Interesting that on Channel 9 Australia they're crashing in and out of Phil Ligget's commentary despite the fact hes working for them. Assume hes doing the world feed as well- but for events where the BBC are providing the English world feed commentary they've left clear gaps for the BBC to opt out.
They seem to be cutting in and out of events a lot more than the BBC would- even if they're on slight tape delay, where as the BBC would tend to run them in full. They're a bit more 'aussie centric' than the BBC are Brit centric- although they made a big feature of Michael Phelp's first heat. They've run some rowing heats, some swimming heats and showing the Cycling road race the rest of the time.
Simple, quick links from the studio host. Quite a few ad breaks but fairly short ones.
Interesting that on Channel 9 Australia they're crashing in and out of Phil Ligget's commentary despite the fact hes working for them. Assume hes doing the world feed as well- but for events where the BBC are providing the English world feed commentary they've left clear gaps for the BBC to opt out.
I only had a quick flip through the commentary handbook, but there are quite strict instructions about where and when pauses should be left for broadcasters to opt out. Perhaps Channel 9 are just being impatient?
I only had a quick flip through the commentary handbook, but there are quite strict instructions about where and when pauses should be left for broadcasters to opt out. Perhaps Channel 9 are just being impatient?
Of course, my thinking was the wrong way round. That would seem to be the case then- they were wanting to get back to rowing and swimming heats- sometimes going into them halfway through, other times mentioning that it happened' a few minutes ago'.
I didn't know this but after having a nosey online it seems that ARD and ZDF are alternating days with the Olympics, with today being ZDF and ARD tomorrow, then that pattern carries on, quite an interesting set up.
I didn't know this but after having a nosey online it seems that ARD and ZDF are alternating days with the Olympics, with today being ZDF and ARD tomorrow, then that pattern carries on, quite an interesting set up.
I didn't know this but after having a nosey online it seems that ARD and ZDF are alternating days with the Olympics, with today being ZDF and ARD tomorrow, then that pattern carries on, quite an interesting set up.
Seems strange but I think that is something they've done for ages. You'd think though even if they alternated with the major flagship events the other would show minor events on the other days.
ZDF and ARD have indeed alternated Olympics coverage on a day-by-day basis for ages:
"At the Olympics, ARD covers one day's events live, while ZDF has summaries later; next day it is ZDF's turn for the live broadcasts."
The quote above is from Timothy Green's very interesting book
The Universal Eye: World Television in the Seventies
, published in
1972
-- 40 years ago!
They do weird stuff like that. They (or certainly used to) take turns doing a breakfast show, IIRC ARD does it one week and ZDF the next!
Anyone interested in seeing what the rest of Europe is doing, you can watch everyones coverage (except your own country's) on www.eurovisionsports.tv .
They do weird stuff like that. They (or certainly used to) take turns doing a breakfast show, IIRC ARD does it one week and ZDF the next!
Indeed. Quoting Timothy Green again:
"Apollo moon-shots have been covered alternately; ARD did all the live televising on Apollo 12, ZDF took Apollo 13, ARD Apollo 14. When Apollo 13 ran into difficulties on the way to the moon and made its dramatic return to earth ZDF had the splashdown exclusively, although ARD were permitted to show it later on the regular news."
