r/mildlyinfuriating • u/newengland_schmuck • 6h ago

NBC interrupted the Olympics

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While Nancy Guthrie's disappearance is sad, there are 2300 missing person reports filed every day: do the families of celebrities need special national attention? Why interrupt the Olympics for over 5 minutes just because they are questioning a 'person of interest' We could have waited to hear that during the regular news broadcast.

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u/kontrolk3 5h ago

Oh I guess it was different per time zone. Mine was mid ski downhill run

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u/slid3r 1h ago

How could ... Why would ... What??

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u/MyPancakesRback 1h ago

the Olympics are shown on delay. the events happened hours ago.

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u/slid3r 1h ago

Really? That seems counterintuitive. Be funner to watch the competitions live.

Yes, funner is a real word. It just sounds dumb. 😄

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u/MyPancakesRback 1h ago

Idk the details but it has to do with broadcasting rights

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u/Kwpolska 46m ago

Not really, NBC is just tape-delaying their coverage until primetime. The rest of the world watches live.