I'm feeling quite cheated by the BBC.

[John Bumlick]

The American broadcaster (NBC I think) have 2500 staff working, BBC 700. Says it all.

it says absolutely nothing. google 'NBC olympics coverage' and you'll see how well NBC's coverage is being received.

some articles here for a start... NBC | Media | The Guardian

 

[Arthur]

it says absolutely nothing. google 'NBC olympics coverage' and you'll see how well NBC's coverage is being received.

some articles here for a start... NBC | Media | The Guardian

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.

 

[John Bumlick]

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.

i do live in the US and i haven't seen any of it either quite simply because they really aren't showing anything live. you even need a cable/satellite subscription (which i no longer have) to access the live coverage on their website. anyway, the point i'm making is that quantity really is no guarantee of quality. you are, of course, entitled to your opinion but as an ex-pat i can honestly say it's been a joy watching the BBC's coverage via my UK VPN connection. honestly, without that, i would be paying close to zero attention to these games and i'm really, really glad i'm not missing out.

 

[hans kraay fan club]

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.

NBC are showing TWENTY minutes of adverts, per hour. That sounds smashing.

 

[hans kraay fan club]

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.

I worked with NBC at the Sydney Olympics, and they had an absolute army of people there too. At least half of them seemed to be doing nothing whatsoever, and another decent number were there simply to keep the others constantly supplied with Starbucks and Ben and Jerrys (they bring their own catering department, as even in Australia, the food was abit foreign for them).

 

[John Bumlick]

NBC are showing TWENTY minutes of adverts, per hour. That sounds smashing.

based on some of the 'highlights' of their opening ceremony coverage i've seen, most people probably look forward to the commercials as a truck and viagra selling oasis of calm, sanity and intelligence.

 

[Stat Brother]

According to PtI's Michael Wilbon, the hottest ticket in town is:-

The men's basketball!.

I have asked what the 100's of 1000's of cycling fans were doing on Saturday.

 

[John Bumlick]

According to PtI's Michael Wilbon, the hottest ticket in town is:-

The men's basketball!.

I have asked what the 100's of 1000's of cycling fans were doing on Saturday.

 

[Stat Brother]

Yeah about 5 mins into last nights show.

Good old Tony went down in my estimation when he doubted Wiggins but not Lance, post tour.

 

[seagullsovergrimsby]

If you have Freesat, Sky and I think Virgin you get the 24 dedicated channels.

Freeview owners are not so lucky. They only get what the BBC provide on BBC1 and BBC3 and also the scaled down red button version.

I don't know why this is.

Its all to do with bandwidth , Freeview is limited on the number of channels they can squeeze into each multiplex. At some time in the future there could be more channels on Freeview by adopting new broadcast technology (MIMO) and upgrading video compression standards to MPEG-H which will be a nice little earner for the box manufacturers.

 

[Uwinsc]

Have just enquired with my boyfriend about getting a free sat box but am told we have to have a satellite dish for this (Unfortunatly the block of flats we are in doesn't allow them) so that's a no go.

 

[skipper734]

The TV coverage from Peking appeared to be better than is being offered by the BBC, unless you pay for it. Although a Freesat dish and HD box from B&Q isn't bad value. They, the BBC seemed to use all the red button channels and 123&4. I seem to remember watching a lot more complete sailing races every day. There is one channel showing the sailing on the BBC site that only shows both races from a couple of the classes.
I mention Sailing because that is what interests me, it could equally be the Boxing or Beach Volleyball.

 

[PILTDOWN MAN]

Have just enquired with my boyfriend about getting a free sat box but am told we have to have a satellite dish for this (Unfortunatly the block of flats we are in doesn't allow them) so that's a no go.

A sat box needs a satellite dish? Really?

 

[halbpro]

To be honest I'm pretty pleased with what they've got. The online stuff is brilliant so far, and has some nice interactive features built in. Decent amount of info on the site about the sports, and seems all nicely linked together in my opinion. Whilst the stuff on Freeview may not be great, I think they're really trying to pitch the online side of stuff more heavily. One of the days (I don't remember which) was the busiest day ever for the BBC Sport site, and it seems to be coping admirably.

 

[Uwinsc]

A sat box needs a satellite dish? Really?

Apparently so. If anyone knows different feel free to enlighten me

 

[Max Paper]

Can't be arsed to read through this shit but to me the bbc's coverage has been fantastic! If you want to watch an event, you can! What am I missing?

 

[PILTDOWN MAN]

Apparently so. If anyone knows different feel free to enlighten me

Here's mine

 

[Ninja Elephant]

Ironically, I told the neighbours you wouldn't be able to see it.

 

[mike79]

this is possibly the best tv coverage of any sporting event in history and some people still moan

 

[PILTDOWN MAN]

Even my dog's got his own so he doesn't miss anything.