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Re: Giro on OLNtv.com!

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  1. ODH_Bikes said:

    This made my day....

    http://www.olntv.com/pressreleases/OLN-Giro.doc


    I just looked, and you cannot even sign up yet for the streaming video.
    Seems like they're running it mighty close, since the race starts in
    only three days. (Of course, weekday stages don't start for five days;
    I guess that's plenty of time.)

    The site does say that all of the streaming video will be archived.
    That's good, since I am on the US West Coast, and the stages will be
    running before I even wake up in the morning. Also, normal TV coverage
    times in years past were right when I like to go out and ride - but I
    videotaped them anyway, so that I could watch later.

    I'm also a bit miffed that OLN stopped showing the Vuelta, and said they
    were going to stop showing the Giro. OLN used to be on "standard" cable
    for me, but then it got moved to Adelphia's "Digital Cable", so I had to
    pay extra for my cycling fix. I think that this announcement might
    imply that OLN is going to give cycling one more chance. (I can't
    believe it draws fewer viewers than the junk they show all the time -
    killing Bambi, watching cowboys get stomped and gored, etc.)

    I guess I'll throw my $6 in their direction, once they actually make it
    possible for me to sign up and do so....

    Can streaming video be saved on one's hard drive? If so, how is that
    done? (If that is against the rules, I never asked this question.)

  2. quote='Colin Campbell'ODH_Bikes said:

    This made my day....

    http://www.olntv.com/pressreleases/OLN-Giro.doc

    I'm also a bit miffed that OLN stopped showing the Vuelta, and said they
    were going to stop showing the Giro. OLN used to be on "standard" cable
    for me, but then it got moved to Adelphia's "Digital Cable", so I had to
    pay extra for my cycling fix. I think that this announcement might
    imply that OLN is going to give cycling one more chance. (I can't
    believe it draws fewer viewers than the junk they show all the time -
    killing Bambi, watching cowboys get stomped and gored, etc.)

    QUOTE]

    Part of the problem may be tha OLN doesn't want to allienate their main viewers. These people love to turn on the TV and see guarenteeded programing that interests them. Most hunters detest cycling. We cyclists do the same. I think that OLN shows the Tour so consistently because the ratings are just so good.

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