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From: bytebug@pertec.UUCP (roger long)
Newsgroups: net.rec,net.misc
Subject: Re: Gripes about Olympic Coverage
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Date: Tue, 7-Aug-84 09:46:17 EDT
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> This seems a bit strange since ABC has bragged about how
> "over 10 (?) billion people, from over 100 countries,
> watching our broadcast". Geez, I bet that folks in Europe
> and Latin America just *love* to see the US teams whip the 
> smaller countries.

I had heard that they were feeding a more generic feed to the other
countries, who add their own commentary.  Sure wish I had a satellite
dish.