NBC Olympics TV Schedule

[donley2]

You can take a look at the schedule over at. http://www.nbcolympics.com/tv-listings/index.html#
None of this is a surprise, but the only live coverage listed is for the Marathons and a couple of race walks. Thank goodness for live streaming.

[jazzcyclist]

If Dick Ebersol was still in charge, we wouldn't even get live streaming. I don't understand what American TV producers have against live TV.

[j-a-m]

I don't understand what American TV producers have against live TV.

Me neither. Live coverage would not only be better for fans, but would also show respect for the athletes' performances.

[Weights&Shoes]

Thank god for CBC here, which I THINK is doing everything live considering they did the same for the past 4 summer games.

[ralmcg]

Thank god for CBC here, which I THINK is doing everything live considering they did the same for the past 4 summer games.

I read somewhere that CTV is broadcasting the Olympic Games in Canada, not CBC.

[Randy Treadway]

If Dick Ebersol was still in charge, we wouldn't even get live streaming. I don't understand what American TV producers have against live TV.

Commercial sponsors pay a lot more if the broadcast is delayed until "prime time". It's all about money. NBC is trying to recoup every nickel it can get out of those big fees it paid to the IOC to get exclusive video rights.

I remember staying up until the wee morning hours to watch the Olympics from Munich live. That would never happen today, unfortunately.

We're in an in between period right now. Internet steaming is available, but broadcast TV is still dominant. Once Internet delivery becomes more the rule than the exception, the entire money model will change. I don't know if that will be better or worse. I hope the IOC sees the light and breaks up the monopolies into smaller chunks. I'd be willing to subscribe to live "athletics only" in HDTV if we could get a la carte choices. In fact, I'd rather watch the BBC version if the signal wasn't blocked like NBC does now.

[Vault-emort]

We're pretty lucky downunder this year. The free-to-air broadcast network will show a minimum of 14.5 hours live coverage each day. They will cover live Australian medal chances and marquee events across all sports, catching up near-to-live with others which clash.

Pay-TV subscribers will be able to flick between 8 live HD channels showing full coverage of different sports. 1 of these channels will feature live track & 1 live field events exclusively. They promise that every single gold medal event in every sport will be broadcast live and in full. They also offer a free mobile app which allows access to the 8 channels on a tablet/laptop away from the home.

Can't wait!

[Athleticsimaging]

Pay-TV subscribers will be able to flick between 8 live HD channels showing full coverage of different sports. 1 of these channels will feature live track & 1 live field events exclusively. They promise that every single gold medal event in every sport will be broadcast live and in full. They also offer a free mobile app which allows access to the 8 channels on a tablet/laptop away from the home.

Can't wait!

I would pay for this on a pay per view model but I still refuse to subscribe for 6 months to access it. Everything else they provide is of no value to me.

[TN1965]

Live coverage would not only be better for fans, but would also show respect for the athletes' performances.

Live coverage would be better for hard core sports fans, but not for the general public. And NBC is targeting the latter group. They want a pre-packaged human interest story (with the required "up close and personal" intro) at the most convenient time of the day.

NBC established this business model in 1992, when the Internet was still in its infancy and virtually no one had heard of "web streaming." But those TV executives continue to live in the past, unless they are forced to change their way.

If they get any clue from the music industry (and their fight against illegal file sharing), they will see that the current business model is unsustainable in the long run. But I am not optimistic.

[BCBaroo]

So, when you say "Thank goodness for live streaming..." to what are you referring? Black Ops secret stuff. Or is there something I can legally pay and get hours and hours of un-interupted track?

[Pego]

Live coverage would not only be better for fans, but would also show respect for the athletes' performances.

Live coverage would be better for hard core sports fans, but not for the general public. And NBC is targeting the latter group. They want a pre-packaged human interest story (with the required "up close and personal" intro) at the most convenient time of the day.

NBC established this business model in 1992, when the Internet was still in its infancy and virtually no one had heard of "web streaming." But those TV executives continue to live in the past, unless they are forced to change their way.

If they get any clue from the music industry (and their fight against illegal file sharing), they will see that the current business model is unsustainable in the long run. But I am not optimistic.

Since they are giving me webcasts of everything to choose from, whatever they do in prime time is just fine with me. When I depended on it, it sucked.

[gh]

So, when you say "Thank goodness for live streaming..." to what are you referring? Black Ops secret stuff. Or is there something I can legally pay and get hours and hours of un-interupted track?

NBC will be live-streaming the whole shebang. The only caveat is that they will not archive any of that material until after the over-the-air broadcast, meaning that you really do need to watch it in real time or you then have the long wait.

[donley2]

So, when you say "Thank goodness for live streaming..." to what are you referring? Black Ops secret stuff. Or is there something I can legally pay and get hours and hours of un-interupted track?

NBC will be live-streaming the whole shebang. The only caveat is that they will not archive any of that material until after the over-the-air broadcast, meaning that you really do need to watch it in real time or you then have the long wait.

With the caveat that you need to have a cable or satellite subscription that includes (I am little fuzzy on this) MSNBC i think. You have to login with the cable or satellite account.

[Mighty Favog]

Thank god for CBC here, which I THINK is doing everything live considering they did the same for the past 4 summer games.

I read somewhere that CTV is broadcasting the Olympic Games in Canada, not CBC.

Which means for the first time ever my choices will be US coverage or none at all. Blech.

[Randy Treadway]

NBC will be live-streaming the whole shebang. The only caveat is that they will not archive any of that material until after the over-the-air broadcast, meaning that you really do need to watch it in real time or you then have the long wait.

Hmmmm... [wink]..... where there's a will there's a way.... I think I could probably capture just about anything that shows itself on my computer monitor (for private use only of course)

[TN1965]

Here is a relevant article on NBC and their attitude towards "live" sports coverage.

http://straightsets.blogs.nytimes.com/2 ... wimbledon/

[slowjo]

Thank god for CBC here, which I THINK is doing everything live considering they did the same for the past 4 summer games.

I read somewhere that CTV is broadcasting the Olympic Games in Canada, not CBC.

Which means for the first time ever my choices will be US coverage or none at all. Blech.

It is CTV up here...so you could watch CBC but not CTV?

[Marlow]

Here is a relevant article on NBC and their attitude towards "live" sports coverage.
http://straightsets.blogs.nytimes.com/2 ... wimbledon/

To wit:

“From my perspective I’d rather not make this an NBC or an ESPN thing as much as this is a fan thing,” Bernstein said. “Fans deserve live coverage, and we’re obviously honored to be a part of delivering live coverage here and in a way that it hasn’t been done before. And we think that whether the event is Wimbledon, the Australian Open or the Euro Championships, fans are way too smart and way too savvy to accept anything other than live.”

We may be too smart to 'accept' it, but when that's the only TV-choice given, I don't see where we get a say at all.

I know where I'll be from Aug 3-12, 2:00-4:30pm EDT.

[kuha]

This may be a dumb questions, but... If I'm on the road do I still need to specify my home service provider?

[gh]

you need to post wherever you'll be when you're planning on watching... I assume because not all affiliates will necessary carry all the material.

[Cooter Brown]

NBC will be live-streaming the whole shebang. The only caveat is that they will not archive any of that material until after the over-the-air broadcast, meaning that you really do need to watch it in real time or you then have the long wait.

Did they ever make the '08 footage available again? It was on nbcolympics.com for a while then finally disappeared. I would've paid good money for a download or DVD of some full event coverage. I believe it's MGM that has a DVD-burn-on-demand service for their archive of films not available for standard DVD purchase. Something like that could easily be done with the various events.

[jamaica50]

The US is one of the very few countries in the world where the Olympics is not shown live on TV.

In Jamaica(in 2008), the Olympics was shown live on two of its national TV stations.

I assume that since NBC will be carrying the entire OLympics live online, they will not try to shut down other online websites that will be carrying it live as well like they did in 2008.

[Mighty Favog]

Thank god for CBC here, which I THINK is doing everything live considering they did the same for the past 4 summer games.

I read somewhere that CTV is broadcasting the Olympic Games in Canada, not CBC.

Which means for the first time ever my choices will be US coverage or none at all. Blech.

It is CTV up here...so you could watch CBC but not CTV?

I live near Detroit so I get CBC out of Windsor but my cable provider either finds that CTV is a) too far away or b) not worth it until they steal away HNIC.

(Detroit is a weird place to watch hockey on TV. Sometimes you can see Red Wings playoff games on three channels--local, US national, and CBC--all with their own announcers and camera crews.)

[j-a-m]

I assume that since NBC will be carrying the entire OLympics live online, they will not try to shut down other online websites that will be carrying it live as well like they did in 2008.

I assume the opposite.

[Randy Treadway]

If anything, NBC has had four more years to master the blocking technique.
They have an army of lawyers too, so if a black market streaming relay site pops up (as they undoubtedly will), they'll have it either shut down or effectively blocked within a few hours.
That includes not only relays of NBC's content, but relays of coverage from any other broadcaster in the world which infringes on NBC's 'exclusive' territory. They will protect their franchise like it is gold.
You folks around the world might be able to link to a pirate signal relay, but we in the U.S. will not be able to. At least not for long.

[Cooter Brown]

There's a new online service called NimbleTV (http://www.nimbletv.com/) that allows you to subscribe to any cable package in any country on a month-by-month basis. They handle signing you up. you can then stream your cable subscription channels live to any device or record an unlimited number of hours.

It's still in beta right now so I don't know quite what is available yet since I haven't gotten around to doing it myself.

[jamaica50]

Another question regarding NBC's coverage. They say they plan to cover all events live.

Will they actually have commentators on every feed? In 2008, they showed alot of nontrack events live on their website with no commentary.

[BCBaroo]

So, when you say "Thank goodness for live streaming..." to what are you referring? Black Ops secret stuff. Or is there something I can legally pay and get hours and hours of un-interupted track?

NBC will be live-streaming the whole shebang. The only caveat is that they will not archive any of that material until after the over-the-air broadcast, meaning that you really do need to watch it in real time or you then have the long wait.

"Shit! I'll take it!" He swore unnecessarily...

[tm71]

Another question regarding NBC's coverage. They say they plan to cover all events live.

Will they actually have commentators on every feed? In 2008, they showed alot of nontrack events live on their website with no commentary.jamaica50

yes presumably without commentary. go on nbcolympics.com to check out http://www.nbcolympics.com/liveextra/index.html
they even have the option to watch the camera focused on a certain field event
and since u are interested they will have a camera following bolt around from his hotel to the stadium and back. lol kidding about the last one !

[tm71]

NBC will be live-streaming the whole shebang. The only caveat is that they will not archive any of that material until after the over-the-air broadcast, meaning that you really do need to watch it in real time or you then have the long wait.

Did they ever make the '08 footage available again? It was on nbcolympics.com for a while then finally disappeared. I would've paid good money for a download or DVD of some full event coverage. I believe it's MGM that has a DVD-burn-on-demand service for their archive of films not available for standard DVD purchase. Something like that could easily be done with the various events.

i think some of the material can be found here:
http://www.nbcolympics.com/video/browse ... usOlympics

[Weights&Shoes]

Thank god for CBC here, which I THINK is doing everything live considering they did the same for the past 4 summer games.

I read somewhere that CTV is broadcasting the Olympic Games in Canada, not CBC.

Serious? WOW.

Well, if their coverage for T&F's main events is live then I'll be fine. Very sad, CBC's coverage going back to Atlanta was great for Track & Field. All live and they made an effort to capture everything.

[tgs3]

If anything, NBC has had four more years to master the blocking technique.
They have an army of lawyers too, so if a black market streaming relay site pops up (as they undoubtedly will), they'll have it either shut down or effectively blocked within a few hours.
That includes not only relays of NBC's content, but relays of coverage from any other broadcaster in the world which infringes on NBC's 'exclusive' territory. They will protect their franchise like it is gold.
You folks around the world might be able to link to a pirate signal relay, but we in the U.S. will not be able to. At least not for long.

I doubt I'll have need of such a service, but I find if hard to believe that NBC has the ability to quickly shut down some pirate feed coming from Estonia (random example). If the movie and music studios can't do, why do you think NBC will be able to?

[marknhj]

I quite enjoyed the, "find the pirate broadcast and illegal youtube links before NBC cuts them off", game in 2008. Many of us here watched via the Bahamian illegal feeds. This year though, I'm off to the green and pleasant and probably flooded land itself. I want to see how crap Jackson et al apparently are at broadcasting.

[gh]

...
I doubt I'll have need of such a service, but I find if hard to believe that NBC has the ability to quickly shut down some pirate feed coming from Estonia (random example). If the movie and music studios can't do, why do you think NBC will be able to?

Maybe they can't, but one can always hope.

For those who think that piracy is fun, please do me a favor and stop locking your house, and send me your address. I'll wander by some time and help myself to whatever I want because you obviously believe that there's no such thing as property rights so your shit is my shit.

[Randy Treadway]

I find if hard to believe that NBC has the ability to quickly shut down some pirate feed coming from Estonia (random example).

As a matter of fact my wife is from Latvia and knows all the pirate sites (mostly from inside Russia). But don't tell NBC or GH. I get on her case about watching pirated American movies dubbed in Russian, but she just laughs at me. Watching Will Smith talk Russian smack to the aliens in Men in Black is kind of weird.