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[giga]

If people watch it before there's less chance their going to watch it again and thus less money from advertisers because of the smaller audience.

Yeah, I realize that, and that's why they're horrible. I remember in the last Olympics they regularly cut off to commercials in the opening ceremony. No doubt they're doing the same again tomorrow. All about money.

BBC on the other hand will be providing a continuous feed for the UK. Sigh.

 

[Tawpgun]

Can't wait for USA Basketball Dong Squad.

 

[woolley]

Yeah, I realize that, and that's why they're horrible. I remember in the last Olympics they regularly cut off to commercials in the opening ceremony. No doubt they're doing the same again tomorrow. All about money.

BBC on the other hand will be providing a continuous feed for the UK. Sigh.

Isn't the BBC also largely funded by the people?

 

[Sax Russel]

So judging by the last few posts this is sounding like a no, buuuuut, guessing there's nowhere online that I can watch the opening on a live stream that's official and/or high quality from the US?

 

[lazybones18]

Nope, gonna have to find an illegal feed. I know I will

 

[killer_clank]

so apparently ALL the bells are gonna ring at 8:12am.

 

[Pixel_boy]

so apparently ALL the bells are gonna ring at 8:12am.

Such fun!

 

[Jamie OD]

Good morning everyone. It's time for me to do what I always do on the morning of an Olympic opening ceremony. Watch Animalympics.

 

[Majine]

Prepare!

Spoiler

to be underwhelmed in comparison to what Beijing did

 

[PuppetSlave]

So how many here is actually going to watch the ceremony tonight? I always skip it since it's so boring. Anything cool/funny gets captured/giffed pretty quick by the net anyway.

 

[Ashes]

So how many here is actually going to watch the ceremony tonight? I always skip it since it's so boring. Anything cool/funny gets captured/giffed pretty quick by the net anyway.

So read a book and lift your eyes to the screen occasionally?

 

[Slackbladder]

I doubt I'll watch the opening ceremony tonight. Will almost certainly cringe through-out as I'm British and I can't see it going well. At best I'd be embarrassed by the whole thing. I might be wrong but I have no intention on finding out! Plus I have to be up at 04:30am Saturday morning!

 

[Kurtofan]

Archery started and France Television has nothing on its website :/
Fuck you France television.

 

[killer_clank]

Archery started and France Television has nothing on its website :/
Fuck you France television.

I don't think anyone is actually showing it because it's a classification event only or something like that.

 

[dc89]

Looking forward to this, I live in England and hope we can really put on a show.

I was by The Etihad Stadium (Manchester) yesterday and I saw these signs:

And it dawned on me it's here!!

 

[Nevasleep]

Who's got the next Olympics?, wondering who'll be at the closing ceremony.

 

[Kurtofan]

Edit:^^^^^^^:It's Rio.

Really?

Well that's shit but I have nothing to do right now so I wanted to see dudes shooting arrows.

 

[Majine]

Archery started and France Television has nothing on its website :/
Fuck you France television.

No streaming option in this country either. Secret event?

Who's got the next Olympics?, wondering who'll be at the closing ceremony.

Next is Rio De Janeiro.

 

[dc89]

Who's got the next Olympics?, wondering who'll be at the closing ceremony.

Are you sure Archery is on now. Gone on BBC television and can't see anything

Edit: checked website and yeah, started at 9am. DAMN! Just gone through all 24 BBC Olympic channels on Sky and nope, not showing it.

 

[mclem]

RE: Archery:

0940: For those of you who wanted to see this morning's Archery, there will be highlights on the BBC Sport website later. More details to follow

 

[Adamm]

So how many here is actually going to watch the ceremony tonight? I always skip it since it's so boring. Anything cool/funny gets captured/giffed pretty quick by the net anyway.

Me!
Im looking forward to it + its in 3D, so should be good.

 

[Edmond Dantès]

BBC ==============================================> All other broadcasters.

 

[Oxx]

Anyone watch Belarus vs New Zealand last night? lol

I was there. It was a decent enough game. Surprised that there were 15,000 people there on a hot, dry night in Coventry.

 

[Peru]

Next Olympics is in Russia, actually, so we'll probably get a big old megabucks opening ceremony.

And of course I'll be watching tonight. More than the visual spectacle there's the political aside of how a country represents its past and present and everything.

 

[killer_clank]

BBC ==============================================> All other broadcasters.

pretty much.

 

[mclem]

Me!
Im looking forward to it + its in 3D, so should be good.

Definitely in 3D for me! Albeit - I expect - very very small.

 

[Edmond Dantès]

Sir Roger Bannister is the favourite to light the Olympic flame ahead of Sir Steve Redgrave and Daley Thompson.

I'd be happy with all three, but I'm leaning towards Daley. To dominate the decathlon for so long was a superhuman feat. Truly one of the greatest athletes ever.

 

[Envelope]

Sir Roger Bannister is the favourite to light the Olympic flame ahead of Sir Steve Redgrave and Daley Thompson.

I'd be happy with all three, but I'm leaning towards Daley. To dominate the decathlon for so long was a superhuman feat. Truly one of the greatest athletes ever.

Really, I think being the first to run the mile in under 4 minutes is more of a historical event, so I'd lean towards Bannister. Though of course, all of them are amazing athletes.

 

[satriales]

BBC ==============================================> All other broadcasters.

I watched the football last night and was amazed at how good their video player has got. I joined the game about 30 minutes in and the score was 1-0, not only could I rewind the live video to see the goal, but they had already bookmarked it so a single click would take me there. Another click to turn the stream live again.

This is going to be very useful for the F1. No more missing the start and waiting 4hrs for it be uploaded to iPlayer.

 

[Darren870]

Next Olympics is in Russia, actually, so we'll probably get a big old megabucks opening ceremony.

No its in Rio. Your thinking of the World Cup...

 

[Wes]

Are you sure Archery is on now. Gone on BBC television and can't see anything

Edit: checked website and yeah, started at 9am. DAMN! Just gone through all 24 BBC Olympic channels on Sky and nope, not showing it.

They aren't broadcasting the Archery today as it may detract attention from the Opening Ceremony, or something. It is the only day of an event that isn't being broadcast live throught the whole Olympics.

 

[killer_clank]

No its in Rio. Your thinking of the World Cup...

The next winter olympics is in Russia, so he's right. Next summer games are Rio though.

 

[Darren870]

The next winter olympics is in Russia, so he's right. Next summer games are Rio though.

Ahh yea your right, my bad. I was checking and I saw the 2018 in Korea, forgot about 2014 .

Who watches the winter Olympics anyway?

 

[Envelope]

Ahh yea your right, my bad. I was checking and I saw the 2018 in Korea, forgot about 2014 .

Who watches the winter Olympics anyway?

Winter Olympics are more fun to watch, after all, summer doesn't have Curling.

 

[Wes]

Really, I think being the first to run the mile in under 4 minutes is more of a historical event, so I'd lean towards Bannister. Though of course, all of them are amazing athletes.

My prediction:

I think the torch will come in to the stadium carried by Beckham. At the end of the ceremony four people will do each 100m of a full lap my bets being on:

Daley Thompson
Tanni Grey-Thompson
Kelly Holmes
Sir Steve Redgrave

Before they give it to Bannister (the best choice in my opinion) to light the cauldron however that may be.

 

[SpectreFire]

Suck it Poland.

 

[Antiochus]

It is still scarcely believable that a media corporation like NBC still has the exclusive American broadcasting rights for both summer and winter Olympics up to 2020.

This fact must truly beggar the imagination

 

[Koodo]

Who watches the winter Olympics anyway?

The speed skating and figure skating events are insane. I don't think there's any other sport in the wider Olympics that is more CHAOTIC than short track speed skating.


Edit: I see SpectreFire has similar taste in Canadian flags.

 

[Edmond Dantès]

Speaking of the opening ceremony. 1.2 billion people are expected to tune in to watch either live or delayed coverage. It could well end up as the most watched television broadcast of all time.

The current record holder is the 2008 opening ceremony.

 

[Kurtofan]

They aren't broadcasting the Archery today as it may detract attention from the Opening Ceremony, or something. It is the only day of an event that isn't being broadcast live throught the whole Olympics.

That's pretty crazy, the archery stops way before the Ceremony starts.

 

[Koodo]

Has anyone downloaded the London Results app? It looks like the Calendar tab has all the events one day ahead of their scheduled time.

... or delayed coverage.

Poor, brave Americans.

 

[JonathanEx]

I thought it was just because it wasn't actually a competition event, it's essentially a draw? Or have I fundamentally misunderstood sport (cos I'm no good at it)

 

[Antiochus]

Has any enterprising cyber groups managed to create a viable proxy British servers for those unfortunate citizens stuck in second world countries who do not have the "luxury" of watching live streams online?

 

[acm2000]

so apparently ALL the bells are gonna ring at 8:12am.

i shoved my head out the window, didnt hear squat, but im not really near any churches that ring their bells

 

[Snarfington]

i shoved my head out the window, didnt hear squat, but im not really near any churches that ring their bells

My closest is about a mile and a half away from me, I heard. It was very annoying; don't they know people are on their summer holidays?!

Excited to see the opening tonight, hopefully I'll be able to stay awake for it since the damn bells woke me up early.

 

[C.Dark.DN]

My tv says the opening ceremony is 4 .5 hours?

 

[Koodo]

My tv says the opening ceremony is 4 .5 hours?

It's in 9h 50m.

Oh, length of the ceremony. #oop

 

[Snarfington]

My tv says the opening ceremony is 4 .5 hours?

It's meant to be about 3 and a half iirc. Probably factoring in ad space etc. if you're in the USA perhaps? Don't forget the ceremony involves wheeling out all the athletes who are partaking at tortoise speed.

 

[twobear]

BBC ==============================================> All other broadcasters.

I swell with patriotic mucus at the mention of two things: the NHS and the BBC.

 

[Wes]

My tv says the opening ceremony is 4 .5 hours?

BBC coverage begins at 7pm local. The ceremony itself starts at 9pm. And they HAVE to finish by 12:30am.

So 3 1/2 hours in duration.