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...unanimously. Earlier, O'Sullivan had been tattooed during the semifinals by a tough Frenchman named Christophe Tiozzo, and won only when the jury, an innovation supposedly designed to eliminate controversy rather than foment it, reversed the judges' decision. DeWit, a rugged Dutchman from Grande Prairie, Alta., sleepwalked his way through a couple of fights, but displayed his box-office appeal in a quarterfinal bout when he put Dodovic Owiny of Uganda down and out with a thunderous left. Even though he lost a unanimous decision to Tillman in the finals, his pro future as a white hope with...
...make ABC cheer. Said Newi: "I wouldn't call it an unmitigated disaster." Once the weather improved and strong U.S. contenders came onscreen, ABC no doubt would recoup. But the network last month agreed to pay a staggering $309 million to broadcast the 1988 Winter Games in Calgary, Alta., vs. $91.5 million for the Sarajevo rights. That means expanding coverage or more than tripling advertising prices. The shaky push-off in Sarajevo may have been a cautionary indication that after the repeatedly profitable thrill of victory, one day there might come the agony of defeat...
...spent $91.5 million in 1980 for the opportunity to televise the Sarajevo Games, a figure that at the time seemed astronomical. Yet two weeks ago, Arledge and company purchased the rights to the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary, Alta., for $309 million. Way back in 1980, the Lake Placid Winter Games cost the network only $15.5 million. A phenomenal escalation but, so far, not an insane one. For the Sarajevo Games, ABC is charging advertisers an average $225,000 for 30 seconds of prune time, down to a bargain-basement $75,000 for late night, and every spot is already...