RE: [Paddlewise] The Olympics

Of course, the Canadians only paid something like $85US million for 
the rights to broadcast everything un-edited. I've started recording 
them so I can skip the commercials every ten minutes as well as the 
little jerky-cam bios we kept getting treated to. I think this week 
is going to be one long Hamm brothers fest. They seem like the feel 
good story - this years "Strug Story".

For those of you not in the US, feel glad you don't have to put up 
with American-style advertising (every 10 to 15 minutes, regardless 
of what is happening). Unless your country has already adopted this 
that is...

-Patrick

At 9:06 PM +1200 9/17/00, Allan and Joyce Singleton wrote:
>  >
>>   I have looked around for any WEB sites that are providing on-time
>>   video coverage.  I have not been able to find one.  With digital cameras,
>>   it should be easy for an overseas WEB site to smuggle and send out video.
>>
>>
>Our local paper reported on Thursday that the Olympic committee have cracked
>down on sites that have the word Olympics in them to protect the official
>site, and there can be no on-line broadcasts. NBC paid $US705 million for
>the broadcast rights, and the committee says that those rights must be
>protected.
>
>TV or nothing?
>
>Also in the report, work has begun on the web site for the Winter Games in
>Salt Lake City, but at this stage there is no move to allow for video
>coverage over the net.
>
>Start lobbying!
>
>
>Allan Singleton
>Hamilton NZ (still medal-less)
>
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