BBC fans issue same reason they're 'already fed up' of Paris Olympics coverage (2024)

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Why is the BBC Olympic coverage so limited? ›

In response to questions about why the BBC didn't match that bid, an FAQ article on the BBC Sport website stated: "Quite simply because we take decisions over our spending very seriously as it is licence fee payers' money that we are using. "As much as we'd like to, we can't buy everything we want."

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The BBC explained the decision not to rival the WBD deal for the entire Olympics rights package as wanting to ensure they're not spending too much of licence fee money.

BBC Sport has two main bases in Paris; one studio at Trocadero in the OBS broadcaster studio block overlooking the Eiffel Tower, and a small space at the IBC. The main technical innovation for the broadcaster will be at its studio.

As the Olympics is considered a protected event, a national broadcaster is permitted to show the Games on one linear channel, such as BBC One, and one digital channel, like iPlayer. The broadcaster is restricted to what it can broadcast and when, potentially missing out on crucial moments of the Games.

NBC's prime-time coverage of the Tokyo Olympics mostly drew about half the audience of its Summer Games predecessor. The Beijing Olympics had the lowest-ever U.S. audience for a Winter Games. Both Games were held under severe restrictions, limiting spectators and dampening the typical fanfare.

As the conflicts in Gaza and Ukraine continue into the upcoming 2024 Summer Olympic games in Paris, activists have called for limiting Israel and Russia's participation in the games. Political protests, boycotts and bans are nothing new.

In one of the biggest scandals in sports history, Nancy Kerrigan was physically attacked on January 6, 1994, which put her at risk of never skating again. At the time, she was the top ice skater in the US and a gold medal hopeful for the 1994 Winter Olympics, The New York Times reported.

Cheating, such as the use of performance enhancing drugs by athletes, has regularly affected the Olympic Games. Some countries have boycotted the Games on various occasions, either as a protest against the International Olympic Committee or the contemporary politics of other participants.

I'm at the BBC Olympics Studio in Paris. Yes, the Eiffel Tower background is real. Here is how the studios look from the outside. The BBC are on the top studio floor, next to the Swiss.

Olympics 2024: See inside BBC Sport's 'magic' Paris studio - BBC Sport.

Is Moulin Rouge based in Paris? ›

Moulin Rouge is southwest of Montmartre, in the Paris district of Pigalle on Boulevard de Clichy in the 18th arrondissem*nt, and has a landmark red windmill on its roof.

Why can't UK viewers watch all the sports live on the BBC? Before Tokyo, the BBC was able to show every event simultaneously on its digital channels on 24 streams. But in 2015 the International Olympic Committee made an exclusive deal with WBD, the owner of Eurosport, Discovery and the streaming service Discovery+.

You can watch live on Sunday 11 August from 7pm on BBC One, BBC iPlayer, BBC Sport Online and BBC Red Button. Subtitles and live audio description will be available on BBC One. A signed version of the Opening Ceremony will be available on BBC Red Button 1 HD and BBC iPlayer.

NBC Sports acquired the rights to the content that was previously held by the channel, which consisted primarily of competitions in Olympic sports, and dispersed across Universal HD, NBCSN, and NBC Sports Live Extra.

How long will full replays of the Olympics and Paralympics be available on Peaco*ck? The Olympics hub will be accessible on the Peaco*ck home page from the main navigation menu until August 20, 2024 at which time the Paralympics hub will replace it and be available until September 9.