Tokyo Olympics Coverage

IIRC, 10 didn’t introduce an app for the Sochi Olympics but merely offered additional streams on 10play.

Agree with you about 7Plus’s navigation - it’s somewhat easier to find the streams on the website but it’s a mess on the app (particularly because the individual sports streams are listed among the regular 7Plus streams)

They really should have cleaned up the live channels for the Olympics. The steam list is just a mess

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That’s what I meant. I was stumbling to find words before.

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Hamish appeared to stumble the intro on the east coast

He did the same yesterday

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Why do Seven keep the “Live & Free” bug on screen when showing replays?
It’s so misleading - do they think viewers are stupid and will switch off if “Recorded earlier” is displayed on-screen?

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Tiana penitani joins with Greg Clark in rugby 7s commentary tonight.

I thought Hammer was in Tokyo…then Ian Thorpe turns up for an interview.

Is most of the studio hosting from Australia? Is there any out of Tokyo?

The studio is in Melbourne. We don’t have a studio in Tokyo

All studio and commentary from melb/syd.

Some reporters in Tokyo…mostly for mixed zone interviews etc.

Sonia Kruger was meant to host daytime coverage and Bruce wasn’t involved in the Ceremonies when the coverage was originally announced.

Is it just me or does Ian Thorpe dislike Leisel Jones? :thinking: :joy: :rofl:

There was some sarcasm there for sure.

Overall they’ve been hopeless as analysts. I find their delivery drab.

With water polo finished on 7mate (Australia beat Croatia 11-8), it is now replaying the women’s surfing gold medal match from this afternoon. 4-time world champion Carissa Moore (USA) beat South African outsider Bianca Buitendag to win gold.

Obviously I didn’t give it very long however I just watched the opening 10 minutes of ‘Shinya’ and I have got to say that it’s probably the worst show I’ve ever seen. How do 7 think that this is Olympic standard coverage? Andrew Gaze has SOME good insights but the other two are the worst sports hosts/commentators on TV. Absolutely horrid.

Given the favourable time zone, Tokyo 2020 would have been a perfect Olympics for a late night Olympic show that’s a proven success…like Roy and HG! Huge mistake from 7 for not commissioning ‘The Dream’. They could have found a new and large audience during late night which could have worked very well for them, instead, they give us this atrocity of a shit show.

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good insight into the Biles story and having two former athletes on there, they can discuss pressure on athletes and weight of expectations.

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Some more complaints with 7plus cutting off the winning moment for Japan in the gold medal softball match

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I really hope Seven doesn’t get Olympics back. Please Nine, get the rights.

May we point you in the direction of Nine’s woeful efforts in London?

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But at least there is a chance now that 9 would offer extended coverage through Stan Sport if they got 2024.

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