NBC SportsWorld - Paul Page
- NHL on NBC – Bill Clement, John Davidson
- NFL on NBC – Merlin Olsen, Paul Maguire, Phil Simms, Bob Trumpy
- NBC Sunday Night Football – John Madden
- MLB on NBC – Joe Garagiola, Sr., Tony Kubek, Joe Morgan, Tom Seaver
- NBA on NBC – Julius Erving, Doug Collins, Mike Fratello, Matt Guokas, Magic Johnson, Steve "Snapper" Jones, Peter Vecsey, Bill Walton
- Notre Dame Football on NBC – Pat Haden
- College Basketball on NBC – Al McGuire, Billy Packer
- The Championships, Wimbledon – Bud Collins
- MLB on NBC – Jim Gray
- Olympics on NBC – Melissa Stark, Lewis Johnson, Lesley Visser, Chris Wragge, Craig Sager, Marty Snider
- NBA on NBC – Jim Gray, Ahmad Rashad
- NFL on NBC – Ahmad Rashad, O.J. Simpson
- NBC Sunday Night Football – Andrea Kremer
- Notre Dame Football on NBC – Lewis Johnson, Alex Flanagan, John Dockery
- French Open, Wimbledon - Bud Collins
Studio hosts[edit]
- Olympics on NBC – Curt Gowdy, Dick Enberg, Gayle Gardner, Bryant Gumbel, Greg Gumbel, Jim Lampley, Hannah Storm
- NFL on NBC – Gayle Gardner, Bryant Gumbel, Greg Gumbel, Jim Lampley
- MLB on NBC – Bill Macatee
- Notre Dame Football on NBC – Hannah Storm
- NBA on NBC – Bob Costas, Hannah Storm
Telemundo personalities[edit]
Presidents and chairmen[edit]
- Chet Simmons (1977–1979)[23]
- Arthur Watson (1979–1989)[24]
- Dick Ebersol (1989–2011)[25]
- Ken Schanzer (1998–2011)[26]
- Jon Miller (2011–present)[27]
Main competitors[edit]
NBC Sports Group[edit]
Industry | Television |
Predecessor | Comcast Sports Group |
Headquarters | Stamford,CT |
Key people
Mark Lazarus, chair |
Website | NBCSportsGroupPressBox.com |
After Comcast's acquisition of NBC Universal, its existing Comcast Sports Group—including the regional sports network chain Comcast SportsNet, Versus, and Golf Channel, were transferred into a new unit known as the NBC Sports Group; encompassing all of NBC Sports' media properties, along with other properties such as the recently established NBC Sports Radio. Mark Lazarus, formerly the head of Turner Entertainment Group, serves as the head of the NBC Sports Group cable networks.[28]
- NBC Sports Digital Network
- NBC Sports Radio
- Comcast SportsNet
- Golf Channel
- Minority Stakes
- MLB Network(5.44%)
- NHL Network(15.6%)
- Universal Sports
See also[edit]
- ^ 'Winter Classic" Most Viewed Regular Season NHL Game in 34 Years,' TVBytheNumbers, January 13, 2009
- ^ Game 7 most watched in 36 years
- ^ Renyolds, Mike. "McCarley To Head Golf Channel, Davis Out at Versus in NBC Sports Group Reorg: Sources". Multichannel News. Retrieved February 2, 2011.
- ^ Williams, Jim. "Jim Williams: Gold coverage has new look". Washington Examiner.
- ^ AP (April 19, 2011). "NHL reaches new television deal to remain on NBC, Versus". SI.com. Retrieved April 19, 2011.
- ^ ESPNLosAngeles.com (July 5, 2011). "ESPN acquires exclusive Wimbledon rights". ESPNLosAngeles.com. Retrieved July 5, 2011.
- ^ Goal Blogs, New York Times (August 10, 2011). "MLS and NBC Sports announce new TV deal". NYTimes.com. Retrieved August 10, 2011.
- ^ "NBC wins $250m rights to broadcast English Premier League in US". London: The Associated Press. October 29, 2012. Retrieved October 29, 2012.
- ^ Fryer, Jenna. "NBC Sports Group gets US rights to Formula One". AP.
- ^ "SPEED coverage of Formula One comes to an end in 2012". Motorsport.com. Retrieved October 13, 2012.
- ^ "Formula 1 lands four-year deal with NBC". Racer. Retrieved October 16, 2012.
- ^ Heistand, Michael (13 March 2013). "NBC to air MLS marathon in new digs". USA Today. Retrieved 13 March 2013.
- ^ "NBC wins NASCAR TV rights, signs 10-year deal to replace ESPN, Turner". Sporting News. Retrieved 24 July 2013.
- ^ "NASCAR AND NBC SPORTS GROUP REACH LANDMARK MEDIA RIGHTS AGREEMENT". NBC Sports Group Press Box. Retrieved 25 July 2013.
- ^ "NBC's Final Medal Count: 190 Million Olympic Viewers". Multichannel News. March 1, 2010.
- ^ "Olympic Hockey Gold Medal Game Viewed by Most in U.S. Since '80". Business Week. March 1, 2010.
- ^ "NBC to provide unprecedented coverage of 2014 Winter Sochi Olympics". Comcast Corporate. December 20, 2013. Retrieved January 20, 2014.
- ^ "NBC to stream exclusive Winter Olympics digital programming". HD Report. January 10, 2014. Retrieved January 20, 2014.
- ^ "NBC Sports Network Off and Running With New Graphics Package". SportsVideoGroup. Retrieved June 26, 2012.
- ^ Ourand, John. "SBJ: Exit Versus, enter the NBC Sports Network". The Sporting News. Retrieved 2 August 2011.
- ^ "Everybody was excited about NBC's updated football graphics last weekend". The AV Club. Retrieved 10 January 2015.
- ^ NBC did not provide live event coverage due to the US-led boycott.
- ^ Brown, Les (July 19, 1979). "CBS Alumni Reunite at NBC's Top". The New York Times.
- ^ Craig, Jack (June 30, 1991). "Watson got results, not publicity". Boston Globe. Retrieved May 15, 2012.
- ^ Press Release (October 17, 2012). "Former Chairman of NBC Sports Group Dick Ebersol, USOC CMO Lisa Baird to be Honored at 2012 PromaxBDA Sports Marketing Summit & Awards". Yahoo. Retrieved November 15, 2012.
- ^ "PLUS: TELEVISION SPORTS; New President Named at NBC". New York Times. June 19, 1998. Retrieved November 15, 2012.
- ^ Andreeva, Nellie. "Post-Merger NBC Sports Group Unveils Executive Team". Deadline.com. Retrieved November 15, 2012.
- ^ Weinstein, Joshua L. (February 2, 2011). "Mark Lazarus to Head NBC Sports Group's Executive Team". The Wrap. Retrieved October 6, 2012.
External links[edit]
- Official website (Mobile)
- NBC Olympics website
- NBCSportsGroupPressBox.com
- NBC Sports Digital Network


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