Adding to this: NBC says the reason the Abide By Me segment was cut was because "our programming is tailored for the U.S. audience."
http://deadspin.com/5930048/nbc-responds-we-removed-the-opening-ceremony-memorial-to-terrorism-victims-because- the-tribute-wasnt-about-america Why am I willing to bet every penny I have that the 2002 opening ceremony, which was so heavily symbolic of the 2001 US terrorist attacks including the World Trade Center flag, wasn't cut down like this by any other nation? Also, NBC really doesn't give a rat's ass about the complaining. So much so the head of digital programming actually retweeted this: "the medal for most Olympic whining goes to everyone complaining about what happens every 4 yrs., tape delay.” http://www.nytimes.com/2012/07/30/sports/olympics/nbc-olympics-delay-and-streaming-bring-complaints-on-twitter.html?_r=1&pagewanted=all "The Olympics! It's a movement, and everyone needs one, every day!" On Mon, Jul 30, 2012 at 10:16 AM, Karla S. Robinson, Ph.D. <[email protected]> wrote: > THIS is ridiculous. I was on vacation last week, so I missed the opening > ceremonies. I figured with NBC's supposedly wall to wall video coverage, > I'd be able to watch it on delay. > > No such luck. Only two or three short clips are available. Really? > Seriously? I would have watched it with commercials and all, it is a > once-every-four-years event. I just can't understand it. > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On > Behalf Of Joe Hass > Sent: Saturday, July 28, 2012 3:54 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [TV orNotTV] NBC's Olympic blunders... > > Mashable nails the fact that NBC and the IOC have effectively decided that, > if you didn't actually watch the Opening Ceremony, you're shit outta luck. > > http://mashable.com/2012/07/27/nbc-ioc-share-olympics/ > > > > -- > 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 -- 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
