Why does NBC make it so difficult to watch the Olympics?

Re:Why does NBC make it so difficult to watch the Olympics? by setpatchaddress on Monday July 26, 2021 @11:18AM (#27960483)

But they can’t even get a feed with ads to people. I should have been able to get the NBC “live” Olympics feeds on Peacock or one of the other NBC apps at the broadcast times. Nope. Not even with ads. No dice. Cord-cutters are SOL (if you don’t want to put up an antenna or don’t have local NBC reception).

This is how you handle the Olympics if you want the ratings to nosedive.

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Re:Why does NBC make it so difficult to watch the Olympics? by ascagnel_ on Monday July 26, 2021 @11:29AM (#27960657)

This is how Comcast wants it -- they're still a cable company, and even though they've started pushing online, they're still a cable company first and foremost. They don't want to sell you a $20 pass to the Olympics or even a $20/mo subscription to Peacock; they want to sell you a $150/mo triple play and $20/mo home security system add-on (that may or may not actually function), because the company seemingly still thinks it's 2006 and there's nothing better.

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Re:Why does NBC make it so difficult to watch the Olympics? by gritty244 on Monday July 26, 2021 @01:23PM (#27962206)

Can't you just get a peacock subscription for $5-10/mo?

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