Innovative move by NBC/Peacock.  They will have the first hour of the opening ceremonies on Friday afternoon commercial free. The opening ceremonies are expected to begin live at 1:30pm eastern.  NBC has sold $1.2 billion in advertising for the games and they are not finished yet.  https://deadline.com/2024/07/nbcuniversal-summer-paris-olympics-opening-ceremony-commercial-free-1236019301/ 

I am one of the "few" August 12th can't come soon enough.

I wonder what will happen to Coronation Street. I know the Sunday morning marathon has been suspended until August. Probably on Thursday's episode a scroll across the screen large enough for a blind person to view will inform us of CBC's plans.

paterson1 wrote:

A few on here don't like the Olympics, but millions will be watching the coverage which kicks off on CBC/GEM/Sportsnet/TSN/NBC at 12noon on Friday.  Opening ceremonies run during the afternoon and are repeated in the evening.  The games take over the airwaves July 26 to Aug 11th.  Even though there is a time zone lag with the games in Paris, with events repeated in prime time the games will overshadow the filler programming and game shows on OTA TV right now.  https://www.cbc.ca/sports/olympics

Coverage is already online.   Tune in tomorrow at 10:30 am to watch Canada vs. New Zealand in Woman's Soccer on CBC GEM.    The Rugby 7s and Soccer dance cards are so full that those sports began today.   Iraq vs. Ukraine and Spain vs. Uzbekistan in men's were both on at the same time today while the one I watched didn't carry any commentary at all, just commercials and the play.   I'm expecting a live coverage crew for the Canadian game but we'll see.

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Well, as far as I and likely millions of others, the Olympic coverage can't start soon enough.  There is nothing on OTA TV.  The Canadian networks have had better and more interesting evening schedules this summer than the US OTA nets.  But then again they often do.
 
CTV has even had some new shows on (in between too many repeats of BB Theory and Corner Gas).

And I know that if Celine Dion is in the opening ceremonies, it will be all over the news.  I know some dislike her but like the Olympics, many more people like her than don't. 

Disagree with RA about the exclusive rights to the video of races or events.  Cry me a river...CBC and NBC and others paid big dollars for the rights. These networks having exclusive rights for 24 hours to show highlights again is totally reasonable. Like simsub, you pay for exclusive rights and this is what you get.  The other networks cover all of the highlights anyway with excellent photos from Reuters and others. 

Have fun watching all of the shows you recorded and couldn't be bothered watching until now.  You may think you aren't missing out...and good for you.   

 

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paterson1 wrote:

Well, as far as I and likely millions of others, the Olympic coverage can't start soon enough.  There is nothing on OTA TV.  The Canadian networks have had better and more interesting evening schedules this summer than the US OTA nets.  But then again they often do.
 
CTV has even had some new shows on (in between too many repeats of BB Theory and Corner Gas).

And I know that if Celine Dion is in the opening ceremonies, it will be all over the news.  I know some dislike her but like the Olympics, many more people like her than don't. 

Disagree with RA about the exclusive rights to the video of races or events.  Cry me a river...CBC and NBC and others paid big dollars for the rights. These networks having exclusive rights for 24 hours to show highlights again is totally reasonable. Like simsub, you pay for exclusive rights and this is what you get.  The other networks cover all of the highlights anyway with excellent photos from Reuters and others. 

Have fun watching all of the shows you recorded and couldn't be bothered watching until now.  You may think you aren't missing out...and good for you.   

 

mace wrote:

RadioActive wrote:

Well, to each his/her won and I hope you enjoy the next two weeks.

As for my overloaded DVR, it's an excuse to clear some space for the new fall season, which this year really starts in October.

At least I know I won't be bored watching the shows I've saved. I am absolutely positive I can't say that about the Olympics!

Like you, RA, I have a number of programs on my PVR to view. Unlike you. I also have CFL games to look forward to. For those who love the Olympics, enjoy! I simply won't be joining you.

Yes like Mace, I don't object to people enjoying the Games and hope Canada does well. I'm just not an aficionado of them. I find them boring and not in the least bit interesting, so I'll find something else to watch. I suppose my biggest complaint with these things is that this marathon goes on for an interminable two weeks. No other sporting event lasts that long or takes up so much air time on a single network. Even if it seems like the NFL is never off your TV screen. 

That said, there are two indelible memories I have of the Olympics and I'll never forget either one. The first happened when I was still in high school and we lived right near Yorkdale Mall. Like most teenagers in those days, my best friend and I used to hang out there after class. There was a shop that sold TVs right near the W.H. Smith and Sons bookstore and the Music World where I got my CHUM Charts every week.

On this particular afternoon, everyone was stopped still in their tracks, staring intently at the TV sets on display. My friend asked me, "what's going on?" I said, "Oh, it's just the Olympics, let's go." I wasn't interested in them even then, so we walked off down the mall.

It wasn't until I got home that I found out it wasn't just the Olympics that had all those people's attention. It was the beginning coverage of the 1972 Munich Massacre, in which the entire Israeli team was wiped out by terrorists, at the time one of the worst such attacks in history. 

The other memory came years later, when I was working at my TV newsroom. My shift had just ended, I was tired and just wanted to go home. But everyone there was staying to watch one of the races at the Games. They said, "aren't you going to stay to see if Canada wins?" I said, "I really don't care about the Olympics, I'll hear about it on the news and I'll see you guys tomorrow." 

It was 1988, and right after I left, Ben Johnson outran American Carl Lewis to capture gold. No one knew then the scandal that would come after that infamous dash to the finish line. And you can bet the story that followed I paid close attention to!

Everyone is naturally talking about the Olympic coverage on TV, but don't forget, certain selected events will be on radio, too. The Canadian women's soccer match is on TSN1050, and so is Canada vs. Greece in basketball. That airs Saturday, also on 1050. Others will follow over the next two weeks and you can see the schedule here. 

So I'm assuming while the CBC nabbed the exclusive TV rights to the Games in Canada, TSN managed to get them for radio. How that affects what CBC Radio 1 will do remains to be seen. 

Tq345 wrote:

RadioActive said:

"I suppose my biggest complaint with these things is that this marathon goes on for an interminable two weeks. No other sporting event lasts that long or takes up so much air time on a single network."

 
What about tennis grand slam events? Four times a year they clog up TSN's schedule with endless coverage for two weeks straight. It's great for tennis fans, but for the rest of us, it essentially means we're paying for a bunch of channels that are mostly unwatchable for a fortnight..

The difference is that at least TSN is an all sports channel, so a long event there isn't as bad, at least to me, as a general entertainment network having its entire daytime and nighttime schedule tied up for 14 days non-stop for one thing. But you're right - if you're not interested in what they're showing, it can feel like an eternity until programming gets back to normal. 

I enjoy watching some of the summer Olympics, but not the winter games.
Pardon the pun they leave me cold.
But I like summer events like gymnastics, weight lifting, and of course the big event -- the 100 metres.
Also sometimes the opening ceremonies can be quite entertaining. (Remember Daniel Craig as Bond "parachuting " into the London games along with the Queen?)
Also in the LA Games having Mohammad Ali light the Olympic torch?
But always in the back of my mind is the monstrous corruption behind the athletics.
I covered a good chunk of Canada's Dubin inquiry after the Ben Johnson scandal and the corruption and drug cheating it revealed was jaw dropping.

 

Glen Warren wrote:

mace wrote:

I wonder what will happen to Coronation Street. I know the Sunday morning marathon has been suspended until August. Probably on Thursday's episode a scroll across the screen large enough for a blind person to view will inform us of CBC's plans.

I'm also going to miss "Escape to the Country"... nothing like a one hour BBC real estate show which profiles three country, some period/listed properties for sale and the "prospective" purchasers.  The majority of the "prospective" couples/purchasers have no interest in buying one of the homes.....

The episodes shown on CBC were produced 5 or 6 years ago...  

Why spend the scarce CBC programming bucks on this dredge?

Escape to the Country is now in its 24th season on BBC One. It consistently ranks among the top shows in its timeslot in the UK. Episodes are also shown in Canada on CTV Life Network, and its also being seen in Australia, New Zealand and a number of other countries. It's also been available on Netflix and Amazon Prime and has inspired spin-off versions in the U.S. and Europe.

Gee, I guess somebody must like it....