I see MSNBC is already off and running with the Athens Olympics. It’s a bit odd to see the games because:
(1) We haven’t even had the opening ceremonies yet; and
(2) I hadn’t seen as much Olympic build up/hype as I expected (though I have only been watching MSNBC and CNBC, not NBC).
Anyway, it’s early, but I sense we’re going to see a shift in the coverage this year. In the past couple games, the broadcast have been (all figures rough estimates):
70% Human interest stories
20% Action
10% Other
This time it looks like we will see:
60% Human interest stories
20% Action
10% Terror/security/scare updates
10% Other
It sure would be nice to simply enjoy the competition.
Wow… they’re packing a lot coverage into that 105% of coverage! 😉
Some fuzzy math there. But NBC does claim they will have an unprecedented amount of coverage, right?
True… I’d buy the 105%. Hell, you could probably bump that up to at least 110%… isn’t that what all the athletes will be giving!