雅思阅读材料之美国NBC延迟3小时播奥运开幕式.docxVIP

智课网IELTS备考资料 雅思阅读材料之美国NBC延迟3小时播奥运开幕式 出国英语考试有哪些 雅思6.5是什么水平 雅思阅读评分标准 托福阅读评分标准 雅思和托福的区别  Across the world, people are crammed around their television sets, eagerly watching the $42million spectacular of London’s Opening Ceremonies.  But those watching stateside will be forced to wait until 7:30pm EST, when NBC will broadcast the show, three and a half hours from the actual start of the ceremony, adjusted for time differences.  The network, which has sole rights to broadcasting the Olympics in America, has chosen to delay their broadcast to the chagrin of viewers hoping to catch a live glance of the elaborate ceremonies.  Further, they chose not to stream the events online, the Wall Street Journal said. This means that those wanting to watch on the West Coast must wait a full six and a half hours before seeing the commencement of the 2012 Olympic Games.  NBC, which has owned the American broadcasting rights to the Summer Olympic games since 1988, most likely held the broadcast so it would hit square in prime time. Advertisers pay more for time slots in such programming.  According to Ad Week, NBC purchased the rights to the Olympics from 2014-2020 for a staggering $4.38billion. They were awarded the right by the International Olympic Committee.  Some members of the media took to Twitter to speak out about NBCs programming decision. The Guardians Matt Wells, who is based in New York City, tweeted, NBC showing complete contempt for audience by not showing/streaming Olympics opening ceremony live. He added, what type of broadcaster pretends something isnt happening? Olympics enthusiasts shared Wells sentiment, lamenting NBCs decision to delay airing the Opening Ceremony.  （美国NBC2012伦敦奥运会宣传片）  【新闻快讯】  正当全世界体育迷如痴如醉地欣赏英伦范儿的伦敦奥运会开幕式表演之际，美国电视观众遇到了四年一度的烦心事，那就是，拥有奥运会转播权的美国全国广 播公司NBC，并没有直播伦敦碗里精彩梦幻的开幕式表演，而是推迟了三个小时，于美国当年时间晚上七点半到十二点间的黄金时段播出录播剪辑的开幕式转播。  由于伦敦奥运会开幕式的开始时间正值美国当地时间周五的下午，作为商业电视台考虑收视