I think it is adorable that people think there will still be TV networks in 20 years.
On Thu, May 8, 2014 at 2:04 AM, Adam Bowie <[email protected]> wrote: > I think it's pertinent to quote the start of that line too: > > "Given NBC's largesse and that of other big U.S. sponsors like Coca-Cola, > Visa and McDonald's, critics have said it's time the IOC does something for > the United States." > > I think someone is confusing a commercial bidding process with "largesse". > I assume that NBC has run the numbers and determined that they can make a > profit from these future games. They're not saying to the IOC: "I do hope > you guys keep putting on these games. Here - have our money!" > > And while Coca-Cola, Visa and McDonalds are US companies, it's because > they're also global companies that they sponsor the Olympics. > > I'm not sure that Chicago and New York were "humiliated" as much as had > inferior bids. New York, for example, had big issues over its main stadium. > > While the IOC has had some notorious corruption issues with the way votes > for host cities have been determined (including in the award of the Salt > Lake City games), the process does at least mean that the games get to move > around the world quite a bit. However we'll see what happens for the 2024 > games. A strong bid for 2024 would certainly stand a chance - particularly > if Rio is a bit chaotic as currently seems to be the case. A US bid would > surely be a "safe" one. > > But never underestimate major sports bodies. The fools at FIFA are > actually still planning to stage a World Cup tournament in the middle of > the desert in Qatar, and in the process disrupting every professional > football league around the world - and many other sports that rely on > getting their "windows" when football isn't normally played. Corruption? > Surely not. > > What I really want to know is how we'll be watching the games in 2032. > Because I'm pretty sure it's not the way that we do now. I suppose at least > NBC has wrapped up all the rights in everything it can think of right now. > > > Adam > > PS At the London games they talked about "legacy" quite a lot. And at the > weekend, I got to ride a bike around the fantastic velodrome that they > built for cycling in 2012. It's fantastic fun! I certainly approve the use > of my tax pounds on it. > > > On Wed, May 7, 2014 at 10:06 PM, Joe Hass <[email protected]> wrote: > >> From the article: "...critics have said it's time the IOC does something >> for the United States. Not only has there not been an Olympics in the U.S. >> since Salt Lake City in 2002, but New York and Chicago were humiliated in >> their bids for the 2012 and 2016 Games." >> >> I'm not quite sure how they came up with the verb "humiliated". The fact >> they got knocked out early (second round for NYC, first round for Chicago) >> isn't quite synonymous with the chosen word. This is especially true with >> Chicago, whom everyone in the US thought was the clear favorite while >> everyone not in the US definitely didn't. >> >> >> >> >> On Wed, May 7, 2014 at 1:31 PM, Jim Ellwanger <[email protected]>wrote: >> >>> >>> Brad Beam wrote: >>> > $7.75B, starting with Winter '22. >>> > >>> http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/Olympics/2014/05/07/NBC-Olympics-broadcast-rights-2032/8805989/ >>> >>> Some of the athletes who will be competing in 2032 haven't been born yet. >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Jim Ellwanger <[email protected]> >>> <http://www.ellwanger.tv> >>> >>> -- >>> -- >>> TV or Not TV .... 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