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NBC
The common abbreviation for the National Broadcasting Company, which was the first major broadcasting network in the United States. NBC launched as a radio network in 1926 and began television broadcasts in 1938 (it ended its radio component in 2003). With a market share of more than 40% of the viewing audience, it is very popular among advertisers who wish to disseminate their messages to as wide a group as possible.


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Byline: Daily Star Staff Summary: Eight decades after pioneering the concept of broadcasting, NBC is on the verge of a startling move that illustrates broadcast television's decline.
Byline: GREG HERNANDEZ Staff Writer In a move designed to maximize new technologies and expand its international market, NBC Universal on Monday promoted two of its executives to new positions with expanded responsibilities.
When the Torino Olympic Winter Games got underway last month, NBC Olympics was using an IP telephony solution to provide communication capabilities linking the International Broadcast Center and NBC's field shop with sports venues in Torino, Italy, NBC Olympics headquarters in Stamford, Conn.
 
 
 
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