Field Theory: Out of the Blocks
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How 3rd world. Especially, considering that most of us over in Europe would be watching it during the "downtime" of the website, i.e., the middle of the night in NZ. Bandwidth excuses, presumably the reason (?), would thus be irrelevant.
It's not TVNZ's fault -- it's a broadcast rights issue. NBC is exactly the same in the US.
Intriguingly, there are 77 countries that don't have comprehensive rights deals (ie: TV and internet), and in those countries you can see Olympic coverage on YouTube. But not here. At the same time, copyright cops are busy having freelance captures of Olympic TV coverage removed from YouTube and other services.
It's all perfectly rational. And also an example of the way that the introduction of such copyright agreements breaks the functionality of the network.
Still, at least there are still torrents ...
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Correct. To be fair, TVNZ replied really quickly to tell me that. Nice. Looks like it's time to learn some Czech.
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And speaking of getting hot wearing your sporting uniform, did anyone see the fencers' new boiler-suit/welding mask combo? What happended to elegant old white padded suit and mesh mask?
No, because when I logged on at nine o'clock last night in hopes of watching the scheduled men's finals from 8.30-10.30 on tvnz 3, I was greeted with "see programme guide below for when live coverage resumes".
I was not a happy bunny.
With the crazy lights, and all kinds of cords coming from them? Bizarre, and very un-zorro like.
Electric gear of the type you describe has been de rigeur for about the last twenty years at top levels and the last ten, well, everywhere. It was decided that asking refs to judge whether two people had hit simultaneously, where "simultaneously" = "within 1/25th of a second" was easier with flashing lights and stuff. And to be honest, you don't even notice the wire when you're fencing.
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And to be honest, you don't even notice the wire when you're fencing.
Note: never get into a duel with Lucy.
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Note: never get into a duel with Lucy.
Better advice: remember that for male fencers, a cricket box is not an optional piece of equipment.
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a cricket box is not an optional piece of equipment
Really? Ouch.
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I'd rather they just showed the sport, and did away completely with the talking to people before and after the events.
Indeed. I just hate how they poke a microphone under the nose of someone still gasping for air, after the swim (run, cycle...) of their lives. Give them a couple of minutes and they might have something rational to say.
I suppose what gives is that they might have escaped the pesky interviewer by then, but most athletes seem pretty happy to give short interviews in good time.
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Give them a couple of minutes and they might have something rational to say.
Ha! Or it's the same bollocks but they aren't puffing when they say it.
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