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Why is there so little Olympics footage in the news? Here’s how the multibillion-dollar video rights industry works. (theconversation.com)

submitted 4 months ago by ModerateImprovement@sh.itjust.works to c/piracy@lemmy.dbzer0.com

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[-] FreudianCafe@lemmy.ml 80 points 4 months ago

In this chapter of "Capitalism ruins everything"

[-] style99@lemm.ee 21 points 4 months ago

For comparison, NBC in the US paid US$7.75 billion (A$11.8 billion) in 2014 for the rights to broadcast the Olympics until 2032.

At that much money, you can pretty much count on extreme amounts of corruption and thievery going on behind the scenes.

[-] black0ut@pawb.social 14 points 4 months ago

B-but capitalism breeds innovation!

[-] state_electrician@discuss.tchncs.de 14 points 4 months ago

They are very creative in finding new ways to screw us over.

[-] PirateForDaLolz@lemmy.dbzer0.com 0 points 4 months ago

The thing that sucks about capitalism is that for as awful as it is, the idea that it breeds innovation is also true.

[-] Deceptichum@quokk.au 43 points 4 months ago

The IOC sucks arse.

[-] conciselyverbose@sh.itjust.works 31 points 4 months ago

lol they tried to sue a company for saying a city name.

What a joke.

[-] Outtatime@sh.itjust.works 14 points 4 months ago

F the Olympics

[-] Spacehooks@reddthat.com 13 points 4 months ago

I really want to see the Olympics but I have to settle for highlights on YouTube. Lame.

[-] Zipitydew@sh.itjust.works 22 points 4 months ago

VPN, pick Canadian server, go here https://www.cbc.ca/player/sports/olympics/summer/replays

[-] Corngood@lemmy.ml 4 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

Am I just failing to use that site properly, or is it missing a ton of stuff in 'replays' that was available live?

I feel like the CBC had a better version of this thing 12 years ago.

[-] Zipitydew@sh.itjust.works 2 points 4 months ago

It does seem different. Hard to say exactly why with only using it every couple years. Wondering if there is more lag time for uploads.

[-] elfahor@lemmy.blahaj.zone 7 points 4 months ago

If you don't mind the commentary being in French, you should be able to watch the games on https://france.tv for free (needs an account). I don't know if a VPN located in France is needed

[-] Spacehooks@reddthat.com 3 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

Nice thanks issues is I can't read the site lol

[-] MaggiWuerze@feddit.org 2 points 4 months ago

Firefox translates the page to whatever you like

[-] PirateForDaLolz@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 4 months ago

Check out https://privateiptvaccess.com/

[-] mindbleach@sh.itjust.works 11 points 4 months ago

Exclusivity is a failure mode for copyright. Mandatory licensing should've been the immediate goal as soon as Netflix started losing content. Blatantly awful for consumers - and we're talking about giving companies money. If you sell a thing and find yourself going 'well I don't want to sell it that way' then it's probably because you have anti-competitive schemes in mind. We can't tolerate that shit.