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#nbcfail: 8 Ways NBC Blew Olympics Coverage
From tape-delays to ridiculous and ignorant commentary, Twitter agreed: NBC sucked at covering the 2012 opening ceremony. UPDATED 7/30 with @guyadams suspension and NBC smugness.
1. Tape-delaying what the rest of the world watched live
@NBCOlympics wouldn't it be awesome if NBC developed technology that would allow us to watch events "live?"" #OpeningCeremonies
I love how @NBCOlympics is live tweeting the event they're not live broadcasting #morons
And they haven't learned. RT @BrianMcDaniel: @moorehn Same complaint with NBC during Beijing, Sydney, Vancouver...2. Cutting content for commercials
- Loathe. RT @farrahbostic: Oh I see why we’re on tape delay in the US: NBC needed time to edit for commercial breaks. #2012OlympicCeremony
You seriously went to commercial right as the #USOlympicTeam comes out? Really #NBC?
NBC really shouldn't abridge the #paradeofnations it's like the only chance most Americans learn how many nations there are... #Olympic20123. Failing at geography...and social studies...and...
- My ears still hurt from Guinea-Bissau RT @SeanBueter: Man...announcers are brutal on these countries. Geez.
- RT @BuzzFeedAndrew: RT @AdamWeinstein: Glad to hear Lauer thinks Rwanda's bounced back nicely from that genocide thing.
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- Marcus CulverFacebook group started with petition for NBC to apologise as follows: https://www.facebook.com/groups/409795035723373/2012-07-31T14:20:01.215Z
- Paco Todd PacoGo to http://www.tunnelbear.com/ - make account - switch to UK -- click http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/olympics/2012/ you now have coverage as it should be. It's...more2012-07-30T11:06:34.311Z
- Peter AmbroseThe thing about only letting pay TV subscribers stream Olympics video is just baffling and blatantly exclusionary. I was willing to understand tape-delayed...more2012-07-29T21:49:18.920Z
- Kenyon MoonBut there is no reason the opening couldn't be shown live on at least *one* of NBC's many channels, or online--and then replayed during prime-time.2012-07-29T16:12:13.313Z
- Kristopher BrashThe delay was so that it could be shown during prime time on the east coast. Thats the norm. They don't want to show it live when most people are going to be at...more2012-07-29T15:44:11.302Z
- Nick PirceNBC does not need to renew rights for broadcasting future olympics2012-07-29T01:13:52.713Z
- S. SwoggyDidn't realise you had to view the Olympics around the ad-breaks in USA. UK2012-07-28T20:16:22.138Z
- My PeerJust go to http://myp2p.la2012-08-03T02:58:57.763Z
- rkonoThis is great :) Very entertaining reading the twitter posts. I've also used this article as a reference in a recent blog post about Olympic sponsor fails and...This is great :) Very entertaining reading the twitter posts. I've also used this article as a reference in a recent blog post about Olympic sponsor fails and fixes: http://www.theagencysd.com/2012/08/olympic-fails-and-fixes/#more2012-08-02T16:43:32.869Z
- Marcus CulverFacebook group started with petition for NBC to apologise as follows: https://www.facebook.com/groups/409795035723373/2012-07-31T14:20:01.215Z
- Paco Todd PacoGo to http://www.tunnelbear.com/ - make account - switch to UK -- click http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/olympics/2012/ you now have coverage as it should be. It's...Go to http://www.tunnelbear.com/ - make account - switch to UK -- click http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/olympics/2012/ you now have coverage as it should be. It's free to try 500mb. Or $5/mo (I don't work for them AND I have had an account for ~1yr) Or http://goo.gl/UJXJK more2012-07-30T11:06:34.311Z
- Kenyon MoonRIght there with you, Peter2012-07-30T05:19:58.688Z
- Peter AmbroseThe thing about only letting pay TV subscribers stream Olympics video is just baffling and blatantly exclusionary. I was willing to understand tape-delayed...The thing about only letting pay TV subscribers stream Olympics video is just baffling and blatantly exclusionary. I was willing to understand tape-delayed coverage as long as events were available for streaming online anytime provided a compromise. But restricting it from those who can't or won't pay for TV is completely asinine. Just...arrogantmore2012-07-29T21:49:18.920Z
- Kenyon MoonBut there is no reason the opening couldn't be shown live on at least *one* of NBC's many channels, or online--and then replayed during prime-time.2012-07-29T16:12:13.313Z
- Kristopher BrashThe delay was so that it could be shown during prime time on the east coast. Thats the norm. They don't want to show it live when most people are going to be at...The delay was so that it could be shown during prime time on the east coast. Thats the norm. They don't want to show it live when most people are going to be at work. more2012-07-29T15:44:11.302Z
- Nick PirceNBC does not need to renew rights for broadcasting future olympics2012-07-29T01:13:52.713Z
- S. SwoggyDidn't realise you had to view the Olympics around the ad-breaks in USA. UK2012-07-28T20:16:22.138Z
