NBC gets Twitter backlash over Olympics, but record TV audience LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - NBC on Sunday announced more record audiences for its prime-time TV coverage of the London Olympics, even as the Twitterverse erupted in complaints about the U.S. network's online streaming efforts and delays in broadcasting key competitions. Contributions to the Twitter hashtags #NBCfail and #NBCsucks surged on Sunday, with many posters complaining about the quality of ... Olympic viewing: NBC critics loud on social media In the age of social media, NBC now has millions of television critics who make their opinions known about every aspect of Olympics coverage instantly. NBC'S TWITTER RETORT NBC's executive producer of the games, Jim Bell, has taken to Twitter to answer critics. Spoilers: Angry Olympics Fans Tweet Their Protests, NBC Responds NBC, already in hot water with fans over its coverage of the London Olympics opening ceremonies, just can't seem to catch a break. The broadcaster, which has chosen to tape-delay certain events, is catching heat from viewers upset after NBC broadcasters spoiled the outcome of the Michael Phelps - Ryan Lochte 400-meter individual medley showdown. NBC saves prime Olympic action for primetime We live in an era of such high-speed new media that a decades-old approach that delays information for hours would seem to be laughable. NBC's Tape-Delay Strategy Is Working, So Far Apparently NBC's controversial tape-delay strategy is working. The Olympics opening ceremony drew the largest audience ever for an opening ceremony that didn't take place in the U.S., NBC announced on Saturday. The broadcast earned a 23 overnight rating and 40 share. NBC's PR Twitter feed has been releasing facts and math about how great the ceremony went for them. According to them, it was the ... How Apple, Microsoft can stop NBC's Olympic contempt While NBC continues to receive deserved criticism for its Olympic myopia by refusing to show events live on TV, it's the advertisers who are complicit and therefore have the power to change NBC's habits. NBC Olympics Delay and Streaming Bring Complaints on Twitter Twitter has turned into a fiery digital soapbox against NBC, as its users have merged their resentment over tape delay with problems viewing the live streams. Twitter backlash for NBC, but record TV audience LOS ANGELES -- NBC on Sunday announced more record audiences for its prime-time TV coverage of the London Olympics, even as the Twitterverse erupted in complaints about the U.S. network's online streaming efforts and delays in broadcasting key competitions. At Olympic Opening Ceremony, NBC Wins In Ratings But Loses On Twitter NBC's Olympic Opening Ceremony coverage, mostly broadcast prime time in the U.S., was the most-watched in the history of Summer Games, drawing 40.7 million viewers, but was soundly slammed on Twitter.
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