The Commonwealth Games 2014 Broadcasting Thread
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Own thread needed given the other one is merely a moaning one?
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If I didn't have BBC TV I wouldn't even know this was on. Most non commonwealth countries couldn't care less I'd say.
CBS Sports Network is airing highlights
I just read that as up to a billion people could potentially watch.
Even Last Week Tonight with John Oliver aired a "Commonwealth Games: Why do they still exist?" segment this week!
I think that figure is based on the assumption that every single person in every Commonwealth country is watching when we know perfectly well they won't be as there will be other channels available to them.Anyhow good luck to them I hope they have a great Games but I don't think we're in Olympics territory here.
There is so much build up that its getting a little boring, but I dont know when they are starting proper so I dont even know when to come back!
Would it not have been a simple enough thing for the BBC top label the build up as something else to the actual opening ceremony?
Putting a kids channel onto a different frequency/transponder begs the question where is the space for that coming from.
Taking time off BBC Parliament makes sense, but the Radio Times claims the channel is continuing during those hours.
Red Button 301 is running with reduced hours.
I started a thread about the long build up and the fact its been tagged on as if its part of the ceremony here: http://forums.digitalspy.co.uk/showpost.php?p=73868988&postcount=1
But I was told that I should have said something in this thread!
It's like the figures given for lots of big events, Miss World, Oscars, American Football final etc etc. They seem to total up the population in each country it is being shown.
The Olympic opening ceremony coverage started over an hour before that actual start of the ceremony.
I think you might want to read this: http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/aboutthebbc/posts/Making-the-most-of-summer-2014-on-Red-Button
It says about red button coverage and where to find it but also explains how BBC 3 is extending its hours and no its not from BBC Parliament like others have said.
Yes but the build up to that was labelled as something else on the EPG, so when it said Olympic Opening Ceremony on the EPG it was the actual event not the build up!
CBBC SD is going off to Red Button SD, so that BBC3 SD can get that CBBC SD space in daytime.
Presumably world feed commentators. Note the graphics were that of the 'host broadcaster' rather than BBC.