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BBC radio is free.
I ~think~ thought officially you should buy a black and white license.
The BBC World Service is still up if you are looking for something decent and similar to fill the gap. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/live:bbc_world_service
Originaly called BBC Empire Service it is targeted toward a global audience. I like that the news are much less US/EU focused than the usual media I consume.
I sometimes find out that their top stories are events that our news don't report much on, because they happen - say - in Gabon.
The gulf in coverage quality between BBC and Eurosport is unbelievable. I actually enjoy Eurosport and their continued coverage of fairly-niche sports (mainly cycling for me), but it's clear that they just don't have the infrastructure or depth to cover an event like an Olympics or World Cup. The BBC are experts. Lots of the events aired on Eurosport are just feeds; no commentary it analysis. I think it's a huge erro…
I normally watch some of the Olympics or have it in the background on events that took my interest. This time I've not bothered. Because the media rights were sold the BBC can't do that much coverage. I have a feeling this is probably going to have one of the lowest viewing figures ever for the games
Is this why I can't find the opening ceremony on YouTube? I've tried searching for a couple of days and couldn't find anything, just found some 5minute long summaries. I've stopped caring, I'm always curious to see at least some event but this year they seem to have way too much friction in place for something that I'm really not that interested in.
What are the "rights reasons" exactly?
I normally watch some of the Olympics or have it in the background on events that took my interest. This time I've not bothered. Because the media rights were sold the BBC can't do that much coverage. I have a feeling this is probably going to have one of the lowest viewing figures ever for the games
Is this why I can't find the opening ceremony on YouTube? I've tried searching for a couple of days and couldn't find anything, just found some 5minute long summaries. I've stopped caring, I'm always curious to see at least some event but this year they seem to have way too much friction in place for something that I'm really not that interested in.
The gulf in coverage quality between BBC and Eurosport is unbelievable. I actually enjoy Eurosport and their continued coverage of fairly-niche sports (mainly cycling for me), but it's clear that they just don't have the infrastructure or depth to cover an event like an Olympics or World Cup. The BBC are experts. Lots of the events aired on Eurosport are just feeds; no commentary it analysis. I think it's a huge erro…
Like the IOC cared about sports in the slightest. The only thing they care about is cash. Like FIFA in football, these big international organisations have been fundamentally corrupted a long time ago.
Tokyo Olympics is a disaster overall.
I dream of a world where the world's governments recognize the IOC for the mobsters they are and it is put out of business.
Sports is cool, the Olympics is not.