ENTERTAINMENT & MEDIA: DELAYED TELEVISION COVERAGE OF OLYMPICS
HOW VIEWERS ARE IMPACTED BY "TAPE DELAYED" COVERAGE OF 2010 VANCOUVER OLYMPICS
As a sports fan in California, "watching" the 2010 Olympics has been a frustrating experience. NBC has provided the west coast with little live coverage. So those of us who live in the "tape delayed" part of NBC's coverage map have a choice: (a) cease using communication devices and social media to avoid learning of results; or (b) watching the television coverage in spite of knowing the result.
I received a message on Twitter from a reporter from the Los Angeles Times asking if I would speak on the record about the issue. Never one to turn down an opportunity to speak my mind, I agreed. The LA Times article appears here.
My thoughts on the implications of tape delayed coverage on viewers after the jump.
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