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Originally posted by Crazy Serb I agree... this has to be the worst coverage of olympic games I have ever seen. Who in the hell throws in commercials every 10 mins and therefore causes us to miss like 20% of countries and athletes out there. Fucken capitalist country.

be glad ur not watching NBC .. it's even worse.. they get virtually no live coverage whatsoever..

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Originally posted by dEsidEL be glad ur not watching NBC .. it's even worse.. they get virtually no live coverage whatsoever..

i dont understand how US broadcasting could not offer live coverage of such a MAJOR event?

there are no other national channel's broadcasting?

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Renowned European DJ Tiesto will make history Friday as the first DJ ever to perform at an Olympic Games' opening ceremony. Tiesto, who is based in Holland, will perform new songs and tracks live for 90 minutes as all the 10,000 athletes participating in the games parade in Athens' Olympic Stadium. "I am honored to be part of the biggest sports event in the world," said Tiesto, who was voted the number one DJ in the world twice by DJ Magazine, in a press release. "The fact that the games are returning to their birthplace and to the city where they were revived makes Athens 2004 very special. The opportunity to perform my music for billions of people around the globe will be the greatest highlight of my life." Nearly four billion people all over the world are expected to watch the opening ceremony.

Jerusalem Post

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Originally posted by Orko i dont understand how US broadcasting could not offer live coverage of such a MAJOR event?

lol.. it's called 'Americanizing' broadcast content

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so i guess tiesto just set the record for preforming to the most people in a single performance?

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Tiesto Tapped For Olympic Opening Ceremony Internationally renowned DJ Tiesto will perform a 90-minute set as part of Friday's (Aug. 13) opening ceremony of the Olympic Games in Athens. The Dutch artist's live set will accompany the traditional parade of athletes from all participating nations as they enter the Greek city's new Olympic Stadium. "Our ceremonies will include unique Greek artistic elements along with modern and international perspectives," Athens 2004 organizing committee president Gianna Angelopoulos-Daskalaki says. "While it is path-breaking, it is also natural, that a modern artist like Tiesto will contribute to the celebration we're planning on our opening night." Tiesto is expected to incorporate new tracks produced especially for the event, as well as songs suited to the inspirational aspect of the Games. According to published reports following dress rehearsals earlier this week, the opening spectacle will also feature such sights as a Trojan horse, an enormous statue of the goddess Athena rising through a lake in the middle of the stadium and other mythical figures. The event will be televised in the United States on NBC beginning at 8 p.m. ET. "I am honored to be to be part of the biggest sports event in the world," Tiesto says. "The fact that the Games are returning to their birthplace and to the city where they were revived makes Athens 2004 very special. The opportunity to perform my music for billions of people around the globe will be the greatest highlight of my life." Tiesto's latest album, "Just Be" (Black Hole/Nettwerk), debuted in June at No. 3 on Billboard's Top Electronic Albums chart and No. 11 on the Top Heatseekers tally. Nettwerk America plans to release a new mix from the DJ in October. Although the opening ceremony will take place on Friday, the first contests of the 17-day games get underway tomorrow to accommodate a heavy soccer schedule. The women's teams of the United States and Greece inaugural match of the 2004 Summer Olympic Games, beginning at 10:30 a.m. ET. For the U.S. viewing audience, NBC has scheduled 1,200 hours of coverage across seven channels, including Spanish-language Telemundo and cable outlets MSNBC, CNBC and Bravo. -- Barry A. Jeckell, N.Y.

Billboard online

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now to find a proper rip of the set!

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Originally posted by Orko now to find a proper rip of the set!

EXCELLENT idea

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Originally posted by Orko i dont understand how US broadcasting could not offer live coverage of such a MAJOR event?

Why would they switch their daily topic of terrorist attacks, wars in middle east and all kinds of other dangers people in US supposedly are exposed to? Olympics are, after all, a happy event, a celebration of humanity.

I'd also be very, very surprised if they show any matches other than the ones in which US is participating.

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Originally posted by Crazy Serb I'd also be very, very surprised if they show any matches other than the ones in which US is participating.

canada is the exact same way so i don't think we should talk.

friggin pathetic if you ask me.

a global event like this and we only will cover the major sports and whatever canada is bound to do well in.