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In the discussion thread: NBC draws ire for not streaming Olympics ceremony [View all]

Sun Jul 29, 2012, 12:29 AM

26. Or the ticket price ($400+) kept people away...

Remember 15 years ago, or so, when rain forced them to play on the third weekend of Wimbledon? Since they usually don't play on that weekend, the insanely overpriced tickets didn't go to the sponsors, corporations, and wealthy patrons. So they sold normal priced tickets - first come, first served. The energy and enthusiasm was off the charts, with the fans doing 'The Wave' for ten or fifteen minutes at a time.

It seems they would do the same thing for events that don't sell out. Even if they were forced to donate them to the underprivileged, it would create an amazing atmosphere.

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33 replies	Author	Time	Post
NBC draws ire for not streaming Olympics ceremony [View all]	Omaha Steve	Jul 2012	OP
(1) NBC as a TV network has a vested interest in TV ratings,	alp227	Jul 2012	#1
Then maybe streaming needs to count towards ratings...	TDale313	Jul 2012	#2
agree, streaming is the wave of the future	LittleGirl	Jul 2012	#3
Noooo.....that would diminish the giant teat's power...nt	Evasporque	Jul 2012	#5
why I hate nbc sports	d_r	Jul 2012	#4
Hear, hear	primavera	Jul 2012	#15
I kept having to mute it because of the inane babbling of Meredith, Matt and Bob.	tanyev	Jul 2012	#6
It reminded me of Bateman and Cole	sofa king	Jul 2012	#13
"spectacles that do not translate well online because they require context"	BumRushDaShow	Jul 2012	#7
During the opening ceremonies, Costas had to get some little political digs in to some countries.	bulloney	Jul 2012	#9
The day I need Lauer, Viera or Costas to translate an event for me is the day I fucking shoot myself	msanthrope	Jul 2012	#16
LOL!	smirkymonkey	Jul 2012	#24
Contact Information for NBC Sports	FrodosPet	Jul 2012	#8
My email...	Big Orange Jeff	Jul 2012	#11
I like that	FrodosPet	Jul 2012	#19
It gets worse	dkhbrit	Jul 2012	#10
yeah i need yammering meat puppets to provide context	arely staircase	Jul 2012	#12
And they apparently didn't bother to explain who Isambard Kingdom Brunel was	starroute	Jul 2012	#14
I wanted to see the tribute to the NHS.	Manifestor_of_Light	Jul 2012	#17
Yup. Best cauldron ever.	knitter4democracy	Jul 2012	#18
I so agree. It was just stunning. Everything was so well done and gorgeous.	juajen	Jul 2012	#20
I've been looking for that online.	CBHagman	Jul 2012	#21
Another thing about those idiotic greedheads at NBC	Lydia Leftcoast	Jul 2012	#22
I had thought of signing up for cable just to watch this olympics	bhikkhu	Jul 2012	#23
London 2012 Olympics: Empty seats on the opening day prompts investigation	may3rd	Jul 2012	#25
Or the ticket price ($400+) kept people away...	Big Orange Jeff	Jul 2012	#26
I've heard that tickets aren't available even if you have money to pay	Renew Deal	Jul 2012	#28
I've heard the tix were all purchased by "corporate interests"... well... they should have acted	may3rd	Jul 2012	#31
You can't have an opening ceremony without Bob Costas!	Renew Deal	Jul 2012	#27
Giant corporate dinosaurs always use their power to preserve the old.	Odin2005	Jul 2012	#29
I streamed the BBC	obamanut2012	Jul 2012	#30
It's our fault	SanJuannabe	Aug 2012	#32
Thank god for this:	maryellen99	Aug 2012	#33

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