Allow me to add the absence of the moment of silence dedicated to the victims of the 7/7 attacks (which, if I remember the BBC commentary correctly, came the day after London won the games). The Peacock decided a softball interview with Michael Phelps was more important.
http://deadspin.com/5929778/heres-the-opening-ceremony-tribute-to-terrorism-victims-nbc-doesnt-want-you-to-see On Friday, July 27, 2012 5:43:00 PM UTC-7, Kevin M. (RPCV) wrote: > > Let us start a thread for all the things NBC will do wrong in its > coverage of London 2012 games. First, right out of the gate, NBC's > online team posted a tweet from the official Olympic Twitter account > containing a link for viewers to watch a bootleg live feed of the > opening ceremonies. One would think if NBC wanted viewers to watch it > live, they'd have broadcast them on their network as they happened. > Seems odd that NBC would intentionally redirect viewers away from the > network and towards a rival. > > http://techcrunch.com/2012/07/27/nbc-olympic-opening-ceremony/ > > -- > Kevin M. (RPCV) > -- TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en
