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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
Business
Amanda Meade

Nine CEO urges staff to ‘get into the Olympic spirit’ – but doesn’t mention he will keep the flame burning in Paris

Nine CEO Mike Sneesby
Nine CEO Mike Sneesby – a cyclist of some note as a young man – will be running in the Paris Olympics torch relay. Photograph: Channel Nine

When the Nine Entertainment CEO, Mike Sneesby, called on his troops to embrace the Olympic spirit ahead of the Paris Olympic Games he failed to mention his own starring role.

Nine paid a cool $305m for the rights to the Olympics and the Paralympics through to Brisbane in 2032 and about 200 people from the TV, newspaper and radio arms will travel to Paris to produce the coverage across Channel Nine, 9Now and nine.com.au.

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