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one suspects most countries are favoring their own athletes in broadcast terms nt msongs Jul 26 #1
Yep! jimfields33 Jul 26 #2
Not at all. I listened to the EuroSport1 audio feed (English is UK based), ... aggiesal Jul 26 #6
I grew up with an ability to watch Canadian TV dsc Jul 26 #20
I did, too. July Jul 26 #26
I watched it on Peacock. madaboutharry Jul 26 #3
Was Tirico, Clarkson & Peyton on Peacock? ... aggiesal Jul 26 #8
I have a plan with no commercials, but there were breaks. madaboutharry Jul 26 #18
I agree bdamomma Jul 26 #27
Lots of gqp hit-jobs on Kamala and others. Vicious but foolish. lindysalsagal Jul 26 #4
During the Olympic commercial breaks? n/t aggiesal Jul 26 #9
I was only so so on the Opening Ceremony ITAL Jul 26 #5
Beijing was off the hook! The magnitude of the entertainment was breathtaking. I actually bought the video FlyingPiggy Jul 26 #10
I remember thinking London did a good job actually ITAL Jul 26 #12
I thought London did a good job too w the Industrial Revolution FlyingPiggy Jul 26 #15
I liked the IDEA of the boats ITAL Jul 26 #17
We watched it on peacock and it was way better than what you described on nbc FlyingPiggy Jul 26 #7
At least it wasn't full screen commercials, but I find NBC just money grubbers ... aggiesal Jul 26 #11
Watched in on France2 - No commercials, no breaks, full coverage - And Celine's performance? GoneOffShore Jul 26 #13
Good for you! I can't get France2, I think everything was brilliant ... aggiesal Jul 26 #14
We were at a party in Aix-en-Provence, so saw the entire thing GoneOffShore Jul 26 #16
I recorded the live.broadcast on NBC and watching it now. There are no commercials, just a "commercial free brought Raftergirl Jul 26 #19
I was watching NBC-New York. They had plenty. n/t aggiesal Jul 26 #23
NBC has ALWAYS sucked alarimer Jul 26 #21
Oh, just saw first commercials (split screen) I'm an hour in and this is the first ones. 😔 Raftergirl Jul 26 #22
Thought the ceremony was pretty spectacular Deminpenn Jul 26 #24
I still relished what I got to see. Every moment of it. Just happy I lived long allegorical oracle Jul 26 #25
I actively seek out non-US coverage of international sporting events Tarc Jul 26 #28
Just watched the Prime Time Opening Ceremonies ... aggiesal Jul 26 #29
I watch Canadian coverage - far superior than NBC tenderfoot Jul 27 #30
Was it LIVE? And what Channel? I looked for a channel in Canada ... aggiesal Jul 27 #31
If you have VPN - watch on CBC - yes it's live. tenderfoot Jul 27 #32
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