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Obviosly, people are not complaining about advertisements. It is the way they are occurring, such as being randomly inserted over the broadcast without regard to the state of the event.
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From: "scott hill"
To: obra@list.obra.org, "Lisa"
Sent: Thursday, July 9, 2009 1:12:07 PM GMT -08:00 US/Canada Pacific
Subject: Re: [OBRA Chat] Comcast and the TdF - no spoiler
it is funny how we all complain now about the coverage. 8 or so years ago, pre OLN/VS, all you got was a 30 min show on espn every day and maybe an hour on sat and sun, and before that maybe a 1 hour show on wide world of sports on sundays. i guess what i am saying is that it is good they have advertisers, because if they didn't we would not be watching the tour everyday live.
scott
--- On Thu, 7/9/09, Lisa wrote:
From: Lisa
Subject: Re: [OBRA Chat] Comcast and the TdF - no spoiler
To: obra@list.obra.org
Date: Thursday, July 9, 2009, 2:47 PM
I'm with Charter in Ashland, but haven't caught finishes on TV as I am at work by then...off tomorrow so will let you know about their VS coverage and ads if still interested
~ lisa
--- On Thu, 7/9/09, Rick C Johnson wrote:
From: Rick C Johnson
Subject: Re: [OBRA Chat] Comcast and the TdF - no spoiler
To: "obra@list.obra.org"
Date: Thursday, July 9, 2009, 9:49 AM
FYI - this is the first year that the Tour broadcast has been able to
insert local advertising. Prior to this year there was no technical
support for anything other than the network feed spots. Sounds like the
issues some of you are experiencing stem from this change.
That's the story I heard from my sponsor at the time we were filming our
ads to run during this period. Hopefully our ads don't spoil anyones
coverage here in Bend!
Rick Johnson
Bend, Oregon
"Those who cannot remember the past, are condemned to repeat it" - George Santayana
KO Kevin wrote:
> I watched yesterday’s early morning TdF broadcast, the coverage was
> interrupted by commercials with less than 300 meters to the finish. I
> had to sit through several commercials before I knew the results. The
> evening re-broadcast was fine. This was on Eugene Comcast.
>
> Kevin
>
> *From:* obra-bounces@list.obra.org [mailto: obra-bounces@list.obra.org ]
> *On Behalf Of *scott hill
> *Sent:* Thursday, July 09, 2009 8:48 AM
> *To:* craig austin; Scott Fitzwater
> *Cc:* obra@list.obra.org
> *Subject:* Re: [OBRA Chat] Comcast and the TdF - no spoiler
>
> did not have the problem on comcast in eugene. must be a portland thing.
>
> scott
>
> --- On *Thu, 7/9/09, Scott Fitzwater /< scott.fitzh2o@gmail.com >/* wrote:
>
>
> From: Scott Fitzwater < scott.fitzh2o@gmail.com >
> Subject: Re: [OBRA Chat] Comcast and the TdF - no spoiler
> To: "craig austin" < useyourdagger@gmail.com >
> Cc: obra@list.obra.org
> Date: Thursday, July 9, 2009, 9:50 AM
>
> Well, that doesn't appear to be true. Folks on the west side of
> town (I live on the east side) did not see this ad. Also, the ads
> overlap and block the broadcast - no official ad break. I'll bet
> Versus allows Comcast to run adds for a fee. In fact, the ad that
> blocked the finish in yesterdays stage was an add for Comcast itself.
> Scott
>
> On Wed, Jul 8, 2009 at 8:02 PM, craig austin
> < useyourdagger@gmail.com
> < http://us.mc656.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=useyourdagger@gmail.com >>
> wrote:
>
> While that's a legitimate beef, I believe the beef would be with
> Versus, not Comcast. I'm sure DirecTV's broadcast of VS
> programming, including commercials, is exactly the same as
> Comcast's, or any other carrier. They just broadcast the stuff;
> programming and timing of commercials are the responsibility of
> the network that's carrying the event.
>
> Craig
>
> On Wed, Jul 8, 2009 at 6:55 PM, Scott Fitzwater
> < scott.fitzh2o@gmail.com
> < http://us.mc656.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=scott.fitzh2o@gmail.com >>
> wrote:
>
>
> I freaking can't believe that Comcast stuffed in another ad right at the finish of the live presentation of the
> TdF today. That is just incredibly unbelievable!
> Completely missed the finish.
>
> I've already earlier called Comcast about those irritating ads and they pleaded ignorance. I'm ready to move to another carrier.
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