Comments on: The Invisible Olympics http://www.walrusmagazine.com/blogs/2008/08/14/the-invisible-olympics/ Fearless. Thoughtful. Witty. Canadian. And Opinionated. Fri, 09 Jan 2009 02:21:05 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: Rudolf http://www.walrusmagazine.com/blogs/2008/08/14/the-invisible-olympics/#comment-6699 Rudolf Tue, 19 Aug 2008 23:57:28 +0000 http://www.walrusmagazine.com/blogs/?p=1113#comment-6699 @Smith The goal isn't free online TV. The goal is using the Internet to its fullest. The networks *want* more people to view their coverage of the games because more people are also viewing whatever advertisements they put up. Free TV is a by-product of accepting sponsorships and advertisements. Why should the networks restrict themselves to particular geographical areas? @Smith The goal isn’t free online TV. The goal is using the Internet to its fullest. The networks *want* more people to view their coverage of the games because more people are also viewing whatever advertisements they put up. Free TV is a by-product of accepting sponsorships and advertisements.

Why should the networks restrict themselves to particular geographical areas?

]]> By: Ian Davidson http://www.walrusmagazine.com/blogs/2008/08/14/the-invisible-olympics/#comment-6691 Ian Davidson Tue, 19 Aug 2008 11:03:53 +0000 http://www.walrusmagazine.com/blogs/?p=1113#comment-6691 Joel: Pretty frustrating. My friend in Qatar is having the same problem...an Olympic shut-out from all avenues! Ian Joel:

Pretty frustrating. My friend in Qatar is having the same problem…an Olympic shut-out from all avenues!

Ian

]]> By: Smith http://www.walrusmagazine.com/blogs/2008/08/14/the-invisible-olympics/#comment-6687 Smith Tue, 19 Aug 2008 00:53:20 +0000 http://www.walrusmagazine.com/blogs/?p=1113#comment-6687 Hang on a minute. You have TV coverage of the olympics available to you (possibly not of the greatest quality), but you're throwing a hissy fit because you can't watch the olympics on another network? And this makes capitalism and communism equivalent? I'm a bit dubious of the right to free online TV too. Ok, it would be reasonable if it's a matter of national importance, but this is sports coverage. If the networks give it to you for free then how do they pay their reporters? Hang on a minute. You have TV coverage of the olympics available to you (possibly not of the greatest quality), but you’re throwing a hissy fit because you can’t watch the olympics on another network? And this makes capitalism and communism equivalent?

I’m a bit dubious of the right to free online TV too. Ok, it would be reasonable if it’s a matter of national importance, but this is sports coverage. If the networks give it to you for free then how do they pay their reporters?

]]> By: Kwame http://www.walrusmagazine.com/blogs/2008/08/14/the-invisible-olympics/#comment-6644 Kwame Sat, 16 Aug 2008 09:27:00 +0000 http://www.walrusmagazine.com/blogs/?p=1113#comment-6644 It's is compared to national borders. It’s is compared to national borders.

]]> By: William Neal http://www.walrusmagazine.com/blogs/2008/08/14/the-invisible-olympics/#comment-6624 William Neal Fri, 15 Aug 2008 03:27:36 +0000 http://www.walrusmagazine.com/blogs/?p=1113#comment-6624 You are so fracking correct. You go man. You go. I had such a conniption trying to get the Live Opening Ceremony...on my TV, here in the U.S. I could You Tube it I understand now, but so what? Frack that! I searched on the net and the appropriately named CCTV site played only stuff later, said that Live Coverage for people in China would be available. Ha, that is if they had electricity and or a TV. Right. And some how Bogota, Columbia had it on their TV, but requisite 10 second pause before receiving images. Duh. --William You are so fracking correct. You go man. You go. I had such a conniption trying to get the Live Opening Ceremony…on my TV, here in the U.S. I could You Tube it I understand now, but so what? Frack that! I searched on the net and the appropriately named CCTV site played only stuff later, said that Live Coverage for people in China would be available. Ha, that is if they had electricity and or a TV. Right. And some how Bogota, Columbia had it on their TV, but requisite 10 second pause before receiving images. Duh.
–William

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