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This is an old revision of this page, as edited by 168.215.131.150 (talk) at 19:48, 31 August 2016 (→2 sections for 2016 summer?: new section). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.

Added section on today's criticism of NBC's coverage of 2012 Opening Ceremony.

I've just added this section, with references to the various writeups discussing (usually negatively) NBC's coverage of the opening ceremony. It may require more work - it's difficult to write a section discussing criticism while maintaining a neutral point of view. Feel free to make changes if you think I've focused on the negative too much. 86.24.83.108 (talk) 16:30, 28 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Same author, this time logged in. I've had a second go at one of the paragraphs (after a different author added more and changed the bullet points to prose). The part about Bob Costas criticizing the IOC's failure to include a moment of silence for Munich victims is no longer there, but should probably be added somewhere else when the article is more generally rewritten. JosephMyer (talk) 17:04, 28 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

While it belongs in the article, I think this section is a little excessive at the moment, and statements like 'McCloskey's statement was roundly ridiculed' a bit POV. I think it probably could and should be cut back to keep the criticism section in proportion to its importance while keeping the essence of the story. Robofish (talk) 20:28, 5 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]
It's not POV if it's true, or at least verifiable. Although I'm quite willing to be corrected - and would welcome a balancing viewpoint as much as the next editor - there doesn't seem to be any positive media reference in regard to NBC's Olympic coverage. A Google search for "nbc olympic coverage" brings back a lot of hits, but not a single one complimenting their work. And when NBC's own affiliate news team criticize the NBC effort, it's harder still to balance the observations with positive commentary. Chaheel Riens (talk) 09:58, 6 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]


Don't have the time right now but here's something else to perhaps mention: http://jezebel.com/5933302/someone-at-nbc-apparently-approved-this-creepy-porny-video-of-female-olympians --75.73.176.26 (talk) 05:29, 11 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Did NBC use the official 2012 Olympic logo?

From what I've seen (which wasn't much), NBC's coverage substituted its own Big Ben/Union Jack/shield logo for the jagged official 2012 logo - did they use the official logo/corporate identity at all? Whatever the merits of the official logo, it was an attempt to get away from cliches (like Big Ben). ProhibitOnions (T) 22:42, 21 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Hours of NBC Coverage of 2012 Olympics

The article here references the SI guide to NBC coverage which states "NBC will air 5,535 hours of programming, including Friday's Opening Ceremonies". But if you add up all the hours from the NBC networks listed in the article (e.g., 155.5 hours on MSNBC), you only get 1022.5 hours. The remaining 4212.5 hours are from internet "broadcasts", most of which had no commentators at all, and only some of which had "Olympic Broadcasting Service" commentators.

So is it reasonable for NBC to claim it "aired" 5,535 of programming, when the majority was only via the internet (and not to televisions via the air, cable, or satellite) and was just the live feed with no NBC-ness? 69.140.23.81 (talk) 06:07, 28 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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2 sections for 2016 summer?

Just wondering why we have 2 separate sections for the 2016 Olympics? --168.215.131.150 (talk) 19:48, 31 August 2016 (UTC)[reply]

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