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Re: London 2012 Olympics

#1321 Post by raj101 » Wed Aug 29, 2012 9:03 pm

Celini wrote: what an Olympic ceremony should be about!
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Re: London 2012 Olympics

#1322 Post by Jayman » Wed Aug 29, 2012 9:14 pm

Stellar commentary. Just stellar.

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Re: London 2012 Olympics

#1323 Post by Sunny Saver » Wed Aug 29, 2012 9:16 pm

It's a bit rubbish to have ads in the middle of this ceremony!

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Re: London 2012 Olympics

#1324 Post by tilly » Wed Aug 29, 2012 9:17 pm

Why do they have adverts :wall:
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Re: London 2012 Olympics

#1325 Post by funthing29 » Wed Aug 29, 2012 9:17 pm

Because its channel 4 and they make all their money by advertisements. ;)
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Re: London 2012 Olympics

#1326 Post by Beate » Wed Aug 29, 2012 9:19 pm

But it's beyond disrespectful to disrupt a live ceremony like that.
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Re: London 2012 Olympics

#1327 Post by tilly » Wed Aug 29, 2012 9:20 pm

I know :D but ruins it 8O
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Re: London 2012 Olympics

#1328 Post by Celini » Wed Aug 29, 2012 9:20 pm

the question is more "why did BBC not b*y the rights for the Opening/Closing?"
this is very disappointing when you think of their amazing coverage of the Olympics :(
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Re: London 2012 Olympics

#1329 Post by Jayman » Wed Aug 29, 2012 9:23 pm

Apparently C4 won the bid for the Paralympics over the BBC.

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Re: London 2012 Olympics

#1330 Post by tilly » Wed Aug 29, 2012 9:23 pm

I guess they didn't think it was going to be popular :confused:
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