hungrywing
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Fixed.NBC has to be the dumbest thing on the planet.
Although TBF I'm pretty sure they didn't care so much about scheduling as they did about advertising blocks sold.
Fixed.NBC has to be the dumbest thing on the planet.
I understand it's about money for them, but had they been smarter about this, they could've easily found a balance between pleasing as many sports fans as possible and making loads of money.Fixed.
Although TBF I'm pretty sure they didn't care so much about scheduling as they did about advertising blocks sold.
Whoa. That all sounds good on paper/in theory. But say your online Biathlon deal comes out to less (which it will) than the amount of a delayed telecast block sale you could get from one of the usual suspects (Dove, Coca-Cola, etc etc). To say nothing of a Biathlon-related company having to be straight-up-out-of-their-minds to invest in producing what would amount to a one-off commercial (two week run) that NBC's ad vetters would deem fit to air even online (there's a lesser-known reason you don't see many low-budget ads on the major networks as you used to - all things being equal, the network won't accept their bids/move them to a late-night time slot as such ads 'devalue' the network image)I understand it's about money for them, but had they been smarter about this, they could've easily found a balance between pleasing as many sports fans as possible and making loads of money.
I'm not an advertising guru but say you're one of the few people that likes to watch, say, the biathlon. There's going to be camera crews at the events anyways so why doesn't NBC get the feed, put it online, and then get a few advertisers that are highly marketable to biathletes and their fans like special skiing boots or rifle manufacturers and let them pay based on who actually tunes in. Advertisers know that they're getting quality impressions because it's only being shown to people that are really interested and it's easy to track who is loading up the video window so you're not relying on estimates to gauge effectiveness. The money they make from the sponsorships is probably going to cover the cost of obtaining the feed and much more and they'll save money by not having to devote a full blown camera crew or commentary as well as not having to do those assinine side profiles that they always like to do.
I was honestly planning on watching the tv coverage, because NBC is one of the few channels I get and why watch online and tie up bandwidth when you can watch it on tv, but if it's not live, then what's the point. I'll find a stream thank you or find a backdoor way to get Canadian coverage.
All good thoughts. I mean to reserve this type of coverage for the small sports. For NBC's Summer Olympic coverage the camera crews were already there if I'm not mistaken. It wasn't a matter of NBC deciding to cut the number of camera crews to send out. These were events that normally wouldn't be covered at all. This is a supplement to the tv coverage to fill in the gaps that are caused when you can only show one thing at a time on television.Whoa. That all sounds good on paper/in theory. But say your online Biathlon deal comes out to less (which it will) than the amount of a delayed telecast block sale you could get from one of the usual suspects (Dove, Coca-Cola, etc etc). To say nothing of a Biathlon-related company having to be straight-up-out-of-their-minds to invest in producing what would amount to a one-off commercial (two week run) that NBC's ad vetters would deem fit to air even online (there's a lesser-known reason you don't see many low-budget ads on the major networks as you used to - all things being equal, the network won't accept their bids/move them to a late-night time slot as such ads 'devalue' the network image)
Basically no VP who wants to still use the executive bathroom will ever shun a TV deal for online. Even though the gap has narrowed a great deal, I'd wager that for all the networks, TV ad revenue is still at least twice that of online ad revenue, if not four or five times more. Which means that for the forseeable future, online content will remain the domain of the upstarts, proving ground for the young turks from which the old boys will cull the few to include in their sacred circle.
Also, you don't want to give your asinine side profile producers the short shift since they're valued employees i.e. union-protected and will sue your ass, which will end up costing you more than if you'd just had them work on the damn things. This goes for the camera crews who don't get work because you didn't send them to the biathlon. Ungrateful groundlings don't for a moment consider you saved their eyes from five hours of hell freezing over.
yup. an inexpensive chain-link fence, or something similar, would have saved him. dammit!He was seriously unlucky there, although why there are exposed beams there is anybody's guess.
i think it's suppose to look like thatDeary me.....some hydraulics system just failed....
No, the commentator just announced that it failed and had to be fixed on the fly.i think it's suppose to look like that
The thing is, an Australian had a lesser accident and then predicted someone would die on the track, 24 hours before it happened. If the athletes themselves are coming out and saying things like that, it really does beg the question over who did the course design.Just watch the accident again, none of the track should be covered, right when he came out of the covers is when he lost it, damn shame. RIP
It's apparently upon video review more driver error than course design, but from the gobs of the athletes it's a little more touchy than that...Who approved that course design?
That, on top of the opening ceremonies (Which seemed, weird?) will cast a cloud thats for sure... I guess it can only get better from here?Who knows, sports like that and Skeleton are bound to be dangerous whatever course they are, shame this will these Olympics a black eye from Day 0
AmenSakic shouldve been involved in all honesty
Exactly, driver error is playing a major role apparently in the investigationJust watch the accident again, none of the track should be covered, right when he came out of the covers is when he lost it, damn shame. RIP
I find that comment interesting. In many countries here in Europe biathlon is very popular. I don't know how much you're into the Winter Olympics, but what's regardes as the top 5 winter sports in America? I think it's a good thing that not everybody like the same sports, I don't really give a shit about snowboard, but I know that many regard this as their favourite. How big is snowboard in America?I'm not an advertising guru but say you're one of the few people that likes to watch, say, the biathlon.
Most of the experts are predicting about 7-11 gold medals and a total of a about 25-30 medals in all.Any Norwegians with any idea of what our medal count might look like? I haven't really paid much attention this time around, but I do plan on watching what I can. Obviously someone like Bjørndalen can be counted on to get a gold medal or two, but what are the chances of Norway being near the top of the medal count again?
Interesting. Snowboarding is actually quite popular here. Especially around California where some people like taking weekend trips up to the mountains for both skiing and snowboarding. I'd even venture to guess that it's almost as popular as skiing in most mountainous regions especially among the younger crowd. I think my university even has craft classes where you can make your own snowboards.I find that comment interesting. In many countries here in Europe biathlon is very popular. I don't know how much you're into the Winter Olympics, but what's regardes as the top 5 winter sports in America? I think it's a good thing that not everybody like the same sports, I don't really give a shit about snowboard, but I know that many regard this as their favourite. How big is snowboard in America?
Yeah the whole "exciting because anything can happen" concept doesn't sit too well with Americans. I try to convince many of them that that's the beauty of football when they ask how I can watch when there's so little scoring. Evidently that's not working. It's the type of event that would get marginalized by television coverage here. No wicked fast speeds. No high flying stunts. No hard hits. But it's the type of thing that I would probably love to watch online if I were given the chance to. Don't get me started on the NBC rant again.Re biathlon jveezy. It's not a sport that we normally play as youngsters here in Europe either, only a few. But it makes for great TV because it's exciting and anything can happen, nothing is decided until the last shooting.
Well, the cause is obviously a combination. But in a sport as fast and marginal as lugeing mistakes will be made and it's something the arranging committee, who are ultimately responsible for the safety of the athletes, must factor in. So why on earth were those nazi beams left exposed in the extension of one of the trickiest curves the sport has to offer? As others have pointed out, it would have been so simple to save random lugeguy's life with a bit of plexi or something. IMO this tragedy could turn into a scandal.It's apparently upon video review more driver error than course design, but from the gobs of the athletes it's a little more touchy than that...