Can it be?
Is it possible the silly games in Athens are finally over, and we can all finally get back to normal?
Yeah, I’m a little ticked off. The IOC demanded that nothing originating from Athens could be netcast…this requirement, and the foolish acceptance of it by international broadcasters, caused the CBC to stop webcasting completely, and the BBC might just as well have stopped as often as they pre-empted.
Even public radio stations (on the whole…some who forgot could be found with patience, thank heavens) stopped webcasting most non-American news programs for fear they might mention the overaged children playing in the ruins. Even a show like As It Happens was blocked, since they might talk to someone in Greece.
Thank heavens the thing is over. Unfortunately, we get to go through it all over again in two years. Unless the broadcasters wise up and stop covering the thing completely…maybe then the IOC will stop acting as if the Olympics has any real importance at all.
August 31st, 2004 at 2:32 am
Charlie, I love the Olympics generally speaking, with specific objections. Imagine this. In the SF Bay Area, KRON in SF was the NBC affiliate for as long as I can remember. When renewal time came up, amidst disputes between the 2 parties, NBC decided to go with San Jose, about an hour away. People who don’t have cable do not receive the SJ NBC station and were unable to watch the Olympics at all. Of course when the switch was made a couple of years ago it was said that ’soon’ everyone would be able to receive NBC from San Jose.