The definition of winning has become distorted. If winning the rights to a property brings with it hundreds of millions of dollars in losses, what have you won? When faced with the prospect of heavy financial losses, we have consistently walked away and have done so again.

In December 2003 Ebersol agreed to a nine-year contract to continue running NBC Sports & Olympics through 2012. In May 2010 Ebersol was the commencement speaker at Sacred Heart University for its graduating class of 2010. The New York Times stated that he intended to stay at NBC through the end of June 2011.

: /ˈɛbərsɒl/; born July 28 1947) is an American television executive and a senior adviser for NBC Universal Sports & Olympics. Duncan "Dick" Ebersol (pron. He had previously been the chairman of NBC Sports producing large scale television events such as the Olympic Games and National Football League broadcasts.