Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site trwspp.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!mgnetp!ihnp4!zehntel!hplabs!sdcrdcf!trwrb!trwspp!brahms From: brahms@trwspp.UUCP Newsgroups: net.flame Subject: Re: American sportscasting sucks! Message-ID: <536@trwspp.UUCP> Date: Mon, 6-Aug-84 14:19:46 EDT Article-I.D.: trwspp.536 Posted: Mon Aug 6 14:19:46 1984 Date-Received: Wed, 8-Aug-84 08:32:02 EDT References: <361@oddjob.UChicago.UUCP>, <336@watdcsu.UUCP> Organization: T R W, Redondo Beach, CA Lines: 37 [}{] >> - CBC provides much more total coverage: 11 am - 2 am with two >> one-hour breaks. total: 13 hours/day. It seems ABC is only >> broadcasting about 7-8 hours/day, but I'm not sure (reason follows). ABC is showing 180 hours of coverage, given the Olympics are 17 days, thats an average of more than 10 hours a day. >> And Howard Cosell's boxing commentary >> makes me puke. He never finds any good points about the opposition, >> but the American is always the best and the most beautiful... As far as Howard is concerned, I agree, I would much prefer someone else. However, it does keep bringing up the point the foreign competitors are improving and getting much better. >> - CBC shows events where there are no Canadians competing. I'd >> estimate that of all coverage, maybe 50% has Canadians, and 60% >> Americans (note: lots of overlap). By no means is CBC restricted to >> Canadian-only sports. For example, we see matches like NZ-Australia, >> Korea-China, etc. CBC seems to be trying to strike a balance between >> showing the best and showing the Canadians. In most cases, I want to watch Americans, however, I would also like to see more competitions where Americans are not playing (there have been a few, however). >> - ABC's coverage doesn't seem even technically better, despite a MUCH >> larger budget. Very understandable since ABC does all the coverage. CBC, as well as any other TV network/station, gets there feed from ABC. However, they chose which feed they want. -- Brad Brahms usenet: {decvax,ucbvax}!trwrb!trwspp!brahms arpa: Brahms@USC-ECLC