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Why does NBC make it so difficult to watch the Olympics?

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Re: Why does NBC make it so difficult to watch the Olympics?

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Post by supportlocal4h »

sizzzzlerz wrote: post #42

You must be a youngster. NBC has been fucking up the Olympics broadcasts since they started back in 1988. They've always been overly USA-centric, they refuse to air the broadcasts when the events happen, insisting on time shifting everything, and loading so many commercials into the thing, it is impossible to watch. I pretty much quit watching 3 or 4 olympics ago. Today, as I tune through the channels, I always see t…

NBC has held the Olympics hostage in the USA. But the last time I made an effort, a few Olympics ago, I did try to watch the gold medal round of women's judo to see the American. I couldn't watch it because NBC was showing a qualifying round of women's handball: Poland vs Lithuania or some such. So much for USA-centric.

I guess you'll never please everyone.

Re: Why does NBC make it so difficult to watch the Olympics?

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Post by whoevercares »

tablespoon wrote: post #49
whoevercares wrote: post #37

Earlier quoted context omitted.

“Has become”? That’s international standard until Taiwan truly declares independence. Quote Wikipedia: This dissension eventually came to a compromise when the term "Chinese Taipei" was first proposed in the Nagoya Resolution in 1979, whereby the ROC/Taiwan and the PRC/China recognize the right of participation to each other and remain as separate teams in any activities of the International Olympic Committee and its…

> “Has become”? That’s international standard until Taiwan truly declares independence. Quote Wikipedia: If Taiwan does declare independence, the PRC will start a war over it about 5 minutes later. Or at least there's a high enough chance of a bloody, crippling (for Taiwan) war that a declaration would be foolish, even if it's what Taiwan really wants. Citing one of the many compromises made because of that fact does…

China might be tougher recently but the this compromise was made years ago when China was weak and poor. In any way it’s a complicated 40+ years matter that has nothing to do with what China does recently.

Re: Why does NBC make it so difficult to watch the Olympics?

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Post by rottencupcakes »

sizzzzlerz wrote: post #42

You must be a youngster. NBC has been fucking up the Olympics broadcasts since they started back in 1988. They've always been overly USA-centric, they refuse to air the broadcasts when the events happen, insisting on time shifting everything, and loading so many commercials into the thing, it is impossible to watch. I pretty much quit watching 3 or 4 olympics ago. Today, as I tune through the channels, I always see t…

All I want to enjoy the olympics is a schedule of events in my local time and the ability to watch said events LIVE if I choose to.

I tried searching for this when the olympics started and I gave up entirely.

Is there any ability to get this?

Re: Why does NBC make it so difficult to watch the Olympics?

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Post by dharmab »

sodafountan wrote: post #60
sizzzzlerz wrote: post #42

You must be a youngster. NBC has been fucking up the Olympics broadcasts since they started back in 1988. They've always been overly USA-centric, they refuse to air the broadcasts when the events happen, insisting on time shifting everything, and loading so many commercials into the thing, it is impossible to watch. I pretty much quit watching 3 or 4 olympics ago. Today, as I tune through the channels, I always see t…

Can we open source the Olympics?

No. The Olympics are a commercial operation owned by the IOC. NBC has sole US broadcasting rights until 2032.

Re: Why does NBC make it so difficult to watch the Olympics?

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Post by baltimore »

matheusmoreira wrote: post #56
sizzzzlerz wrote: post #42

You must be a youngster. NBC has been fucking up the Olympics broadcasts since they started back in 1988. They've always been overly USA-centric, they refuse to air the broadcasts when the events happen, insisting on time shifting everything, and loading so many commercials into the thing, it is impossible to watch. I pretty much quit watching 3 or 4 olympics ago. Today, as I tune through the channels, I always see t…

Advertising ruins everything.

You've misspelled it. It should be "runs".

Re: Why does NBC make it so difficult to watch the Olympics?

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Post by slantyyz »

cflat wrote: post #47

Find yourself a canadian VPN endpoint and check out the CBC coverage (website or "Gem" app). It's pretty complete and much more accessible.

FWIW, Amazon Prime Video in Canada also has the CBC coverage for free. Not quite sure what the value add is though.

Re: Why does NBC make it so difficult to watch the Olympics?

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Post by sergers »

In Canada, it's on CBC and tsn networks.

CBC comes on free to air cable if u have an antenna, and they have an app for free access even if not a tv subscriber.

Plus they have a deal with Amazon Prime, the CBC live streams of events are available though Amazon Prime too.

Re: Why does NBC make it so difficult to watch the Olympics?

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Post by PaulDavisThe1st »

NBC's Olympic coverage ... the only reason I've ever found to pay for an IP proxy in the UK so that I could watch the BBC coverage instead.

ps. I did try to pay for a UK TV license too but they don't seem to have the concept of someone outside the UK paying for this.

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