Ninja Elephant
Doctor Elephant
- Feb 16, 2009
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Even my dog's got his own so he doesn't miss anything.
Damn, that was better than my effort to upstage your original post.
Even my dog's got his own so he doesn't miss anything.
Because it's only the best if you have full uninterrupted access to every channel.this is possibly the best tv coverage of any sporting event in history and some people still moan
Because it's only the best if you have full uninterrupted access to every channel.
not quite sure how you expect to get the 24 tv channels while sticking with old technology
like have a black and white tv and moaning it's not in colour
I can't comment on what their output is like as I don't live in the US but the fact they've got more than 3 times the number of bodies working that then host broadcaster it does say an awful lot IMO especially when the beeb's output is not very good from the small bits I've seen.
Does rather put it into perspective.US audience fumes after NBC doesn't broadcast 100m final live | London Spy - Yahoo! Eurosport UK
While as many as two billion people around the world were watching arguably the greatest 100m final of all time, most athletics fans in the US were being treated to a replay of the equestrian event.
NBC, who are the rights holders for Olympic broadcasts in the USA, have taken the decision throughout the Games to offer highlight packages of the day's action in their primetime slots.
They showed the London 2012 Opening Ceremony several hours after it had finished (and came under fire for cutting out a poignant tribute section to London terror victims), and have missed out on hundreds of hours of footage as it happens.
The decision will be hard to understand in the UK, where viewers have been treated to rolling live coverage throughout the day.
But despite the 100m final taking place at 1645 on Sunday on the east coast of the US, and around lunchtime on the west coast, the race was not shown until primetime.
"Dear NBC - you may have heard that we Americans occasionally watch live sports on Sunday afternoons. You incredible doofuses," tweeted Forbes contributor Tom Watson.
"Usain Bolt finished so fast, NBC's delay will only be 5 hours," joked Jennifer Healy.
"Shameful, selfish and stupid," was the verdict of Twitter user TLanceB.
NBC did offer a streaming service online for fans who wanted to see the race live — but that too was reportedly struck down at the crucial moment.
"Streaming the 100m final live online... buffering right as the runners get into their blocks," tweeted Jake Willis.
Matt Erickson added: "Tried to watch 100m final live online. Started buffering right before start... and picked back up right after finish. Thanks, NBC!"