Australian newspaper reports say that plans to allow sightseers free entry into Sydney Olympic Park during the 2000 Games have displeased giant American television broadcaster NBC. NBC Sports head Dick Ebersol indicated yesterday he was not happy about the Homebush Bay Olympic site being turned into a "party and picnic" area for the Games. Ebersol, whose network is spending $1 billion to broadcast the Olympics, said he would have preferred the site closed to non-ticketholders at least during the first week of competition.
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