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It is readily known that NBC does not like the West Coast with most of the Olympics coverage being shown on a tape delay, including their coverage of the Czech Republic-Russia game on Sunday. It appears that is not going to change with the men's hockey gold medal game on Sunday. Here is the TV coverage from the NBC Olympics site for Los Angeles:
That most definitely shows the hockey game on at 3 PM PT, a full three hours after the original puck drop. West Coast hockey fans are going to love this.
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Meh
is anybody REALLY suprised at this after what we’ve seen already?
by 42jeff on Feb 23, 2010 8:25 PM EST reply actions
Not particularly
But it is a little surprising given that one of their announcers, while discussing the Miracle on Ice, said ON AIR that “showing that on tape delay now would never work”. And yet they’re showing the gold medal game … on tape delay.
by SpartanDan on Feb 23, 2010 9:01 PM EST up reply actions
nope
by Lancers25 on Feb 25, 2010 11:36 AM EST up reply actions
Silly old media...
The games really need to go all HD VOD next time around…
by dswartz on Feb 23, 2010 8:25 PM EST reply actions
Thats why
ESPN/ABC should buy the games and utilize ESPN260
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by Jeremy Mauss on Feb 23, 2010 9:31 PM EST up reply actions
But ...
… you know Berman would be PROMINENTLY involved. He’d be their Al Michaels.
by Ryan Hudson on Feb 23, 2010 9:43 PM EST up reply actions
He could be on his way out in May
So we might be saved.
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by Jeremy Mauss on Feb 23, 2010 9:44 PM EST up reply actions
i would rather have al micheals then chris berman or god forbid skip bayless
by Lancers25 on Feb 25, 2010 11:37 AM EST up reply actions
ESPN360
is what I means
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by Jeremy Mauss on Feb 23, 2010 9:44 PM EST up reply actions
If its not Ice Dancing, **** it! NBC doesn't care!
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by JoeCB1991 on Feb 23, 2010 9:11 PM EST reply actions
This is hilarious
I don’t think I’ll watch the hockey game—live or on tape delay—but this is definitely a new low. It would be like showing a stanley cup game on tape delay to ensure best ratings. Exactly like that, actually.
People don’t follow stuff like skiing all-year-round, so it’s less audacious for NBC to try and schedule that stuff in prime time. But hockey? Every hockey fan in the country will be watching that game, they’ve all grown rightfully accustomed to watching stuff live, and now 1/3 of the country is going to have to pretend it’s 1980 and watch on tape delay. Unreal.
by Andrew Sharp on Feb 23, 2010 9:14 PM EST reply actions
NBC
should be promoting hockey big time since they show NHL games. You would think it would be a good cross promotion. Yes, most NHL fans will watch Olympic hockey, but myself who does not really watch hockey like Olympic hockey.
This is a missed opportunity to promote a sport they actually have on the air.
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by Jeremy Mauss on Feb 23, 2010 9:33 PM EST up reply actions
This
is just more proof that NBC is not smart
by Jett on Feb 24, 2010 12:52 AM EST up reply actions
Today's quarter final game against the Swiss...
is also tape delayed…
It’s not so bad if you know its coming so you can avoid internet media and the like. I’m going to be VERY pissed if any of the tape delayed games get spoiled though…
by Jietoh on Feb 24, 2010 10:24 AM EST reply actions
I just checked
the local listings here in Seattle and was going to be LIVID if they were on tape delay literally 4 hours from the arena, but I am going to be getting the live feed.
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by Derek B on Feb 24, 2010 12:14 PM EST reply actions
nbc sports= no business covering sports
Why can’t NBC show the game live? It’s 2010 not 1972 and the game is being played on the West Coast. Love hockey, wish I was back in NYC watching the game live and not in Las Vegas, where even the casinos are stuck with tape delayed broadcast. Too bad they’re not taking bets on the tape delay.
by gosabres on Feb 25, 2010 3:41 PM EST reply actions
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