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An epilogue as prologue : Sydney 2000, "the greatest games ever"
The evolution of Olympic commercialism. Establishing a prospective gold mine : the early years. Avery Brundage and the Great Bread War : an Olympian precedent. Showdown in Melbourne, 1956 : evolution of the Olympic television rights concept. Conflict in the Olympic Movement : Avery Brundage, television money, and the Rome formula in the 1960s. Television and the 1970s : Munich and Montreal. Confrontations galore : Lake Placid, Moscow, and the 1980 Olympic festivals
The IOC becomes a corporate entity. Protecting and exploiting the Olympic mystique : the emergence of TOP. Monique Berlioux's zenith : Sarajevo and Los Angeles television negotiations. The guard changes in Lausanne : Richard Pound, television negotiations, and the 1988 Olympic festivals. The IOC's new corporate face : the rise of meridian management. Turf war : the USOC, IOC, and Olympic television in the 1990s. Protecting American dollars : Mr. Samaranch goes to Washington. Reflections : commercial revenue, the Samaranch presidency, and challenges for Jacques Rogge.
The evolution of Olympic commercialism. Establishing a prospective gold mine : the early years. Avery Brundage and the Great Bread War : an Olympian precedent. Showdown in Melbourne, 1956 : evolution of the Olympic television rights concept. Conflict in the Olympic Movement : Avery Brundage, television money, and the Rome formula in the 1960s. Television and the 1970s : Munich and Montreal. Confrontations galore : Lake Placid, Moscow, and the 1980 Olympic festivals
The IOC becomes a corporate entity. Protecting and exploiting the Olympic mystique : the emergence of TOP. Monique Berlioux's zenith : Sarajevo and Los Angeles television negotiations. The guard changes in Lausanne : Richard Pound, television negotiations, and the 1988 Olympic festivals. The IOC's new corporate face : the rise of meridian management. Turf war : the USOC, IOC, and Olympic television in the 1990s. Protecting American dollars : Mr. Samaranch goes to Washington. Reflections : commercial revenue, the Samaranch presidency, and challenges for Jacques Rogge.