Dec. 16 (UPI) -- NBCUniversal CEO Steve Burke will retire after the network broadcasts the 2020 Summer Olympic Games in Japan next year, the media conglomerate announced Monday.
Burke, 61, who has headed NBCUniversal since Comcast acquired the company in 2011, will retire next Aug.14 -- five days after the Olympics close in Tokyo. NBC has held exclusive broadcast rights for all Olympic Games since 2000.