Tuesday, July 31, 2012

NBC Olympics Live

  • 8:10 p.m. ET: OK, Ive come out of my barometric chamber, where Ive spent the day to avoid hearing London Olympic results until I can see things with my own eyes in NBCs sliced-and-diced primetime Olympic coverage. Im blogging all night.
  • (USA Today)
  • A blunder during one of Michael Phelps races Tuesday has confirmed that NBCs live stream of Olympic events is not actually live. A delay of at least a couple of seconds set up a spoiler in the outcome of Phelps 200-meter butterfly race.
  • (Los Angeles Times)
  • (CNN)-- Guy Adams, the Los Angeles-based journalist whose Twitter account was suspended after blasting NBC over its Olympics coverage the networks decision not to air many events live, including the opening ceremonies.
  • (CNN)
  • A Today exclusive - live from London. Tomorrow Despite the gaffes, the Olympics have been a ratings winner for NBC.
  • (YAHOO!)
  • Like it or not, NBC is doing what it said it would do and has always done: Hold back marquee Olympic action for prime-time TV. Whats different this time is you can watch everything live - via the Olympic world TV feed - on NBCOlympics.
  • (USA Today)
  • media website for tweeting the email address of an NBC executive in a critical post about NBCs decision not to show the Olympic opening ceremony live. The move caused some to criticize NBC for a heavy-handed attempt to punish a critic.
  • (YAHOO!)
  • NBCs Live Extra app was supposed to provide more choice for more people. I cant access it from the U.K., so I cant evaluate it.
  • (NPR News)
  • The digital age has given us the opportunity to see live streams old-fashioned Olympic experience on television, you can find Tuesdays (Day 4) prime-time schedule here.
  • (Bleacherreport.com)

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