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Televising the Games – #NBCFail
The Olympic Games, the ultimate sporting event. Citius, Altius, Fortius – Faster, Higher, Stronger. The Games are about the athletes, and the people of the world sharing in their attempt at the ultimate in achievements. Or at least that was the original intent of the Olympic Games – to be a global gathering of the world to celebrate peace through athletics. That was the intent. That’s how it started. Ah, but the best laid schemes of mice and men often go awry – and so it’s been with the Olympic Games. As I’ve become convinced through the first week of these Games that they are no longer about the athletes,…
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NBC Has a New Sports Channel
I sat down a little bit ago to put together my thoughts on this weekend’s U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials. While I was going through the event website I was struck by the fact that there will be no coverage of the Trials – no television, no internet streaming. I found that very disappointing. Especially given that there is a new sports channel that would seem to be perfect for running/track and field. That’s because as of the beginning of this year the old “Versus” sports programming station is now owned by NBC and has been renamed NBC Sports Network. A perfect fit it would seem for track and field since…