Chicago Tribune: NBC to commentate on at least 10 sports from New York, not China

NBC plans to broadcast from its headquarters in New York. That means more than two dozen play-by-play broadcasters and analysts will call events from 30 Rockefeller Plaza, rather than China, when the Games begin Aug. 8.

Okay, here’s my take on the whole thing. Most importantly, I’m very happy that NBC is broadcasting the archery competition. Very, very happy. Second, the broadcasters would need to rely on remote cameras anyway to spot where the arrows are hitting from 70m away from the archer! This makes archery a natural choice for remote broadcasters, if there’s going to be any. Third, I’m very happy that NBC is broadcasting the archery competition. Did I say that already? Yes, so it must be true.

I am hoping that NBC will have some interviews of the archers. Even this could be done remotely, with a booth and camera, and a video feed. I’m happy that I know that the broadcasters are remote instead of thinking they were in China with the athletes. Once I know that, I’m okay with it.

I’m looking forward to the Olympics in just a couple weeks time!