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"Countermeasures" xD How do you guys think about the deal in your country. I feel sad that BBC are losing to Eurosport. It is a shame that their near-perfect coverage will come to an end.

The good thing about this deal is yes you have to pay, but once you pay you get everything online, where as with a local broadcaster you get to watch a small amount, like people have said. So Eurosport is like BBC basically, just that you have to pay a bit.

Could you be sneaky and change your computer's location to UK using VPN or Proxy?

What is Rai's coverage like?

Their election coverage was quite poor as well... interrupting Michéal Martin to go to an advert break after just one question... imagine that on the Beeb with Jeremy Corbyn! Something else I hate is their attempts to be "modern" like putting useless graphics everywhere that mean nothing... holograms and shite like that. Also the pro-Irishness in international matches: "And now it is England 36-20 Ireland, unfortunately" during the Six Nations pissed me off. Lucky you get (almost) all the British channels.

The sad thing is it is like that. Will RTÉ have an online presence, or will they just show one or two events at a time?

So Canoe-slalom is popular in Slovakia, or they get good results? I saw half their medals were in Canoeing during London, and in Beijing all their golds were in Canoeing. It will be better on Eurosport, but you will have to pay, and I don't know if it will be in Slovak or not. You will just have to wait for PyeongChang. The British commentary isn't that good either. Once during rowing, a Slovenian came up. For the whole race, the commentator called him Slovakian, and was like "And here's Smith (placeholder name), the Slovakian" "Doe leads from Michael, and then Smith the Slovakian is third. He's very popular in Bratislava, is Smith" Sometimes, they have a generic commentator like Rob Walker or Sue Barker for lesser-known sports who has a co-commentator who is an expert, (who came 6th in LA 1984 in a Commie sport) but sometimes they just have a generic commentator who only knows basic stuff. The idea is that the commentator explains it to newbies, and the co-commentator is for seasoned watchers, but it doesn't work out that way. Honestly, I wish I could see RTÉ's coverage, just to laugh at it. I bet they would have put shitty graphics everywhere (in the studio, graphiccs are controlled by OBS in races and if you were a fan of e.g. Wrestling, tough luck.) I bet at least, there wasn't a British flag to be seen like they piled everywhere on BBC with Brazil for the World Cup: Brazilian music, flag, beaches, women: everything. Even ITV were at it with the Brazil song. It would be funny to see someone who looks like he remembers the Easter Rising into saying stuff like "and as we the riders pass Buckingham Palace, one of the beautiful buildings which shows the amazing history of this wonderful nation, which was what the BBC were like anyway."

Well, you are lucky to have been beaten by Dublin at a stage no-one cares about. As for Michael and Danny, what awful culchies bolloxes they are. Back on the Olympics, what are RTÉ like for that? Awful I expect. At least you don't get TV3 or (the horror) TG4. Still better than Sky Sports 3's GAA coverage, I guess. (Also, did any Anti-Britishness creep in during 2012?)

I'm not from Kerry, but I have family there. It's an excuse to support a good team in GAA, whereas London, not so much. Going to Ruislip is fun. So is laughing at Michael Healy-Rae. What county are you from? Donegal?

Who isn't these days?

Well, at least you don't have to play €100 to watch GAA games. In Irish. Or with Pat Spillane. Or on Setanta. Or with deferred coverage. Then to watch your team get battered by Dublin in the final, which I think is on the 25th? At least London did well in the hurling.

The time in Tokyo is a bit concerning actually. Rio 2016's first event (Women's Football. BRA VS ?) starts at 13:00 local. If Tokyo started at 13:00 local, that would be 5:00 Britannia. (It is +9 all year round, we are 0 in Winter but +1 Summer) 5am is a bit crap.

Everyone loves Radio Telifís Eireann. But for Irish users it will be Eurosport-only cum PyeongChang, but I know Sky Ireland give BBC One NI and BBC Two NI for free, how they run that past the Dáil and co. nobody knows. If you are near the border with the UK (the land border, not the maritime border, obviously) then your computer might think it is in NI if you're lucky. Which county are you in? You could always get a VPN as well...

They will, but on Internet only.

http://www.theguardian.com/media/2016/apr/07/bbc-staff-rio-2016-olympics-2012-games-nbc I found the answer, and it's good news So although there is no BBC Olympics channel, everything is online. That is good news. Very good news. From PyeongChang onwards however, everything will still be there, but on Discovery/Eurosport. Which is good enough, I guess. Also, nice profile pic. xD

In UK law there are 'Protected events' that have to be on free to air live (but PPV can share), which are Olympics and Paralympics (summer and winter), World Cup Finals, UEFA Euro Finals, FA Cup Final, Scottish Cup Final (Scotland only), Grand National, Epsom Derby, Rugby League Challenge Cup final, Rugby World Cup Final, and there are also 'Category B' which must have highlights or delayed broadcast on free to air, which is IAAF and IPC World Athletics Championships, Ryder Cup, The Open golf, Test matches in cricket envolving England, Cricket World cup final, semi-finals, and home nations matches, Rugby World Cup matches (not the final) Six Nations matches involving the home nations, Wimbledon (not the finals), and Commonwealth games. I find a way, don't worry, even if it takes me months I manage to watch them.

Looks like I'm lucky to be British in this regard. BBC showed absolutely everything, with few exceptions, (non ticketed events, like Archery and Shooting preliminary rounds)

Well, just trying to help. Here's a question. If you were broadcaster, and had exclusive rights, what and how would you broadcast it if you were in charge? For me, I would just emulate the BBC's 2012 coverage. All events can be watched live and on demand on telly or on internet, with the BBC Olympic Channels and online there are graphics showing stats and on-demand you can press a button for moments, e.g. a goal in football. Hopefully it will be as good. Also, how will SBS transmit to North Korea? Presumably they will sell it to KCNA?

By the way, Discovery = Eurosport, if you guys didn't know.

What's that? You want to know how to watch the Olympics? Well why didn't you say so? Note: These are subject to change, and to be brought and sold by broadcasters. Olympics: Afghanistan - Dentsu Inc. Albania - Discovery Communications Algeria - beIN MEDIA GROUP Andorra - Discovery Communications Anguilla - International Media Content Ltd Antigua & Barbuda - International Media Content Ltd Armenia - Discovery Communications Australia - Seven West Media Ltd. Austria - Discovery Communications Azerbaijan - Discovery Communications Bahrain - beIN MEDIA GROUP Barbados - International Media Content Ltd Belarus - Discovery Communications Belize - International Media Content Ltd Belgium - Discovery Communications Bermuda - International Media Content Ltd Bosnia and Herzegovina - Discovery Communications Brazil - Globo Comunicação e Participações S.A. British Virgin Islands - International Media Content Ltd Brunei - Dentsu Inc. Bulgaria - Discovery Communications Cambodia - Dentsu Inc. Canada - CBC/Radio-Canada Cayman Islands - International Media Content Ltd China - CCTV Chinese Taipei - Dentsu Inc. Commonwealth of the Bahamas - International Media Content Ltd Cook Islands - SKY Network Television Ltd Cooperative Republic of Guyana - International Media Content Ltd Croatia - Discovery Communications Cyprus - Discovery Communications Democratic People's Republic of Korea - SBS Denmark - Discovery Communications Djibouti - beIN MEDIA NETWORK Dominica - International Media Content Ltd East Timor - Dentsu Inc. Egypt - beIN MEDIA NETWORK Estonia - Discovery Communications Federated States of Micronesia - SKY Network Television Ltd Finland - Discovery Communications Fiji - SKY Network Television Ltd France - France Télévisions Georgia - Discovery Communications Germany - Discovery Communications Greece - Discovery Communications Grenada - International Media Content Ltd Guadeloupe - International Media Content Ltd Haiti - International Media Content Ltd Hong Kong - Dentsu Inc. Hungary - Discovery Communications Iceland - Discovery Communications Independent State of Samoa - SKY Television Network Ltd Indonesia - Dentsu Inc. Iran - Dentsu Inc. Iraq - beIN MEDIA NETWORK Ireland - Discovery Communications Israel - Discovery Communications Italy - Discovery Communications Jamaica - International Media Content Ltd Japan - Japan Consortium Jordan - beIN MEDIA NETWORK Kazakhstan - Dentsu Inc. Kiribati - SKY Television Network Ltd. Kosovo - Discovery Communications Kuwait - beIN MEDIA NETWORK Kyrgyzstan - Dentsu Inc. Laos - Dentsu Inc. Latvia - Discovery Communications Lebanon - beIN MEDIA NETWORK Libya - beIN MEDIA NETWORK Liechtenstein - Discovery Communications Lithuania - Discovery Communications Luxembourg - Discovery Communications Macedonia - Discovery Communications Malaysia - Dentsu Inc. Malta - Discovery Communications Marshall Islands - SKY Television Network Ltd Martinique - International Media Content Ltd Mauritania - beIN MEDIA NETWORK Moldova - Discovery Communications Monaco - Discovery Communications Mongolia - Dentsu Inc. Montenegro - Discovery Communications Montserrat - International Media Content Ltd Myanmar - Dentsu Inc. Nauru - SKY Television Network Ltd Netherlands - Discovery Communications New Zealand - SKY Television Network Ltd Niue - SKY Television Network Ltd Norway - Discovery Communications Oman - beIN MEDIA NETWORK Palau - SKY Television Network Ltd Palestine - beIN MEDIA NETWORK Papua New Guinea - SKY Television Network Ltd Philippines - Dentsu Inc. Poland - Discovery Communications Portugal - Discovery Communications Qatar - beIN MEDIA NETWORK Republic of Korea - SBS Republic of South Sudan - beIN MEDIA NETWORK Republic of the Sudan - beIN MEDIA NETWORK Romania - Discovery Communications San Marino - Discovery Communications Saudi Arabia - beIN MEDIA NETWORK Serbia - Discovery Communications Singapore - Dentsu Inc. Slovakia - Discovery Communications Slovenia - Discovery Communications Solomon Islands - SKY Television Network Ltd Somalia - beIN MEDIA NETWORK Spain - Discovery Communications St Kitts & Nevis - International Media Content Ltd St Lucia - International Media Content Ltd St Vincent and the Grenadines - International Media Content Ltd Suriname - International Media Content Ltd Sweden - Discovery Communications Switzerland - Discovery Communications Syria - beIN MEDIA NETWORK Tajikistan - Dentsu Inc. Thailand - Dentsu Inc. The US - NBCUniversal Tonga - SKY Television Network Ltd. Trinidad & Tobago - International Media Content Ltd Tunisia - beIN MEDIA NETWORK Turkey - Discovery Communications Turkmenistan - Dentsu Inc. Turks and Caicos - International Media Content Ltd Tuvalu - SKY Television Network Ltd. Ukraine - Discovery Communications United Arab Emirates - beIN MEDIA NETWORK United Kingdom - British Broadcasting Corporation Uzbekistan - Dentsu Inc. Vanuatu - SKY Television Network Ltd. Vatican City State - Discovery Communications Vietnam - Dentsu Inc. Yemen - beIN MEDIA NETWORK Those are who the IOC sold the rights to. However, in some countries, the rights were sold again, in full or in part. Armenia - Discovery Communications sub-licensed rights to APMTV. Austria - Discovery Communications sub-licensed rights to ORF. Belarus - Discovery Commmunications sub-licensed rights to Belteleradio Canada - CBC/Radio-Canada partnered with Bell Media and Rodgers Media Croatia - Discovery Communications sub-licensed rights to HRT. Czech Republic - Discovery Communications sub-licensed rights to Česká Televize, with ČT agreeing to promote sports on both channels. Estonia - Discovery Communications sub-licensed rights to Eesti Meedia. Finland - Discovery Communications sub-licensed rights to YLE. France - France Télévisions sub-licensed a package to Canal+ Georgia - Discovery Communications sub-licensed rights to Georgian Public Broadcasting Hungary - Discovery Communications sub-licensed rights to MTVA Ireland - Discovery Communications sub-licensed rights to RTÉ. Iceland - Discovery Communications sub-licensed rights to RÚV Kosovo - Discovery Communications sub-licensed rights to RTK Latvia - Discovery Communications sub-licensed rights to Latvijas Televīzija Lithuania - Discovery Communications sub-licensed rights to TV3 Netherlands - Discovery Communications agreed to share rights with NOS, except for two 'key' sports. Poland - Discovery Communications sub-licensed rights to TVP Slovakia - Discovery Communications sub-licensed rights to RTVS. Slovenia - Discovery Communications sub-licensed rights to RTV. Switzerland - Discovery Communications sub-licensed rights to SRG SSR. United Kingdom - British Broadcasting Corporation agreed to share rights with Discovery Communications All Dentsu Inc. packages are likely to be sold to a local channel. Discovery Communications/Eurosport said they will sub-license to a local channel Bring on the Games!

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Lol don't worry, it's not the general election

I like Curling and Ice hockey because they're the only sports that aren't a race xD Also, I like Skeleton because TeamGB are good at it.

Lots of love for Swimming and Athletics. I prefer team sports though, like Football, Rugby sevens, and handball.