Olympics Broadcasting Thread

[mardek1995 200]

Stars are much brighter then spotlights...

(wall poster in Scripps HR office)

But you know what sucks more is NBC's chief marketing director made a sexist remark as to why the olympics are tape deleyed, and I'm not the sort to cry sexism, but the olympics on NBC have even worse press from that statement (as if they already had bad enough press from how much their olympic coverage sucks): www.sportingnews.com/athletics/news/rio-olympics-2016-nbc-schedule-ratings-demographics/t47ah6v41t0a12srewzuyl81k

[mre29 1537]

Stars are much brighter then spotlights...

(wall poster in Scripps HR office)

 

-2 points for using light text on a light background. Stop that, will you?

[Eat News 4745]

-2 points for using light text on a light background. Stop that, will you?

 

I'm using the dark version of TVNT so it looks great to me...i'll try to avoid it...or do a preview in both versions first. Thanks.

 

should be fixed now.

[rkolsen 1684]

Here's an interesting post over at Sports Video Group showing what networks are producing or helping to produce the different sporting events. NBC, I believe, is doing all the golf coverage given their extensive background. Unsurprisingly the BBC is producing Rowing (they have a big boat race over the May Day weekend), Tennis and Canoeing.

[Eat News 4745]

Here's an interesting post over at Sports Video Group showing what networks are producing or helping to produce the different sporting events. NBC, I believe, is doing all the golf coverage given their extensive background. Unsurprisingly the BBC is producing Rowing (they have a big boat race over the May Day weekend), Tennis and Canoeing.

 

I was watching one of the dedicated cable (NBC) channels carrying a basket ball game.....

The entire game was all shot plays butt edited together into about 15 minutes.....every completed basket. First I thought it was annoying , but not being a basketball fan I eventually found it more entertaining and watchable.

 

Too bad they don't have the Cheerbunnies in the Olympics.

[Jess 1115]

One thing that intrigues me is that the IOC graphics vary based by broadcaster - on the world/internet feed of diving the graphics indicated "Abigail Johnston" but the NBC feed indicates "Abby Johnston". Yeah, I know it's pre-recorded, but it's a weird concession they're making. I'm also distracted by the obvious mish-mash of NBC graphics and IOC graphics...

[Mrknowitall526 115]

One thing that intrigues me is that the IOC graphics vary based by broadcaster - on the world/internet feed of diving the graphics indicated "Abigail Johnston" but the NBC feed indicates "Abby Johnston". Yeah, I know it's pre-recorded, but it's a weird concession they're making. I'm also distracted by the obvious mish-mash of NBC graphics and IOC graphics...

I like the NBC graphics better. They really tried to tie in the "colors" of all the Rio 2016 stuff at the venues, and I think curvy/wave shape is neat (that they are using when they show, for example, an athlete's name and country/flag. Also when they show a full-screen display).

 

I still can't get over the teal and yellow font of the IOC graphics. But it's also not consistent - sometimes what is yellow is white. Without rhyme or reason, either.

[Mrtraveler01 738]

One thing that intrigues me is that the IOC graphics vary based by broadcaster - on the world/internet feed of diving the graphics indicated "Abigail Johnston" but the NBC feed indicates "Abby Johnston". Yeah, I know it's pre-recorded, but it's a weird concession they're making. I'm also distracted by the obvious mish-mash of NBC graphics and IOC graphics...

 

Yeah, I find it interesting thta the IOC graphics lists the city and state an athlete was from. I always wondered if that was something that NBC does or if OBS really does include the state each athlete is from.

[MichiganNewsGraphicsJunkie 917]

Here's a question: When it comes to severe weather coverage, are there any legal or general obligations a station must follow?? We had a tornado warning pop up on Friday and first WOOD-TV scrolled at the bottom to switch to WOTV 4 (sister station), then they actually aired it on WOOD & WOTV for about 30 seconds before going going back to solely WOTV -- just curious because my parents do not have cable/satellite TV, just antenna... They can't get WOTV and they were in the tornado warned area -- had they not had their cell phones give the warning, they would've had to rely on me calling them.. Just curious/thoughts??

[TheRolyPoly 2449]

I think during the Olympics, NBC is super strict on pre-emptions during the Olympics. I'm not sure how that works but I've heard its super strict.

 

WOOD could've moved its coverage to WXSP instead of WOTV.

[NEOMatrix 1299]

Here's a question: When it comes to severe weather coverage, are there any legal or general obligations a station must follow?? We had a tornado warning pop up on Friday and first WOOD-TV scrolled at the bottom to switch to WOTV 4 (sister station), then they actually aired it on WOOD & WOTV for about 30 seconds before going going back to solely WOTV -- just curious because my parents do not have cable/satellite TV, just antenna... They can't get WOTV and they were in the tornado warned area -- had they not had their cell phones give the warning, they would've had to rely on me calling them.. Just curious/thoughts??

Back during the Athens Olympics, there was a severe thunderstorm and WFMJ went split-screen, thereby appeasing people who wanted to see the event and those who wanted to see what the weather was like. However, some, if not most, stations don't have that graphic capability so I don't know if WOOD could do that.

[nathannah 2444]

In answer to the pre-emption question (though here, not for weather, but rolling breaking news coverage), WTMJ has been given some latitude when it comes to pre-empting due to the unrest they've been covering on the northwest side of Milwaukee since last night (it went south in the 10 p.m. hour so they basically spent the time off-air coordinating things until the Costas sign-off). Nothing in primetime (definitely not worth the viewer grief; they didn't even bother with an election ticker last Tuesday on primary night until the 10pm-delayed-to-11pm show started).

 

Last night and tonight they fully pre-empted Seacrest Late Night to cover the local situation and part of the overnight replay without a bump to 4.2 up to around 2am last night and 1:30am this evening; since Seacrest is just fluff with action that's easily available through NBCOlympics and Live Extra, that seems OK, though there were still the usual cranks on Facebook wanting them to air the Olympics. But the way things are going with the local situation, that's just not happening and they probably had to clear something with affiliate relations to let them know what was going on. Obviously all the Olympic Zone packages didn't air last night or tonight, and O-Zone would be pushed aside tomorrow night if news breaks during it.

[doublejman69 124]

In answer to the pre-emption question (though here, not for weather, but rolling breaking news coverage), WTMJ has been given some latitude when it comes to pre-empting due to the unrest they've been covering on the northwest side of Milwaukee since last night (it went south in the 10 p.m. hour so they basically spent the time off-air coordinating things until the Costas sign-off). Nothing in primetime (definitely not worth the viewer grief; they didn't even bother with an election ticker last Tuesday on primary night until the 10pm-delayed-to-11pm show started).

 

Last night and tonight they fully pre-empted Seacrest Late Night to cover the local situation and part of the overnight replay without a bump to 4.2 up to around 2am last night and 1:30am this evening; since Seacrest is just fluff with action that's easily available through NBCOlympics and Live Extra, that seems OK, though there were still the usual cranks on Facebook wanting them to air the Olympics. But the way things are going with the local situation, that's just not happening and they probably had to clear something with affiliate relations to let them know what was going on. Obviously all the Olympic Zone packages didn't air last night or tonight, and O-Zone would be pushed aside tomorrow night if news breaks during it.

 

During the 2012 Olympics there was a mass shooting that happen in the late morning and WTMJ aired rolling news coverage on a sub-channel most of the day while airing the Olympics uninterrupted on the main channel.

[mvcg66b3r 100]

Did any NBC affiliates in Louisiana preempt the Olympics for flooding coverage?

[tjt24 313]

Back during the Athens Olympics, there was a severe thunderstorm and WFMJ went split-screen, thereby appeasing people who wanted to see the event and those who wanted to see what the weather was like. However, some, if not most, stations don't have that graphic capability so I don't know if WOOD could do that.

 

I know that WPXI ran a ticker the other night during primetime for a severe weather warning. But yeah, I was actually wondering myself what these affiliates do during breaking news and/or severe wx.

[MichiganNewsGraphicsJunkie 917]

I think during the Olympics, NBC is super strict on pre-emptions during the Olympics. I'm not sure how that works but I've heard its super strict.

 

WOOD could've moved its coverage to WXSP instead of WOTV.

 

Yeah they had the severe weather bug/scrolling message on WXSP but no live coverage... I was thinking the same thing

[mre29 1537]

I'm using the dark version of TVNT so it looks great to me...i'll try to avoid it...or do a preview in both versions first. Thanks.

 

should be fixed now.

 

Thank you.

[Viper550 291]

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Here's a sampling of CBC's overall look for Rio: much like Sochi, the graphics have elements of the world graphics (and the same L3s), but have custom stuff designed around it. I actually like this appearance better than how NBC's doing it. It felt like it was going to be flat and stylish when they first unveiled their logo, but then it just fell apart.

[MichiganNewsGraphicsJunkie 917]

Well we had more severe weather strike on Saturday.. Including several tornadoes... This time, since there was clear evidence of a tornado on the ground, WOOD pre-empted the Olympics plus had coverage on WOTV and WXSP for a good 2-3 hours as this event unfolded. Once the imminent danger had passed, they went back to the Olympics on WOOD and had continuing live coverage on WXSP & WOTV... Still bugs me that peeps were mad that they were interrupting the volleyball/Olympics coverage. I guess Olympics are more important than saving thousands of lives (since the tornadic storm decided to make a beeline straight for Grand Rapids and surrounding areas)

[Weeters 1916]

During the 2012 Olympics there was a mass shooting that happen in the late morning and WTMJ aired rolling news coverage on a sub-channel most of the day while airing the Olympics uninterrupted on the main channel.

I recall it was the other way around. The Olympics were pushed to 4.2 while coverage of the shooting was on the primary channel. 4.2 was still on Time Warner at the time, so most people had access to it anyways.

[rkolsen 1684]

The people over at blackwalnut looks like they had some fun:

 

https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=10154455078067834

 

NBC's Olympic Studios are so beautiful likely in the tens of millions in terms of design, technology, the assembly, the striking, packing it, shipping it around the world and finally rebuilding it. It's a shame they don't last longer or are repurposed on air.

 

I love Telemundo's Hialeah studio.

 

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[PAnderson1 27]

Did any NBC affiliates in Louisiana preempt the Olympics for flooding coverage?

There was a small tornado in Connecticut and WVIT pre-empted coverage to cover it, I don't know how long though.

[Viper550 291]

Speaking of breaking news happening during the Olympics, this is what NHK did when it was revealed that SMAP (a VERY famous group that has basically done everything from an entertainment standpoint because that's how it works in Japan) was disbanding

 

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This seems a little over-the-top, but given what they've done,, I think something like this is definitely justified. (Coincidentally its main member, Masahiro Nakai, also anchored Olympics coverage on another channel)

[rkolsen 1684]

Speaking of breaking news happening during the Olympics, this is what NHK did when it was revealed that SMAP (a VERY famous group that has basically done everything from an entertainment standpoint because that's how it works in Japan) was disbanding

 

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This seems a little over-the-top, but given what they've done,, I think something like this is definitely justified. (Coincidentally its main member, Masahiro Nakai, also anchored Olympics coverage on another channel)

 

Are all news alerts styled like that in Japan - seems a bit barren compared to how high tech Japan is? I'm curious why their logo is NHK and not Japanese.

 

 

Also from a technical note is it just me or were the images coming from the NBC News Panasonic cameras (used for Today, Nightly and reports throughout the Olympics) much softer than the sharper Sony cameras that NBC Sports used for their studio and unilateral camera feeds? The Panasonic cameras (who is the imaging sponsor) used for the sporting events were just as sharp to my eye compared to the Sony ones used by NBC Sports.

[Viper550 291]

For every "technology" Japan innovates , there are always 10 other people using outdated things because they just work.

 

Besides, practically every Japanese entertainment/variety show is just full of so many subtitles and big graphics going on just to emphasize and point out notable/funny/interesting things. It looks more like a Buzzfeed article than TV.

 

It's given TV a cluttered aesthetic that has sort have become the norm (see also that whole text about the event on-air next to the bug (closest U.S. equivalent has been what ESPN sometimes does now with event titles near their top-corner bug, which used to be on those "tabs" on the scorebanner before their current graphics)