The NBC Universal television network is on track to set an American record for Olympics viewership, according to Nielsen Media Research. During the first two days of the 29th Summer Olympics in Beijing, about 114 million viewers have watched at... ...full story at People's Daily
from People's Daily on Mon, Aug 11 2008
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