The other day I was flipping channels and came upon NBC's Olympics program. "Ah, Olympics reporting is actually more than still images!" was the first thought came to my mind. After watching so many still images in other channels, it was quite a feast to look at moving athletes.
I know NBC and other TV stations across the globe paid big money to get the exclusive right to broadcast Olympic games. I know they want to protect their investments by not letting other TV companies have any highlights. But the act also indicates that most of the games in Olympics are not so entertaining after all. Once you see the highlights, you don't need to watch the whole competition. For the 100m dash, the game is literally ended in 10 seconds. What an anti-climax! The real sports shows are the professional games. Those games whose owners/administrators/TV broadcasters do not sweat giving out the highlights to ESPN are the real ones.
(Picture: IOC)
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