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Title: TV Olympics
Post by WG on Aug 6^th, 2016, 3:36pm

Three questions
!) How much is all this mega saturation coverage costing-I thought the BBC was short of money.
2) What UK audience figures are expected?
3) I wonder how these will compare to 2012?

Title: Re: TV Olympics
Post by John on Aug 7^th, 2016, 5:40am

Managed to avoid it so far :)

Title: Re: TV Olympics
Post by HMG on Aug 7^th, 2016, 3:34pm

News crews are in self catering apartments. Bet Clare Balding isn't washing her own nickers while doing the washing. Won't be watching anything :) :D :)

Title: Re: TV Olympics
Post by Dickie Mint on Aug 7^th, 2016, 5:00pm

The BBC will argue that it's cheaper than the stuff it's displacing. And that it automatically has the rights.

Me, I reckon that as no other broadcaster has tried to grab it that they don't expect huge audiences and thus be able to hike up advert rate.

So it's cheap enough for the beeb to not expect to be outbid.