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Olympics. I am pissed NBC cut to commercial... (Original Post) sheshe2 Aug 2016 OP
It's all about $$$$$'s and peak viewer attention points. I'm not surprised at all with the M$M RKP5637 Aug 2016 #1
I hear you, but the alternative is for tens of millions of us to ban together, contribute the money Hoyt Aug 2016 #2
Yep!!! n/t RKP5637 Aug 2016 #3
Kind of ironic. lpbk2713 Aug 2016 #4
Ton of commercials, can't enjoy the opening cermonies Iliyah Aug 2016 #5
honestly DonCoquixote Aug 2016 #6

RKP5637

(67,111 posts)
1. It's all about $$$$$'s and peak viewer attention points. I'm not surprised at all with the M$M
Fri Aug 5, 2016, 10:29 PM
Aug 2016

we have today! It's definitely no accident, it's a psychological game to maximize viewer attention and ad dollars. It's totally disguising, isn't it. PsyOps advertising.

 

Hoyt

(54,770 posts)
2. I hear you, but the alternative is for tens of millions of us to ban together, contribute the money
Fri Aug 5, 2016, 10:39 PM
Aug 2016

to broadcast the Olympics (which would be a lot), and hope the people paid to do all the prep and actually broadcast do it like we want.

My guess is we'd still be grousing, assuming we even got a signal.

For the record, thought the USA uniforms were hideous.

DonCoquixote

(13,616 posts)
6. honestly
Sat Aug 6, 2016, 01:30 AM
Aug 2016

I am so writing these Olympics off. After they kicked out Rouseff Brazil deserves nothing less. I hope this fiasco opens all the old wounds from the World Cup, and rips open some new ones. Between this and the upcoming World Cup in Russia, the very idea of international sports may be damaged forever, and good riddance, because all it is are a bunch of old men trotting out exploited young kids so that patriotism seems fresh.

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