ESPN wants rights for 2014, 2016 Olympics, would kill tape delay
PaidContent outlines ESPN’s plan to show the Olympics sans delay. I agree with ESPN. I found the tape-delay jarring.
As a disclaimer, I haven’t watched television with any sort of consistency since I was in middle school. So I’ve become accustomed to enjoying access to information as it becomes available, and I found NBC’s tape delay a bit of a surprise.
A cool article on the opportunity that (still) exists for newspapers to cash in on local advertising.
No, this probably won’t be a recurring feature.
No, I’m not sorry I’m sending you here.
Basically, journos get a lot of flack for losing touch with their audience, yet here’s an example of a marketer doing just that. Who wants to sit through this thing?
Matt Bigelow 