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Post by aspieandy on Jul 29, 2024 6:55:25 GMT
So I have only now discovered the BBC was an underbidder for the Olympic coverage and that's why coverage is so thin. Apparently, the Discovery channel are covering eveything evey day with a bunch of entertaining presenters, and it's best seen on their app. I hope to not have too painful a day trying to set things up on the tv ...
Am I the last to know all this?
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Post by peggysue on Jul 29, 2024 8:51:35 GMT
I have the app and it was easy to set up/use. I did it mainly to watch the tennis which has virtually no coverage on the BBC. Well worth it for £3.99 a month
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Post by aspieandy on Jul 29, 2024 9:39:19 GMT
I have the app and it was easy to set up/use. I did it mainly to watch the tennis which has virtually no coverage on the BBC. Well worth it for £3.99 a month I have tended to think of apps as phone things but, of course, it's just the same on a smart tv. |
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Post by n1david on Jul 29, 2024 9:46:08 GMT
So I have only now discovered the BBC was an underbidder for the Olympic coverage and that's why coverage is so thin. Apparently, the Discovery channel are covering eveything evey day with a bunch of entertaining presenters, and it's best seen on their app. I hope to not have too painful a day trying to set things up on the tv ...
Am I the last to know all this?
The BBC have been pretty upfront about their loss of rights - it's partly because the IOC wanted to give all-Europe rights to one broadcaster rather than on a country-by-country basis. www.bbc.co.uk/sport/articles/cjk3vkpxz1po |
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Post by oxfordsimon on Jul 29, 2024 9:54:01 GMT
The loss of viewers will make the IOC think again next time.
This sort of international celebration of sport should not be behind a pay wall
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Post by n1david on Jul 29, 2024 10:03:16 GMT
The loss of viewers will make the IOC think again next time. This sort of international celebration of sport should not be behind a pay wall Well WBD have got the rights until 2032, so I wouldn't expect them to give it up easily, given that they are successfully selling subscriptions. And the BBC are still giving us more than they did in every Olympics before 2008. I'd be surprised if anything changes. |
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Post by Someone in a tree on Jul 29, 2024 13:25:56 GMT
Le flop
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Post by theglenbucklaird on Jul 29, 2024 17:45:28 GMT
Tom Pidcock was superb today. Thirty nine seconds behind after getting a puncture to win is a great ride. And that move to take the lead?? Unbelievable overtaking speed and strength
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Post by jojo on Jul 30, 2024 14:57:49 GMT
The advantage of not chopping the heads off all of our monarchs so we could have Jubilee events to practice big outside broadcasts! Not to be the pedantic history twerp that I am at heart, but we've chopped the heads off exactly the same number of monarchs. One more even, if you want to count Jane Grey. 😉 It's not about the number we chopped off (I accept we were rather fond of that too), but rather how many we left with a head attached to allow us to have Jubilee celebrations. Andrew Cotter took a break from posting dog videos on Twitter to show us their commentating set-up. x.com/MrAndrewCotter/status/1818269389294383395The arrangement looks dreadful, and I now realise that I wasn't hearing rain on microphones, but rather rain on the bit of plastic Andrew and Hazel were huddled under as they squinted at small laptop screens. Even if it had been dry - what was the benefit of the commentary booths being by the Eiffel Tower when only a fraction of the action was happening there? There seems to be mixed messages on whether the drag queen bit was a nod to The Last Supper and/or another painting, but at the time I was unaware of it being supposed to be anything except maybe an homage to the never aired because it was so bad pilot episode of Eurotrash. I don't mind them doing drag, any more than I don't mind them having jugglers or singers. But the fact some people might object to their existence doesn't mean they don't need to try to be a bit entertaining or check their hotpants can contain all of their genitals for the duration. |
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Post by jojo on Jul 30, 2024 14:58:25 GMT
Tom Pidcock was superb today. Thirty nine seconds behind after getting a puncture to win is a great ride. And that move to take the lead?? Unbelievable overtaking speed and strength It was amazing. |
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Post by n1david on Jul 30, 2024 17:00:31 GMT
Andrew Cotter took a break from posting dog videos on Twitter to show us their commentating set-up. x.com/MrAndrewCotter/status/1818269389294383395The arrangement looks dreadful, and I now realise that I wasn't hearing rain on microphones, but rather rain on the bit of plastic Andrew and Hazel were huddled under as they squinted at small laptop screens. Even if it had been dry - what was the benefit of the commentary booths being by the Eiffel Tower when only a fraction of the action was happening there? Richard Osman on the Rest is Entertainment podcast said he'd been talking to Andrew Cotter and he and Hazel Irvine had not been given any advance information about the format or running order of the ceremony - so when the cameras cut to Lady Gaga or a cancan it was as much a surprise to them as to us. He apologised for not instantly recognising a 60-something Nadia Cominech but they were given no info about who the torch bearers were. And when the torch went back down the Seine they had no idea where it was going... Also they hadn't expected the cameras to switch so quickly between country groups, so while he'd previously have known that e.g. Germany had 400 athletes he needed to talk over, sometimes countries were only getting 5-10 second shots before cutting. Under the circumstances I think he and Hazel Irvine did a decent job. |
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Post by lynette on Jul 30, 2024 19:03:23 GMT
The Opening Ceremony was awful for the tv and the commentators were heroic. You have to ask if the other nations’ commentators had a similar problem and if so why the French didn’t brief everyone properly.
As for the tv rights. A fiasco for the gymnastics. It was very difficult for the guys to comment on the Brits when we couldn’t watch the performances, the men’s team event being particularly ‘not available ’ to us. So where does Max Whitlock get his recording of his attempts? I hope his family got it ok. They could have got one of the commentators to use a mobile phone and send that to the studio - only a bit joking ! I’m surprised that the BBC hasn’t got the full rights etc: Paris not far to go so not so expensive, they pride themselves on this event. It is as if they didn’t try very hard. Another nail in the licence fee coffin?
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Post by vdcni on Jul 30, 2024 20:24:03 GMT
Discovery got a multi year deal that lasts to 2032 and apparently the IOC wanted to sell the total European rights rather than country by country so tricky for the BBC. Not possible to buy rights to Paris in isolation.
With the gymnastics that's not normally a rights issue, the host broadcaster have to jump around to cover all the various apparatus and the BBC don't control the pictures. I believe Discovery have commentary free individual streams for each one but that's not available for the BBC and anyway doesn't give you the wider story of the event.
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Post by amyja89 on Jul 30, 2024 21:35:31 GMT
Andy Murray will be the death of me.
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Post by peggysue on Jul 30, 2024 21:38:13 GMT
I’m a nervous wreck again. Brilliant match by both Andy and Dan
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Post by justfran on Jul 31, 2024 8:04:28 GMT
Both of the doubles matches I watched today were brilliant - would love it if Andy and Dan could win without the stress of a tie break in their next match! Dan certainly steps up when playing for his country - he's been great in Davis Cup matches too and thrives off the atmosphere. Still on course for a Murray/Evans v Nadal/Alcaraz final  There was also an amazing swim last night from the men's 4x200M freestyle relay to retain their gold medal. I'm really enjoying watching these Olympic games, well done everyone. |
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Post by aspieandy on Jul 31, 2024 8:26:59 GMT
I used to do Dulwich parkrun maybe 10 years ago. It's well known among club athetes as a proper fast circuit (which I def wsn't but it was nearby).
Occasionally, a father and son used to come along, the dad to watch and the 15, 16-year old to run. He was extraordinary; every stride was like a triple jump leap. I had literally never seen anything like that. It was like a mechanical, robotic pattern. Just a huge thing that ate up ground.
At that point, the lad only ran, but in about half an hour he'll be trying - again - for Olympic gold in the men's triathlon. Good luck Alex Yee (and dad)!
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Post by aspieandy on Jul 31, 2024 10:29:36 GMT
Look at those robot legs go!
GOLD!!
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Post by amyja89 on Jul 31, 2024 10:32:22 GMT
An exhausting watch!
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Post by theglenbucklaird on Jul 31, 2024 11:12:32 GMT
Would have been a good watch if the French tv had shown us. Last we saw Yee was defending bronze from a marauding French. Then he is about to over take Wilde for the gold. Wow, what a run |
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Post by sfsusan on Jul 31, 2024 17:27:33 GMT
I know folks in the US were complaining about their horrible commentators, too. If commentators had been able to contextualize some of the more obscure/misinterpreted/baffling bits, it 'might' have reduced the amount of pearl-clutching going on.
I was watching in London, but with the sound low enough I didn't know what was going on anyway. But I knew it wasn't going to go down well. It just amuses me how much time people must be spending examining every single frame for wayward genitals.
And I saw one of the Moulin Rouge dancers post about the conditions. While they had rehearsed their own bit, they hadn't really been told how it would all fit together, plus there were apparently communication problems with the signals to start their portion. Adding a very narrow, wet stage and slippery shoes, they said they were justifiably worried about slipping and falling (apparently at least one person did).
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Post by d'James on Aug 1, 2024 2:48:41 GMT
Not to be the pedantic history twerp that I am at heart, but we've chopped the heads off exactly the same number of monarchs. One more even, if you want to count Jane Grey. 😉 It's not about the number we chopped off (I accept we were rather fond of that too), but rather how many we left with a head attached to allow us to have Jubilee celebrations. Andrew Cotter took a break from posting dog videos on Twitter to show us their commentating set-up. x.com/MrAndrewCotter/status/1818269389294383395The arrangement looks dreadful, and I now realise that I wasn't hearing rain on microphones, but rather rain on the bit of plastic Andrew and Hazel were huddled under as they squinted at small laptop screens. Even if it had been dry - what was the benefit of the commentary booths being by the Eiffel Tower when only a fraction of the action was happening there? There seems to be mixed messages on whether the drag queen bit was a nod to The Last Supper and/or another painting, but at the time I was unaware of it being supposed to be anything except maybe an homage to the never aired because it was so bad pilot episode of Eurotrash. I don't mind them doing drag, any more than I don't mind them having jugglers or singers. But the fact some people might object to their existence doesn't mean they don't need to try to be a bit entertaining or check their hotpants can contain all of their genitals for the duration. Just a broken pair of tights/stockings. No need to believe the crazies. |
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Post by jojo on Aug 1, 2024 7:20:29 GMT
I'm not sure I follow. What was just a broken pair of tights/stockings and which crazies do you think I'm believing about what?
If you are referring to the escaped testicle, I saw a screen shot of it. I wasn't offended. The person who posted was laughing about it and not crazy or offended. It wouldn't have been obvious during the show, and the screen shot was taken by someone planning a joke about 'Papa Smurf' being on the booze. People were laughing about it. But just one dress rehearsal would have been enough to realise that a different pair of shorts were required.
An inappropriate surface/ shoes for the Cancan dancers is a more serious issue as they could have been hurt. But all point to the same lack of preparation and proper rehearsal by the organisers.
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Post by jojo on Aug 1, 2024 7:23:52 GMT
Both of the doubles matches I watched today were brilliant - would love it if Andy and Dan could win without the stress of a tie break in their next match! Dan certainly steps up when playing for his country - he's been great in Davis Cup matches too and thrives off the atmosphere. Still on course for a Murray/Evans v Nadal/Alcaraz final There was also an amazing swim last night from the men's 4x200M freestyle relay to retain their gold medal. I'm really enjoying watching these Olympic games, well done everyone. Watching was both awful and brilliant. I'm sad about Andy retiring, but I'm glad he's doing so while I'm still young enough that my heart-attack risk is still fairly low. The coverage on the BBC hasn't been as good as normal (and I know it's a rights issue), and trying to follow both the tennis and swimming was a whole other challenge, but it's still a joy to follow. I'm loving Becky Adlington. |
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Post by theglenbucklaird on Aug 1, 2024 20:22:56 GMT
Yeah Biles was super viewing. I so love watching sporting greatness
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