Mediagazer: NBC finally ‘gets it,’ will kill the Olympic tape delay (Ryan Lawler/GigaOM)

2:15 AM ET, June 9, 2011

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Henry Blodget / SAI:

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Ryan Lawler / GigaOM:

NBC finally ‘gets it,’ will kill the Olympic tape delay — The new-look NBC Universal, now owned by Comcast and helmed by Steve Burke, has kept one tradition from the previous regime intact by retaining rights to broadcasts of the Olympic games through 2020.

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Adweek:

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Nielsen Wire:

Kids Today: How the Class of 2011 Engages with Media — 1993 was a big year. The Mosaic Internet Web browser was launched, NAFTA was signed, Seinfeld won an Emmy for Outstanding Comedy Series and the high school class of 2011 was born. Nielsen congratulates the class of 2011 and takes look …

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Jim Romenesko / Poynter:

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Mark Landler / New York Times:

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Ed Pilkington / Guardian:

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Andy Plesser / Beet.TV:

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Jon Slattery:

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Emily Steel / Wall Street Journal:

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John Eggerton / Broadcasting & Cable:

Genachowski Plans to Delete Fairness Doctrine From Code of Federal Regs — FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski has told Congress he supports striking the so-called ‘fairness doctrine’ and a couple of its corollaries from the Code of Federal Regulations. — That came in a letter responding …

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Brian Stelter / New York Times:

Familiar TV Anchors Move On, Hoping to Profit on Their Own — It's enough breaking news to make even an anchorman's head spin. — Television is undergoing a sea change this season as a dozen famous television anchors and celebrities — whose shows are watched by more than 40 million viewers every day …

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