|
[Date Prev] [Date Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Date Index] [Thread Index]
|
Re: [PLUG] Watching Olympic martial arts online in Linux?
|
On Wed, Aug 13, 2008 at 9:42 AM, Art Alexion <art.alexion@verizon.net> wrote:
> I haven't tried it because I assume it is the same jingoistic coverage that is
> on NBC-TV — all Michael Phelps and beach volleyball, all the time — that is,
> only sports covered are those in which the US dominates.
Michael Phelps is setting historic records for number of individual
gold records, and the beach volleyball is popular with the viewers.
Viewers like seeing atheltically built people in skimpy beach attire;
what a surprise! <G>
But there are other channels showing every event, I'm told.
I haven't watched much Olympics since maybe the 70s, like the majority
of viewers. Numbers have been down for years. Popular atheletes, or
when your country may win the gold - like the women's gymnastics, or
whatever - bring the ratings. TV stations live by ratings. (except for
like CSPAN, of course).
--
Michael J. Leone, <mailto:turgon@mike-leone.com>
PGP Fingerprint: 0AA8 DC47 CB63 AE3F C739 6BF9 9AB4 1EF6 5AA5 BCDF
Photo Gallery: <http://www.flickr.com/photos/mikeleonephotos>
"Sometimes your lack of sympathy gets hard to explain,
So on your mask of make-up you just paint a little parody of pain"
"When You Were Young", Del Amitri
___________________________________________________________________________
Philadelphia Linux Users Group -- http://www.phillylinux.org
Announcements - http://lists.phillylinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-announce
General Discussion -- http://lists.phillylinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug
|
|