Olympics on Directv

[Justin Simpson]

I don't have channels 751 or 752 (the basketball and soccer channels) Are these only available on HD receivers or something?

 

[raoul5788]

to Satelliteguys Justin!

I only have hd, so I can't answer your question, but I thought I'd welcome you anyway!

 

[whitewolf8214]

Welcome to SatelliteGuys Justin

 

[bacchus101]

are the swimming races going to be live or is NBC stupid enough to tape delay it?

They were stupid enough to delay them, yet share the results on their web properties...

 

[Mr Tony]

are the swimming races going to be live or is NBC stupid enough to tape delay it?

I thought they were live this morning

 

[Mr Tony]

603 seems to be Olympics central. Press the red button and you get a directory of summer games to be televised on this and other channels. Guide also allows you to search by "on today", browse by sport, medal count and Team USA Update. You also get the record button when you are in the guide.

actually any of the NBCUniversal channels have that
237 Bravo
355 CNBC
356 MSNBC
603 NBCSports
751 & 752

just not the NBC station

 

[bacchus101]

I thought they were live this morning

The prelims were live. The medal race was tape delayed 7 hours.

 

[dahauss]

I'm a little annoyed that the 3d Chanel for the Olympics s a day behind... I thought it would be live 3d coverage....


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[rotador]

I'm a little annoyed that the 3d Chanel for the Olympics s a day behind... I thought it would be live 3d coverage....


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Same here, very disappointed. But this is NBC, I should expect it. Also most programing is delayed but you can watch it on line????

 

[egnlsn]

And if you don't have the sports package? No 603?

everyone should be getting it

Rebooted the DVR -- still no 603. Oh well...

 

[VMI90]

You have to have the Choice Xtra Package or higher to get 603.

 

[john262]

The thing that p***es me off is the fact that we viewers in the USA are forced to watch nonstop commercials with our Olympics coverage. Of course that's because NBC had to pay millions for the rights to broadcast it. Yet in a lot of other countries the networks there paid very little for the coverage and the Olympics coverage is commercial free. They are picking on us and making us pay through the nose for Olympics coverage just because they can. It's unfair and it's wrong. I was talking on Skype to a friend of mine in Liberia, West Africa and he said that on the satellite service that they get there there is extensive commercial free Olympics coverage.

 

[Lkr]

The thing that p***es me off is the fact that we viewers in the USA are forced to watch nonstop commercials with our Olympics coverage. Of course that's because NBC had to pay millions for the rights to broadcast it. Yet in a lot of other countries the networks there paid very little for the coverage and the Olympics coverage is commercial free. They are picking on us and making us pay through the nose for Olympics coverage just because they can. It's unfair and it's wrong. I was talking on Skype to a friend of mine in Liberia, West Africa and he said that on the satellite service that they get there there is extensive commercial free Olympics coverage.

move to liberia? a lot of people in this country are under the idea that a government owned tv station would be awful. other countries don't see it that way. BBC is probably better than any station in the US, yet it is run by the government. free is a loose term to throw around, they do have to pay a tax for each TV they own iirc

NBC overpays because the way our market is set up, someone else is driving that price up. fox, disney(espn/abc), cbs, etc will all threaten to pay to get the olympics, which drives the price up. no one is really going to compete with any station for coverage in Liberia to the point where it will cost them $2 billion for the rights for two olympics(winter and summer, and winter isn't even very popular)

 

[harshness]

I'm a little annoyed that the 3d Chanel for the Olympics s a day behind... I thought it would be live 3d coverage....

This was made clear back in January when the coverage terms of The Games was announced.

http://www.nbcnewyork.com/entertain...Broadcast-London-Olympics-in-3D-137021188.htm

Olympics 2012: NBC To Broadcast London Games in 3D - The Hollywood Reporter

 

[Skee7ix]

Even in the soccer matches they show commercials... DURING THE GAME!
They just go to commercials in the middle of the match and then return.
And that is not common in soccer matches, the commercials are shown until the half time.

The thing that p***es me off is the fact that we viewers in the USA are forced to watch nonstop commercials with our Olympics coverage. Of course that's because NBC had to pay millions for the rights to broadcast it. Yet in a lot of other countries the networks there paid very little for the coverage and the Olympics coverage is commercial free. They are picking on us and making us pay through the nose for Olympics coverage just because they can. It's unfair and it's wrong. I was talking on Skype to a friend of mine in Liberia, West Africa and he said that on the satellite service that they get there there is extensive commercial free Olympics coverage.

 

[KasumiX]

Even in the soccer matches they show commercials... DURING THE GAME!
They just go to commercials in the middle of the match and then return.
And that is not common in soccer matches, the commercials are shown until the half time.

On the dedicated soccer channel that does not happen. In fact, the coverage on most channels hasn't been too bad with the commercials - it's just the main NBC channel that's ridiculous.

 

[egnlsn]

You have to have the Choice Xtra Package or higher to get 603.

Yeah, I found that out. Thanks!

 

[Lkr]

Even in the soccer matches they show commercials... DURING THE GAME!
They just go to commercials in the middle of the match and then return.
And that is not common in soccer matches, the commercials are shown until the half time.

i watched live US women today on nbc sports, no commercials

 

[Aridon]

The thing that p***es me off is the fact that we viewers in the USA are forced to watch nonstop commercials with our Olympics coverage. Of course that's because NBC had to pay millions for the rights to broadcast it. Yet in a lot of other countries the networks there paid very little for the coverage and the Olympics coverage is commercial free. They are picking on us and making us pay through the nose for Olympics coverage just because they can. It's unfair and it's wrong. I was talking on Skype to a friend of mine in Liberia, West Africa and he said that on the satellite service that they get there there is extensive commercial free Olympics coverage.

#firstworldproblems

Unbelievable.

 

[mattzane227]

Is anyone else watching the Olympic basketball channel (752)? Sometimes they simulcast the same game on channel 603 also and the audio always sounds much better on 603. Today the audio on the basketball channel is even worse that usual. I'm getting pretty much all audio through the right front speaker. It's also quieter than all other channels. Horrible.