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"Ryan Seacrest has signed a two-year multi-platform deal with the Today show.  The American Idol host, who recently renewed his deal to helm the Fox talent competition, will serve as a special correspondent for the NBC morning program, the network announced on Friday. The NBCUniversal contract is said to cover Seacrest&amp;#039;s &amp;quot;current E! on-air hosting, broadcasting and producing duties onto NBC, spanning news, entertainment and sports programming&amp;quot;, including coverage of the London 2012 Olympics. &amp;quot;Ryan is an extraordinary talent who has been an important part of the Comcast family for a long time,&amp;quot; said NBCUniversal CEO Steve Burke. &amp;quot;We look forward to his continued role on E! and to having him appear on many new places across NBCUniversal, including the Today show and at the Olympics. This is a great example of how NBCUniversal is able to provide the perfect home for some of the best people in the business.&amp;quot; Seacrest also released a statement, saying: &amp;quot;Joining the Comcast family six years ago was a game changing experience for me. My time at E! has enriched my career - both in-front-of and behind-the-camera - for which I am forever grateful. &amp;quot;Today, I am humbled to have the confidence of Steve Burke, Ted Harbert, Bonnie Hammer and many others within the NBCUniversal family, to strategically extend my relationship to encompass NBC programming. &amp;quot;I&amp;#039;m especially looking forward to working with all the stellar on-air talents and producing executives involved in NBC&amp;#039;s news, entertainment and sports divisions, and I&amp;#039;m eager and excited to take on this broader new role.&amp;quot; &amp;gt; Ryan Seacrest continues Dick Clark tributes: &amp;#039;Dick, we&amp;#039;ll miss you&amp;#039; "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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