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Why Millions Of Americans Will Be Jealous Of CBC Television

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Joseph_Gallant

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In what will be their last Winter Olympics until at least 2014 (a consortium of CTV and Rogers stunned the broadcasting world last year by winning the rights to the 2010 Winter Games in Vancouver), CBC has released their English-language television schedule for the Winter Games in Turin/Torino that begin next Friday (February 10th).

Being south of the U.S./Canada border and unable to get CBC television, I have one thing to say: I'm Jealous!!

Not only will CBC have more hours of coverage than NBC's broadcast network (although I believe the total hours of coverage on NBC and it's cable sisters will be more than CBC and TSN), but CBC will carry many events live that will appear only on tape (and severely edited) on NBC.

Some major events (i.e. the Opening and Closing Ceremonies, the men's downhill ski race, the long program in women's figure skating and the championship game in men's hockey) will be seen on CBC both live and again on tape in prime-time. Of the five events I just mentioned, only the men's hockey championship game will be seen live on NBC.

In border areas, fans of specific winter sports who can't wait to see key competitions on tape during prime-time on NBC may watch CBC to see them live. As an example: I don't know offhand if CBC is on cable in and around Franconia Notch, New Hampshire, the hometown of top American skiing star Bode Miller. If it is, many people in that area will set their alarm clocks a week from Sunday (February 12th) to watch the men's downhill live. By contrast, NBC will not show the event until that evening's prime-time broadcast, likely in the final hour (after 10:30 P.M. EST, especially if Miller or another American wins the Gold Medal).

And the best part is that CBC's coverage will come with very few, if any, of those annoying "Up Close And Personal" features that NBC has overused during recent Olympics, turning them into a soap opera!

Incidentally, there could be two different men with the name Brian Williams co-hosting the Opening and Closing Ceremonies for different networks in North America. CBC's Brian Williams will co-host the ceremonies with "The National" weeknight anchor Peter Mansbridge; although NBC has only indicated Bob Costas as a host for their (taped) coverage of the Opening and Closing Ceremonies, I would not be surprised if NBC's Brian Williams ("Nightly News" anchor) joins Costas.
 
> Not only will CBC have more hours of coverage than NBC's
> broadcast network (although I believe the total hours of
> coverage on NBC and it's cable sisters will be more than CBC
> and TSN), but CBC will carry many events live that will
> appear only on tape (and severely edited) on NBC.
>

Not to mention that CBC's coverage will focus on Canadian athletes, as well as any athlete from any nation worthy of his or her story. I have a feeling that NBC will still be "USA, all the way".

> Incidentally, there could be two different men with the name
> Brian Williams co-hosting the Opening and Closing Ceremonies
> for different networks in North America. CBC's Brian
> Williams will co-host the ceremonies...I would not be surprised
> if NBC's Brian Williams ("Nightly News" anchor) joins
> Costas.
>

One thing I would like to see is both Brian Williamses together during the Olympics, even if it's just to show that there are more than one working the event.
 
> ...CBC has released their English-language television schedule
> for the Winter Games in Turin/Torino that begin next Friday ...

Actually, they seem to have had their Turin schedule online for at least a few weeks. I had to go to the main schedule pages and do some digging, but it was there.


> Being south of the U.S./Canada border and unable to get CBC
> television, I have one thing to say: I'm Jealous!!

You're not alone. They'll be missed. However, unless CTV decides to secure its digital satellite feeds betwixt now and February 12, 2010 US satellite viewers might find something nice when they aim to the Snowbirds.
 
> You're not alone. They'll be missed. However, unless CTV
> decides to secure its digital satellite feeds betwixt now
> and February 12, 2010 US satellite viewers might find
> something nice when they aim to the Snowbirds.
>

Not so -- the last few years, CBC's feeds are now all-digital, and you need a receiver priced at around $3000 to see them. Your best bet is a "gray market" Star Choice or ExpressVu subscription -- many snowbirds are watching it this way.
 
Rugrats 1 suggested:

> One thing I would like to see is both Brian Williamses
> together during the Olympics, even if it's just to show that
> there are more than one working the event.

Great idea for a feature segment that would be shown on both CBC and NBC, especially if the two Brian Williamses can add a touch of humor!

BTW, NBC has announced that besides anchoring "Nightly News" from Turin/Torino during the Games, their Brian Williams will indeed join Bob Costas to co-host the NBC Opening Ceremonies telecast Friday (February 10th)---which will be broadcast on a seven-hour-or-so tape delay.
 
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