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*** Olympic Opening Ceremony Dec 27th ***

New York, NY -- 12/19/2008
NBC To Air Primetime Special, "The Beijing Olympic Opening Ceremony:
Saturday, December 27th 2008, 8:00 - 10:00 p.m. ET/PT


Photo - Fireworks explode over the National Stadium during the
Opening Ceremony for the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games at the
National Stadium on August 8 in Beijing, China.

In time for the holiday season, NBC will air a primetime special
"The Beijing Olympic Opening Ceremony: TV Event of the Year"
Saturday, Dec. 27 from 8-10 p.m. ET/PT hosted by NBC Sports
& Olympics host Bob Costas and "Today" co-host Matt Lauer.

Costas and Lauer were hosts of the Beijing Olympic Opening
Ceremony on 8.8.08. The special will take a new look at what
was one of the great events of 2008, in which the world came
together in record numbers to watch the critically acclaimed
Ceremony.

In fact, it is estimated that nearly 2 billion people worldwide
watched the Opening Ceremony, which Reuters described as
"a dazzling display."

NBC drew a record audience for the critically lauded Ceremony.
In the nearly 50 years of televised Olympic Games, NBC's coverage
of the Opening Ceremony in Beijing was the MOST VIEWED EVER for
a non-U.S. summer Olympic Games with nearly 70 million total viewers.

Acclaimed Chinese filmmaker Zhang Yimou, whom Time Magazine
recently ranked No. 5 in their Person of the Year issue, directed the
Ceremony at the "Bird's Nest," which featured a cast of 15,000.

The show celebrated Chinese culture and its long, rich history,
through spectacular use of fireworks, lights, colors, music,
synchronized performances and climaxing with a dramatic
lighting of the Olympic Cauldron. The special will not include
the Parade of Nations.

Steven Spielberg, who wrote Zhang Yimou's entry for Time Magazine
said, " On the eighth day of the eighth month of 2008, 2 billion TV
viewers and thousands in attendance in the now famous Bird's Nest
were treated to an unforgettable spectacle...In one evening of visual
and emotional splendor, he educated, enlightened and entertained us
all. In doing so, Zhang secured himself a place in world history."

USA Today called the Opening Ceremony an "astounding mix of
cutting-edge technology and ancient traditions, its barrage of splash,
spectacle, sound, light and the kind of thrill you only get from a cast
of thousands...rewrote the record books."

"The Beijing Olympic Opening Ceremony: TV Event of the Year,"
also takes a look back at the greatest moments of the Beijing Games,
including the record-setting performance from Michael Phelps. It also will
include a brief look forward to the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games.

BMX In The Olympics, Because You Can Not Get Any Higher Than That.
Check Out The 2008 BMX Olympics Information Page For BMX Coverage.
(*** http://www.genesbmx.com/2008-bmx-olympics.html ***)

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Gene`s BMX News ( Quote ) -- 12/27/2008
WoW! - what a show. A nice way to end
the year. But - Not one thing said in it
about BMX - even in the highlights.......

From day one June 29th 2003 the BMX
community its self has Not shown to much
support for BMX being in the Olympics so
whats new. This NBC Primetime Special, It
was Disappointing for BMX. Way to go NBC!
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