I wanted to make this a poll but couldn't figure out how to do it!
Do people think that the swimming finals should be moved ot the mornig so that they will be on during the evening prime time here inthe States? Many different swimming sites from other countries think that it is a lot of us in hteStates blowing & whinning.
Frank,
Interesting article - thanks for sharing!
As I said in an earlier post, businesses from what country are footing most of the commercial bill for the Olympics? Probably the USA. While I can't blame the IOC for wanting to cater to the hand that feeds them, if the U.S. TV audience is so important, then maybe its time to have the Games in the U.S. every 4 years, or at least a TV-friendly timezone.
Any soccer fans in the Hizzouse? The coverage of the World Cup this summer was awesome. Germany is 6 hours ahead, and while it was a little wierd watching games at work at 10am, TV showed most games live. And I think audiences were bigger than they ever were.
Bottom line - if TV was such a problem for the IOC, why did they choose China in the first place? Things like this are things that should have been considered before awarding the bid.
Frank,
Interesting article - thanks for sharing!
As I said in an earlier post, businesses from what country are footing most of the commercial bill for the Olympics? Probably the USA. While I can't blame the IOC for wanting to cater to the hand that feeds them, if the U.S. TV audience is so important, then maybe its time to have the Games in the U.S. every 4 years, or at least a TV-friendly timezone.
Any soccer fans in the Hizzouse? The coverage of the World Cup this summer was awesome. Germany is 6 hours ahead, and while it was a little wierd watching games at work at 10am, TV showed most games live. And I think audiences were bigger than they ever were.
Bottom line - if TV was such a problem for the IOC, why did they choose China in the first place? Things like this are things that should have been considered before awarding the bid.
