Forget NBC-National Broadcasting Corporation, let's all face it, this year's Olympic coverage was so hideous by close Day 2 that the historical network should be forced to change it's acronym's meaning to Nothing But Complaints! Just like Michael Phelps brought on his first loss by not adequately preparing or training for the race, NBC has only itself to blame when looking to point peacock feathers rationalizing their atrocious coverage.
Why, Brian Williams, does it make any sense whatsoever to your veteran commentator brain, not to utter those three words every Olympic fan needs to hear if looking to avoid undeserved mental anguish? "Spoiler Alert Ahead!"
So incredibly offensive, NBC continuously proclaiming that watching events live is as simple as logging onto the network's site and streaming. Brian Williams' syndrome must be contagious. Execs at the network must've been too distracted pruning feathers to notice that their online streaming solution involves users actually having to pay a cable provider (an enormous monthly fee) to watch a global event that's since the inception of television essentially has allotted for free broadcasting!
Yes, NBC, this is exactly what the United States of America needs right now as we are trying to rebound from destructive economic patterns that financially wiped out the majority of citizens. We need to pay to watch competitions intended to unify us with the rest of the world. We need to dig deep into our kids' back to school clothing allowance funds and fork over those bucks to you so you can afford additional extraneous amenities for countless years.
Way to go, NBC, thanks for looking out for those you serve. Without the average viewing public your network's need in everyday society becomes obsolete. How are your executives then going to afford 6,000 square foot houses, private planes and exotic vacations? Participating in Olympic events live alongside the rest of the world may not seem important to a minority group of individuals who personally get to explore foreign countries or learn about their city's cultural distinctions first-hand? But to the majority of American's who currently struggle to make ends meet, the least your prestigious network executives can do, is ensure that our detached second-hand experience hitting us through television screens is timely and not ruined by your shows' commentators revealing race results prior to the actual viewing of the event.
If you're like me and have had enough of watching NBC waltz off with my Olympic dreams by preventing me from properly enjoying coverage, sign this petition and let's work together to strip the network of its legendary broadcasting rights' status. Sometimes a peacock's fancy-schmancy plummage is just that--something pretty to look at if you feel like it. Come 2016, let's bestow the honor of Olympics' coverage upon a network that will honor their viewers by immersing them in the real world. The unaffordable, second-rate experiences edited by the elite minority for majority consumption deserve to be relegated to antiquated history.
The Olympics were intended to cultivate global unity (just ask Greek athlete, Voula Papachristou). Don't let an American broadcasting giant altar the public consumption of this magnificent, legendary testament to all humans' strength, determination and self-sacrifice.
The momentum behind this effort clearly demonstrates a widespread dissatisfaction with the current state of Olympic broadcasting. It is evident that the public expects a far more accessible and transparent experience than what has been provided.
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Seth
12 years ago
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As I have no means to get a cable subscription right now, the fact my odd work hours prevents me from watching it on local tv, and the fact that nbc requires a cable subscription as the ONLY way to be able to watch any events online. I'm effectively alienated from being able to watch any of the olympics this year.
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Kaila
12 years ago
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NBC'S BROADCAST RIGHTS SHOULD BE REVOKED! THEIR BROADCAST OLYMPICS COVERAGE IN SOCHI IS THEIR WORST EVER. I LONG FOR THE DAYS WHEN ABC COVERED THE OLYMPICS! FOR THOSE OF US WHO HAVE CUT THE CORD, IT IS OFFENSIVE THAT NBC REQUIRES A CABLE SUBSCRIPTION TO WATCH ONLINE! THEIR OTA COVERAGE IS FILLED WITH BORING COMMENTARY, RIDICULOUSLY MIND NUMBING COMMERCIALS THAT FEEL LIKE 50% OF THE AIR TIME, AND A COMPLETE LACK OF LIVE COVERAGE OF IMPORTANT EVENTS.
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Allen
12 years ago
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It's disappointing to see them rebroadcast CBC coverage, add in random commercials, and then they have the nerve to require a cable account to charge for it. I've been using a friend's login to watch the US online coverage as well as Unblock-us.com to view the CBC and BBC coverage and I would honestly rather pay the $5 monthly VPN fee than watch the crappy NBC coverage. The amount of corporate greed is embarrassing.
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David Dixon
14 years ago
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Can we please go back to watching live events without having to be a cable subscriber? It is 2012, this shouldn't be so hard.
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Mike Mansour
14 years ago
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Sick of the tape delay and spoilers on social media before it even airs here. Literally zero reason to watch the prime time garbage anymore.
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Sarah Lund
14 years ago
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NEVER AGAIN NBC stop ruining the games for everyone with your constant commercials and greedy cable paywalls. give the rights to someone who actually cares.
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Anonymous
12 years ago
2014 coverage is also inadequate.
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Sean Barry
12 years ago
god they suck!
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Forget NBC-National Broadcasting Corporation, let's all face it, this year's Olympic coverage was so hideous by close Day 2 that the historical network should be forced to change it's acronym's meaning to Nothing But Complaints! Just like Michael Phelps brought on his first loss by not adequately preparing or training for the race, NBC has only itself to blame when looking to point peacock feathers rationalizing their atrocious coverage.
Why, Brian Williams, does it make any sense whatsoever to your veteran commentator brain, not to utter those three words every Olympic fan needs to hear if looking to avoid undeserved mental anguish? "Spoiler Alert Ahead!"
So incredibly offensive, NBC continuously proclaiming that watching events live is as simple as logging onto the network's site and streaming. Brian Williams' syndrome must be contagious. Execs at the network must've been too distracted pruning feathers to notice that their online streaming solution involves users actually having to pay a cable provider (an enormous monthly fee) to watch a global event that's since the inception of television essentially has allotted for free broadcasting!
Yes, NBC, this is exactly what the United States of America needs right now as we are trying to rebound from destructive economic patterns that financially wiped out the majority of citizens. We need to pay to watch competitions intended to unify us with the rest of the world. We need to dig deep into our kids' back to school clothing allowance funds and fork over those bucks to you so you can afford additional extraneous amenities for countless years.
Way to go, NBC, thanks for looking out for those you serve. Without the average viewing public your network's need in everyday society becomes obsolete. How are your executives then going to afford 6,000 square foot houses, private planes and exotic vacations? Participating in Olympic events live alongside the rest of the world may not seem important to a minority group of individuals who personally get to explore foreign countries or learn about their city's cultural distinctions first-hand? But to the majority of American's who currently struggle to make ends meet, the least your prestigious network executives can do, is ensure that our detached second-hand experience hitting us through television screens is timely and not ruined by your shows' commentators revealing race results prior to the actual viewing of the event.
If you're like me and have had enough of watching NBC waltz off with my Olympic dreams by preventing me from properly enjoying coverage, sign this petition and let's work together to strip the network of its legendary broadcasting rights' status. Sometimes a peacock's fancy-schmancy plummage is just that--something pretty to look at if you feel like it. Come 2016, let's bestow the honor of Olympics' coverage upon a network that will honor their viewers by immersing them in the real world. The unaffordable, second-rate experiences edited by the elite minority for majority consumption deserve to be relegated to antiquated history.
The Olympics were intended to cultivate global unity (just ask Greek athlete, Voula Papachristou). Don't let an American broadcasting giant altar the public consumption of this magnificent, legendary testament to all humans' strength, determination and self-sacrifice.
The momentum behind this effort clearly demonstrates a widespread dissatisfaction with the current state of Olympic broadcasting. It is evident that the public expects a far more accessible and transparent experience than what has been provided.
8 Comments
S
Seth
12 years ago
Featured
As I have no means to get a cable subscription right now, the fact my odd work hours prevents me from watching it on local tv, and the fact that nbc requires a cable subscription as the ONLY way to be able to watch any events online. I'm effectively alienated from being able to watch any of the olympics this year.
K
Kaila
12 years ago
Featured
NBC'S BROADCAST RIGHTS SHOULD BE REVOKED! THEIR BROADCAST OLYMPICS COVERAGE IN SOCHI IS THEIR WORST EVER. I LONG FOR THE DAYS WHEN ABC COVERED THE OLYMPICS! FOR THOSE OF US WHO HAVE CUT THE CORD, IT IS OFFENSIVE THAT NBC REQUIRES A CABLE SUBSCRIPTION TO WATCH ONLINE! THEIR OTA COVERAGE IS FILLED WITH BORING COMMENTARY, RIDICULOUSLY MIND NUMBING COMMERCIALS THAT FEEL LIKE 50% OF THE AIR TIME, AND A COMPLETE LACK OF LIVE COVERAGE OF IMPORTANT EVENTS.
A
Allen
12 years ago
Featured
It's disappointing to see them rebroadcast CBC coverage, add in random commercials, and then they have the nerve to require a cable account to charge for it. I've been using a friend's login to watch the US online coverage as well as Unblock-us.com to view the CBC and BBC coverage and I would honestly rather pay the $5 monthly VPN fee than watch the crappy NBC coverage. The amount of corporate greed is embarrassing.
D
David Dixon
14 years ago
Featured
Can we please go back to watching live events without having to be a cable subscriber? It is 2012, this shouldn't be so hard.
M
Mike Mansour
14 years ago
Featured
Sick of the tape delay and spoilers on social media before it even airs here. Literally zero reason to watch the prime time garbage anymore.
S
Sarah Lund
14 years ago
Featured
NEVER AGAIN NBC stop ruining the games for everyone with your constant commercials and greedy cable paywalls. give the rights to someone who actually cares.
As I have no means to get a cable subscription right now, the fact my odd work hours prevents me from watching it on local tv, and the fact that nbc requires a cable subscription as the ONLY way to be able to watch any events online. I'm effectively alienated from being able to watch any of the olympics this year.