On Fri, Aug 12, 2016 at 6:42 PM, PGage <[email protected]> wrote: > The online feed definitely has a lot of non US commentators. The > gymnastics seem to be American (but not the ones on NBC) though I guess > they could be neutered Canadians. The Rugby and Archery seem British to me. > > A bit like many international events, it seems that Olympic Broadcasting Services also offers a "World Feed" commentary in English for all events. It obviously won't reference any specific network, but means that there is some context for archery/handball/whatever. I believe that these tend to be quite international things with British, Australian and Americans among others. But they do tend to know their sport well.
It seems that the BBC is certainly using this for some minor events. For events that they know there is an audience for, there's a usually familiar voice on commentary duty. (The BBC is also covering many events for radio, and they sent their chief cricket commentator, Jonathan Agnew to Rio to cover... equestrian events. Agnew was told he was going over a year ago, and had an entertaining blog detailing how he has thrown himself into the sport so that he can do it justice. There's a lot there, but if you read nothing else, read his piece "The Incident in the Stables" at the top of the page - http://www.jonathanagnew.com/rio-2016/) On Fri, Aug 12, 2016 at 6:43 PM, Mark Jeffries <[email protected]> wrote: > And didn't the BBC used to share its coverage with ITV? > Only on four occasions: 1968 and 1972, I either wasn't born for or don't remember. I do remember 1984 because the time difference made everything interesting very late. ITV bought the two "V" mini-series and used them nightly to keep audiences entertained until the blue-riband events began. In 1988, ITV actually further shared its coverage with Channel 4! At breakfast there was the bizarre sight of the BBC's chief film critic, Barry Norman, presenting coverage. The BBC has covered the Olympics non-stop since 1928. Adam -- -- 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 --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
