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Venture Beat
| 10 months ago
Here's a step-by-step tutorial on how you can watch the Olympics online from the U.S. for free or for cheap, zero technical skills required. It's easier than you'd think, but we'll walk you through it anyhow. What we're going to show you how to do is...
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CNN
| 10 months ago
How to follow the London Olympics online Even London's famous Tower Bridge is decorated for the Olympics. (CNN) -- It would take you almost five solid months -- without sleeping or bathroom breaks -- to watch every sporting event at this year's...
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The Christian Science Monitor
| 10 months ago
Morning news in the States was full of questions how that was even possible. Skip to next paragraph Recent posts
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AP Online
| 10 months ago
Here's the latest on the saga of the journalist whose Twitter account was suspended after he asked followers to email the NBC Olympics president to complain about the network's coverage of the opening ceremony.
Twitter acknowledged...
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AP Online
| 10 months ago
The weekly television ratings competition was no competition with the start of the Summer Olympics.
Friday's opening ceremony drew more than 40 million viewers for NBC, numbers that were about the same as for the Grammy and Academy...
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The Idaho Statesman
| 10 months ago
The weekly television ratings competition was no competition with the start of the Summer Olympics. Friday's opening ceremony drew more than 40 million viewers for NBC, numbers that were about the same as for the Grammy and Academy awards ceremonies...
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Venture Beat
| 10 months ago
Guy Adams, the UK journalist whose unhappy tweets about NBC's Olympics coverage in the U.S. got him banned from Twitter , is back. The account suspension unleashed a tsunami of condemnation for the social news network, especially since Twitter had a...
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New York Observer
| 10 months ago
Mayor Bloomberg Reflects on the Olympics and What Could Have Been 1:15pm (Photo: Getty) Mayor Michael Bloomberg wishes the Olympics were held in New York City instead of London this year, but, in his words, his administration is not going to go and...
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Ledger-Enquirer
| 10 months ago
NBC has seen its first stumble in Olympics television ratings. The Nielsen company said Tuesday that overnight ratings from the nation's largest cities for Monday's prime-time broadcast were off 5 percent from the corresponding night in Beijing four...
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News 24
| 10 months ago
More than two million spectators watched the first three days of the Olympics, local organisers Locog said on Tuesday. About 856 000 fans, including crowds for football and a "conservative" estimate of 500 000 for the men's cycling road race, watched...
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AP Online
| 10 months ago
England (AP) — The "Sculling Sloth" is back on the water.
Hamadou Djibo Issaka, the Niger rower who is competing at the London Olympics despite only having three months of experience in the sport, competed again Tuesday at Dorney Lake.
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International Business Times
| 10 months ago
The 2012 Olympics are available to watch via online live stream, but viewers must have paid subscriptions in order to experience all the action on the NBC site. As often happens in this age of Internet neutrality, many London Games fans have found...
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Big News Network
| 10 months ago
Twitter suspends NBC critic's account Twitter Inc. suspended the account of a journalist who criticized its partner NBC, saying the man violated Twitter's policy against tweeting private information of others by posting the corporate email address of...
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Houston Chronicle
| 10 months ago
This theme goes back to forever, or at least when NBC won the U.S. rights over other networks 20 years ago. The criticism is worse now because social media reports the results spontaneously. Why actually watch Ryan Lochte beat Michael Phelps if you...
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The Mercury News
| 10 months ago
Since the Games began on Friday, the network has been bashed, slammed and thoroughly eviscerated on Twitter and elsewhere for a string of perceived sins: failing to carry the opening ceremonies live even online, its continuing tape delay of major...
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AP Online
| 10 months ago
A Los Angeles-based reporter for a British newspaper said his Twitter account was suspended after he criticized NBC's coverage of the Olympics.
Guy Adams said in a story posted on The Independent website Monday that he was upset with...
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Time-Arts Entertainment
| 10 months ago
Let me say upfront that complaining about the quality and immediacy of one's video options for watching the Olympics in the comfort of my home is, more literally than usual, a First World problem. It's what we do every two years, of course, and this...
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andPOP.com
| 10 months ago
There are moments in every parents' life when they're so utterly proud of their child and anticipating a big event so much that watching them tackle a huge life step is like watching a high-action movie. Of course, I'm not a parent but I can only...
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International Business Times
| 10 months ago
You would think being a volunteer at the 2012 London Olympics would be hectic or stressful, but one Olympic volunteer is taking her duties with stride after a video went viral on YouTube called "Happiest Olympic Worker 2012." Share This Story The...
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The Sun UK
| 10 months ago
The woman is supposed to be advising crowds ahead of Friday's opening ceremony, but instead entertains them with a bout of dry humour.
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International Business Times
| 10 months ago
If you've been meddling between you're daily tasks and watching TV to keep up with the latest developments of the 2012 London Olympics, you can opt for smarter ways to stay connected with the ongoing mega sports event. In this fast-paced world of...
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Mail Online UK
| 10 months ago
30 July 2012 There is no hard and fast way into the world of stand-up comedy. Some get into it through touring the club circuit, others start elsewhere in the entertainment industry, others simply aren't funny enough. But this Olympics volunteer may...
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Chicago Tribune
| 10 months ago
An NBC sign on the General Electric building which houses NBC studios in New York in this October 5, 2009 file photo. NBC on Sunday announced more record audiences for its prime-time TV coverage of the London Olympics, even as the Twitterverse...
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Star Phoenix
| 10 months ago
This July 15, 2012 file photo shows the Olympic rings displayed outside the basketball arena in the Olympic Park before the start of the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. The Summer Olympics opening ceremony takes place Friday, but the first of 5,535...
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USA Today Life
| 10 months ago
Many viewers will be fine with knowing who won in advance, particularly if they're happy with the name of the winner. But if you demand surprise, you can be assured that NBC's prime-time broadcast won't do anything to spoil it for you. These showcase...
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The Orange County Register
| 10 months ago
Preliminary estimates show that Saturday night's NBC telecast scored the highest ratings for the first evening of an Olympics competition outside of the United States. The Nielsen company said Sunday that its measurement of the nation's largest...
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AP Online
| 10 months ago
Rain, cooler weather and even hail may be returning to London.
U.K. weather forecaster the Met Office says there will be heavy thunder showers across central and east London on Sunday afternoon, with hailstones also a possibility.
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AP Online
| 10 months ago
The Olympics opening ceremony dwarfed the Red Sox-Yankees game for viewership in the New York market. Eyes on London" shows you the Olympics through the eyes of Associated Press journalists across the 2012 Olympic city and around the world. Follow...
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Associated Press
| 10 months ago
The Olympics opening ceremony was seen in the U.S. by 40.7 million people, making it the most-watched opening ceremony for a summer or winter Olympics. The Nielsen company said Saturday that the average viewership topped the previous record of 39.8...
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United Press International
| 10 months ago
M watch NBC's coverage of Olympics ceremony The Olympic rings drip foreworks during the opening ceremony of the London 2012 Summer Olympics, July 27, 2012, in London. The ceremony, welcoming more than 10,000 athletes from 204 nations, was a...
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E! Online
| 10 months ago
Phelps, who has 16 Olympic medals, was trying to become the first male swimmer to win the same individual event at three straight Olympics. All is not lost though for the famed athlete, who still has three more chances to accomplish that feat before...
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San Diego Union-Tribune
| 10 months ago
Olympics With San Diego leading the way, NBC's coverage of the start of the 2012 London Games earned the best overnight rating ever for an Olympic opening ceremony held outside the United States. Friday's telecast recorded a 23.0 overnight rating and...
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Christian Science Monitor
| 10 months ago
The director of the opening ceremony for the London 2012 Games created a production for the 99 percent, it seems. For an Olympic movement that hates controversy, that is unusual. London Of all the things to laud in Britain 's long history, the...
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Chicago Tribune
| 10 months ago
A couple embraces after the Olympic Flame was lit during the opening ceremony of the London 2012 Olympic Games at the Olympic Stadium July 27, 2012. British and world newspapers hailed a spectacular opening ceremony to the 2012 London Olympics, with...
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Zee News
| 10 months ago
Due to his physical injury, Bolt lost several consecutive stops to the Games. "I feel very happy to be in London and love to enjoy this feeling. Though I went to many places, here makes me feel wonderful," he said. "With so many setbacks I...
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The Guardian
| 10 months ago
Legions of performers put on a dazzling pageant celebrating all things British from the industrial revolution to the NHS, Mr Bean and James Bond leaping from a helicopter with the Queen. (Due to copyright restrictions, this video is available in the...
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Los Angeles Times
| 10 months ago
Select a date range Create a custom date range From: To: July 27, 2012 , 5:27 p.m. NBC wants viewers to know: The kickoff of the London Olympics was just too complicated to watch live. The network is fighting back against intense criticism of its...
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Politico
| 10 months ago
As the Olympic Games in London kicked off Friday night, politicians took to Twitter to cheer on the athletes. NBC's primetime coverage of the Opening Ceremonies at London's Olympic Stadium began at 7:30 p.m. EST, though the actual ceremonies had...
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Los Angeles Times
| 10 months ago
As the London Olympics got underway Friday, fans weren't giving NBC any medals for blacking out live coverage of the opening ceremonies for many viewers. NBC was set to air the festivities at the Olympic stadium in a taped and edited format during...
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Celebuzz
| 10 months ago
Kate Middleton and Prince William were among the 80,000 spectators inside London's Olympic stadium Friday evening to help kick off the 2012 Summer Olympic Games. The Royal couple observed the festivities from their own private box, where they were...
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Christian Science Monitor
| 10 months ago
Some of the biggest athletic rivalries in the London 2012 Olympic Games. The ceremony signifying the opening of the 27th Summer Olympic Games in London takes place on Friday in Britain 's capital.
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National Public Radio
| 10 months ago
Eyder Peralta The London Olympics have officially kicked off. This hour, in London's Olympic Stadium, director Danny Boyle is putting on a dazzling show for the whole world. It's a very English ceremony in which both Queen Elizabeth and Daniel Craig...
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International Business Times
| 10 months ago
All that's needed is the name of your cable or satellite provider. The Summer Olympics will also be broadcast on TV on NBC in the U.S...Over a billion people are expected to witness the beginning of the Games. Competitions officially began on...
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International Business Times
| 10 months ago
The London Olympics 2012 is finally at hand and all set to begin. You can watch the opening ceremony live straight from the 80,000-seat Olympic stadium in Stratford on Doordashan channel. People queue to get into the Olympic Park for the opening...
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The New York Times
| 10 months ago
As the swimmer Michael Phelps pursues the career record for most Olympic medals, he will face stiff competition in London from his teammate Ryan Lochte. After twice organizing the Summer Olympics on short notice, London finally has the chance to show...
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The Dish Rag
| 10 months ago
The 2012 Summer Olympic Games kick off in London with the Opening Ceremonies, which take place live in London starting at 9 p.m. local time/4 p.m...Olympics fans will just have to wait until coverage starts at 7:30 p.m...But "Today" show...
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The Guardian
| 10 months ago
NBC studios in Olympic Park, which will be streaming thousands of hours of content that many in America are unable to watch. Photograph: Graeme Robertson Here's what we know about watching the Olympics this year: 1...But now that the Games have...
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NY Daily News
| 10 months ago
Summer Olympics set to kick off with Opening Ceremony in London on Friday night The 2012 Summer Games kick off on Friday night in London with the Opening Ceremony in London's Olympic Stadium, but in America they're airing via tape delay on NBC at 7:...
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CNN
| 10 months ago
More than 3,500 hours of competition from London will be crammed into just 17 days. In the past, people had to settle for watching the delayed, edited bits broadcast on TV or websites, but technology and viewing habits have changed. This year, 40% of...
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Beauregard Daily News
| 10 months ago
The opening ceremonies of the London Olympics are today (they'll be televised for the U.S. at 7:30 p.m...Soccer has already kicked off, however, and archery takes place today. In men's soccer yesterday, the biggest shocker of the tournament was Spain...
