DISH COVERAGE OF OLYMPICS

[GaryPen]

As a former commercial film director, I agree with only half of what you said. Danny Boyle is a film director as well.. NOT an TV studio control room director. which is what you implied he failed at.

I was assuming the TV coverage was directed by someone else. That's how it usually works. Plus, I've seen his films, and can't imagine he was responsible for those borked shots and switching (live editing). He defintely has a better eye for composition.

What he did was create a wealth of visuals (total footage)....but no way to edit them live...or get rid of what should have been on the cutting room floor. As a one camera director, he overstepped his experience. That is what we saw.

The live show could've been a little tighter. (The kids-in-beds sequence, for instance.) But, the main problem was not the live show. It was the poor way it was captured and presented on the broadcast.

If you are right, and Boyle was actually directing the video coverage, then he is to blame. Otherwise, I think it falls on the guy in the control room calling those shots and cuts. Horrible horrible horrible.

 

[TheKrell]

After the opening ceremonies, he was interviewed and at first appeared to be biting his fingernails.

 

[n0aaa]

I'll answer my own question:
MSNBC-209
CNBC-208
NBC-SP (used to be Vs. and OLN) 159
Bravo-129
NBC-local (7 here)
Don't get Telemundo - would be nice if it were temporarily available during the Olympics

 

[n0aaa]

Oh, yeah - No problem getting into live streaming at their website. Just wish my broadband was more consistent. They wanted my user name and password for DISH. Actually worked! Nice addition. (Live Extra - Watch The 2012 Summer Olympics Live Online | NBC Olympics)

 

[n0aaa]

They're not even in red here. 836 is in red. 290 doesn't exist, either.

 

[osu1991]

Streaming looked good on my Thrive. Entered my dish login and it gave me access to all the live streams, no stuttering or buffering at all.

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[Mike_H]

dish actually integrated with NBC pretty well. Use the same info you log into your dish account with. I heard that some of the cable companies require you to use your cable company e-mail address to authenticate, and if you never got a @charter.com e-mail address, you won't be able to see the streams. Silly cable companies.

 

[GaryPen]

Isn't there supposed to be a multi-view channel? Also, isn't there supposed to be an app? I have neither on my Hopper.

 

[gpflepsen]

Multi-view rocked in the past. Now, meh...

The "app" is a hidden shortcut via pressing the blue button some number of times which doesn't seem to be repeatable due to the laggy performance.

 

[thechaz05]

Isn't there supposed to be a multi-view channel? Also, isn't there supposed to be an app? I have neither on my Hopper.

With your hopper you should be able to get the app using the blue button. The app was to be on vip boxes too, but the 922 seems to have been forgotten about. There was also to be a pop up on the olympic channels allowing you to viewthe app during that time as well, but again I have yet to see that in my 20 some hours I have watched so far.

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[GaryPen]

Multi-view rocked in the past. Now, meh...

The "app" is a hidden shortcut via pressing the blue button some number of times which doesn't seem to be repeatable due to the laggy performance.

So, there is a multi-view? What channel is it? Or, is it accessed from the app or something?

With your hopper you should be able to get the app using the blue button. The app was to be on vip boxes too, but the 922 seems to have been forgotten about. There was also to be a pop up on the olympic channels allowing you to viewthe app during that time as well, but again I have yet to see that in my 20 some hours I have watched so far.

I found the blue button deal after inadvertently reading about it on the standby screen saver. That's kind of a lame way to let people know about it, as people normally don't read that screen, or at least I don't.

 

[GaryPen]

To me, the biggest issue with Dish's carriage of the Olympics is the way they list it in the guide. (Followed closely by no 3D channel, of course.) All of the channels just have huge blocks stating "XXX Summer Olympics". Besides looking like they are the Porn Olympics, how does one set the DVR to record specific events? This is especially annoying with the Hopper, which has no way to set manual timers.

You can call people haters for calling Dish decision-makers idiots, at times. But, Dish decision-makers are truly idiots, at times.

 

[thechaz05]

Yeah I never read that screen either, mostly cause I turn the box on before the tv. Anyway I think dish has done a lame job with the olympics. Such potential and with their press release about the app I was really excited, but to find I am left out leaves me eating sour grapes.

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[Tampa8]

There was also to be a pop up on the olympic channels allowing you to viewthe app during that time as well, but again I have yet to see that in my 20 some hours I have watched so far.

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Do you have that pop-up feature turned on? (Called Enhancements on the VIP)

 

[thechaz05]

Do you have that pop-up feature turned on? (Called Enhancements on the VIP)

not sure 922 had the option for that, I know on my other ones I always had it on

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[gpflepsen]

So, there is a multi-view? What channel is it? Or, is it accessed from the app or something?

Non-existent this time.

 

[mheckman]

Can't get the AT250 upgrade unless I drop my grandfathered annual billing, which would increase my cost by about $50/year.

 

[rajmarie]

1 thing I notice...that these APPS pops up only on the SD channels...not on the HD channels. multi-view channel on 100 is working...but there is no apps for olympics in the sports section there. When eg..I am on MSNBC HD channel..there is no apps. But when I go to SD channel...the olympic app works in like 10 second.

 

[Pepper]

Here's my gripe: All of the NBC local prime-time prerecorded heavily edited events which don't run over the allotted time, have a 60 minute pad if you record them.

 

[Ltrain23]

So I don't really care about the 3D that DISH neglected to allow, but I think they majorly dropped the ball for a large number of customers. The Top 120 Plus specifically adds a charge for regional sports networks over Top 120. Maybe those people would be interested in Olympic coverage? DISH will open up the Tennis Channel for everyone for two weeks during all the majors, and the Golf Channel for major weekends, but they can't even make the Olympic basketball and soccer channels available to everyone once every 4 years? Not to mention the Olympics only take place every two years, so even allowing the other NBC channels for a few weeks doesn't feel like asking for too much. I get that they have a promotion trying to get people to upgrade then giving them a refund, but why can't they just do the right thing and let America's Favorite subscribers support America without the hassle?

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