I wanted to see some event online, but they wanted a cable-provider password. Umm, I don't have cable. If I had cable I wouldn't be watching TV on my computer.
I would really like to see a free market in Olympics coverage, rather than the monopoly we are stuck with. I don't understand why we don't have as many channels with live coverage as there are simultaneous events. I would think that the Olympics group could make more money auctioning off each event's coverage rights freely, rather than negotiating for a huge payoff (per region) from a single huge network.<p>It would certainly increase viewership and the customer experience. Having to watch a very limited set of events on tape delay, subject to some editorially milquetoast attempt at appeal to the lowest common denominator, is a disturbingly negligent delivery of quality goods.<p>Improving the experience should pay off in spades in the long run, even if I'm too optimistic in my analysis so far. Produce something valuable for your customers. The current Olympics TV experience is a joke: Despite my love for winter sports, I am not engaged. I watched <i>SNL's Best of Chris Farley</i> last night on Netflix.
For years Americans near the Canadian border have been tuning into Canadian CBC for live coverage. Canadian CTV is streaming from <a href="http://www.ctvolympics.ca/tv-online-listings/index.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.ctvolympics.ca/tv-online-listings/index.html</a> (not sure if you can get it outside of Canada).<p>Hate to rub it in, but nothing like being here (I live in Whislter)!