Obviously you haven't read the contract. As a BBC employee I can assure you we failed no obligations.
Re:BBC Olympics streaming stats
by mootothemax on Saturday September 01, 2012 @06:14PM
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Personally, I think the IOC is missing a trick by not offering to partner up with the BBC and letting people pay, say, 50 gbp, or the equivalent USD or EUR to watch the streams online.
Plenty would pay just to avoid the hassle of setting up and/or the occasional proxy timeouts/pauses.
Re:BBC Olympics streaming stats
by josephlord on Saturday September 01, 2012 @06:38PM
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But you also need to consider the other side of the equation - how much less would be paid by the existing broadcasters if they weren't buying exclusive rights.
The sums may balance one day but I wouldn't bet on it doing so now.
Re:BBC Olympics streaming stats
by mootothemax on Saturday September 01, 2012 @07:04PM
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Thanks, that's a very good point, and sadly I think you may be right.
It does make me wonder at what point - if ever in our lifetimes - we'll see global market broadcasting rights being offered. Wonder what the disruption will be that causes it.
Edit: PayUpPal below claims to be BBC employee and says not contractual terms were breached. I would have expected there to be requirements to effectively secure the content to the territories the IOC sold the rights too. Maybe specific security measures were required and applied. Either way indicating massive international access may lead to stricter conditions next time.