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Why hasn't anyone talked about the girl who went 58.8
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May 10 at 1:30pm by
Anonymous Coward
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where did the pac 10 races go?
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March 3 at 5:33pm by
jj
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Division One is the spot light of the swimming world. But being a division two swimmer i would love to see more coverage of division two swimming like some of the big conferences and big teams such as Drury, Wingate, Missouri S&T;, Baptist, Tampa, Limestone, West Chester. Just an Ideal
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February 23 at 12:15pm by
swim2much
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The Denison Kenyon article seems pretty one sided...
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July 12, 2008 at 10:06pm by
Mike Clayton
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Get it while its still hot!
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July 8, 2008 at 12:40pm by
Luke Warm
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We all know that this comes down to the money, but for once could the companies forget about that factor and remember why we are all here? Yes, some people may be here for the money, but the majority of us belong to such a community that we love the thrill and the sport. As far as Im concerned, NBC has no right to block interviews of the athletes on any sites. Yes, they may have a point where they dont want people to replicate the Trials coverage, but since when did they ever care about swimming (except for that small chunk out of every four years?) And since they are profiting off of this, do you think they really even care? Sadly, for the small community of those of us who truly appreciate the sport, NBC just wants their hands on our wallets.
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July 8, 2008 at 12:38pm by
c
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Terry: FOIA only applies to government documents.
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June 26, 2008 at 7:04pm by
FOIA
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Lion King,
It really all boils down to money. NBC does not want anyone making money off of their broadcast. So since they have the Olympic contract they decide who gets to share, and as you see after 8/7, the terrible twos come out and no one gets to share. Unfortunetly NBC does not care for the Flowswimming/Coaching ideals of sharing information. As far as the non-race footage, to NBC, everything is part of the event as a whole. I will liken it to the Masters. If you remember tiger woods shot with the Nike emblem. Nike had to buy that footage AS WELL AS the interview from CBS to use it for an ad. That is the best analogy I can think of where it included game/post game footage from the same event. I hope that makes some sense. If not please feel free to email me! |
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June 26, 2008 at 11:10am by
John Gullotta
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Someone should carefully review the contract (if possible, the contract may not be available to the public - but that is what FOIA is for) and determine if the rights NBC purchased also cover webcasts. If so, are there any exceptions (such as prelims, etc)? However, I suspect that by the time you get access to the contract, the events of interest will be over and the question moot.
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June 26, 2008 at 7:19am by
Terry
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Jimmy Morris: it has nothing to do with WMG ... they are also bound by these rules. It is a mandate from NBCOlympics.com
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June 25, 2008 at 2:11pm by
swimmer
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nbc sucks go floswimming
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June 25, 2008 at 11:31am by
Straub
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Jgullotta3:
I have no problem with covering the races, but why the stranglehold on non-race stuff? Why can't interviews be OK? There are swimming-competent journalists who can interview better than the talking heads the network has (no offense, Ambrose, you're good, it's others that make me gag). Can you shed some light on that angle for us since you have some inside knowledge? I don't see much difference between an interview which is transcribed from a live person-to-person conversation, and the taped interview itself. But I'm not the sharpest crayon on the box, so a little help if you don't mind. Appreciate it. Really. |
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June 25, 2008 at 10:45am by
Lion King
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Working in television I can say that rights holders take their property very seriously. Remember, they own the the content, in tv talk this means what is put to tape. With the internet, video is easily accesable and NBC wants to make sure that they can charge top PREMIUM dollar to the advertisers. This is how NBC makes its money. NBC has the exclusive rights to broadcast so that is how they sell it. If they let the races out to other media outlets, they "lose money" because they lose advertising and possible interest.
People may not like it but the Olympics is a big business and this in NBC's last Summer Olympics. NBC'c view is that they are protecting their investment. I hope that this sheds some light on the matter. I am all for sharing swimming videos and this is by far my favorite site but big brother is big brother and he does not want to share! |
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June 25, 2008 at 10:12am by
jgullotta3
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Re: NBC/WMG controlling media access
Gee, this is amazing! I could have sworn that the history books said that Stalin and Brezhnev were dead. And Mao. But it is a deal for a China event... If WMG and NBC, et al, are going to hamstring the great work done in bringing interviews through ESTABLISHED ATHLETE AND COACH RELATIONSHIPS by the likes of Rutemiller and associates at Swimming World and their professional colleagues, it just stinks. Coverage of the racing, fine, no problem. Let the big money and control guys (WMG, NBC) and their ilk get the first interviews with the athletes and coaches, but after that let the "little people" (sorry, Brent, lol) have a shot. Unless it's really, REALLY important to not only BE the 800-pound gorilla, but act like a jackass, too. This would -hurt- them and their investment? Not hardly, pilgrim. "I Want It All" - Queen |
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June 25, 2008 at 9:48am by
Lion King
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I am sure that someone out there with a legal background would question this! Especially, with all the contracts with Speedo, TYR, and Nike. In addition, you would question individual branding, tradename, and talent releases.
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June 25, 2008 at 7:38am by
The Dad
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So is this the fine work of the Wasserman Media Group?
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June 24, 2008 at 8:25pm by
Jimmy Morris
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killing sports making money !!
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June 24, 2008 at 7:47pm by
Stroker
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i dont understand how they can say swimming gymnastics and track are so important to them this summer when they ignore these sports through out non olympic years
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June 24, 2008 at 2:35pm by
Anonymous Coward
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i dont understand how they can have ownership of that
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June 24, 2008 at 12:53pm by
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This is a comment board to discuss news articles
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June 24, 2008 at 11:32am by
Garrett McCaffrey
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