2008 Olympics on Universal HD [Archive]

jpoet

05-13-08, 05:12 PM

Like in 2006, NBC will be showing a lot of their 2008 Olympic HD coverage on their UniversalHD channel.

http://www.nbcolympics.com/tv_and_online_listings/index.html
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Beginning with soccer games on August 6th -- two days before the Opening Ceremony -- and concluding with the Closing Ceremony on August 24th, NBC Universal will offer an estimated 1,200 hours of coverage across the network and its cable stations.

The nightly Primetime shows will feature live swimming, gymnastics and beach volleyball action, broadcast the following morning from Beijing (12 hours ahead of Eastern Time). Extensive cable coverage will be offered on USA, MSNBC, CNBC and Oxygen, with high-definition broadcasts on NBC's HD affiliates, USA HD and Universal HD. Spanish-language coverage will be provided by Telemundo.

Will Directv be nice to us, and give us Universal HD for free in August, or are they going to make us all pay them an extra $5 that month?

John

CCarncross

05-13-08, 06:28 PM

If you want to watch programming on UHD, you should have to pay for it like everyone else, regardless of the content being shown....

Koz

05-13-08, 06:33 PM

IIRC, during the last Olympiad, Universal HD was mostly repeats, including the opening and closing ceremonies over and over again. I could definitely be wrong, but I don't recall any live/original programming on Universal HD. Could also be different this year, also.

Eksynyt

05-13-08, 06:40 PM

NBC/Universal's Olympic coverage is bush league...I have wished for ABC/ESPN to do them again but they are never putting forth the money to do it.

tonyd79

05-13-08, 08:22 PM

Actually, I want the old Red/Blue/White channels from the 1980s. Pure sports and today there would be a market for it.

n3ntj

05-14-08, 01:25 PM

Remember the NBC Olympic Triplecast from several years ago?

LarryFlowers

05-14-08, 01:28 PM

ok... now for some bad news... NBC intends to use every channel in their stable for Olympic broadcasting.. that means SciFi and USA Network.

Frankly I could care less if any Olympic event is broadcast or not... to me the Olympics have turned into another "let's P**s on the Americans event" but I sure dont want my SciFi channel schedules disturbed by Olympic events!!

tonyd79

05-14-08, 02:46 PM

ok... now for some bad news... NBC intends to use every channel in their stable for Olympic broadcasting.. that means SciFi and USA Network.

Frankly I could care less if any Olympic event is broadcast or not... to me the Olympics have turned into another "let's P**s on the Americans event" but I sure dont want my SciFi channel schedules disturbed by Olympic events!!

this year it seems to be more of a piss on China event.

bwaldron

05-14-08, 02:54 PM

IIRC, during the last Olympiad, Universal HD was mostly repeats, including the opening and closing ceremonies over and over again. I could definitely be wrong, but I don't recall any live/original programming on Universal HD. Could also be different this year, also.

During the last winter games, there was plenty of live hockey on Universal HD.