OT - Olympics Day 9 (Live/Spoilers)

Submitted by Yeoman on

Och, but Angus, ye ken full well that Scots folk dinna know how to play the tennis to save their lives!

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stephenrjking

August 5th, 2012 at 5:34 PM ^

The player has been getting better.

Now that NBC allows us to see everything live online, I have reversed my position on their tape delay procedure. I don't mind it, and it does allow me to see a lot of the best stuff in the evening when I have time. I've watched most of the major swim events live and again in prime time.

Incrementally better than Beijing, way better than Athens, and WAAAY better than Sydney.

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steeltownblue

August 5th, 2012 at 5:48 PM ^

I'm finding NBC pretty freaking annoying.  I just got back from London (cool story bro!) where I got to see a couple of events in person, good live coverage on the BBC, and had the ability to watch any event live on BBC online.  I get back here and 1) BBC online is blocked and 2) Verizon FiOS apparently wants $50 so that I can watch NBC's streaming coverage.  I was going to watch the 100 meter on tape delay, but accidentally saw the result.  So, I thought I'd come over here and complain.

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Don

August 5th, 2012 at 8:24 PM ^

Why would a network tape delay a significant race that's over and done with in just over ten seconds when the Indy 500, Kentucky Derby, Belmont, and Preakness are always broadcast live and never on tape delay? NBC could have broken away from horsey jumping for all of a minute or less to cover the race so that people could watch on a larger screen instead of a small laptop screen like mine.

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M-Wolverine

August 5th, 2012 at 11:12 PM ^

They could show any of the events live. They choose to keep the high profile ones for the evening ad rates (and the huge ratings aren't dissuading them believing they made the right decision). You can hate the practice as a whole, which many do, but I see no difference between them doing it with gymnastics or major swimming events and track, other than you seem to like racing more. But even your examples go from quick (horse race) to unending (car race). But none of those take place during the week with nightly prime time coverage shows. The main difference is they can't have people car racing at midnight on a Sunday, even though I'm sure they'd like them to. If they got the ratings the Olympics does, they might try and pay them to switch anyway. Edit: and apparently 11:10 pm is when they think it makes them the most money.

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snarling wolverine

August 5th, 2012 at 7:41 PM ^

I really hate seeing political ads when I'm trying to watch what is supposed to be an apolitical event (the Olympics).  I don't care which party is running them - it's just obnoxious.

 

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