2008 Olympics - Fencing Televised?

[EnduringDusk]

Will fencing be televised in the US?
Is there a specific schedule/channel?

[KD5MDK]

Yes
Not yet

[theLuz]

The French Open (Tennis) is on right now and Direct TV (probably others as well) is doing a great job of showing it. They have a channell with 6 screens showing different matches. You can pick the one you want to see.

With the DVR option, you can tell it to record all of one thing (say "fencing") and even if it's at 2:00 AM, it will record it for you.

They could probably have more than the 6 spots and it could really work. I hope they do that.

[a_voth]

How about Canada? with CBC or NBC or CBC french have any fencing on TV? and if so where and when can I get the listing?

Cheers Adam

[dekko]

I am sure I am not the only one who remembers this but there was a link someone provided in 2004 that we could watch an Italian feed of all the fencing events. If someone has that link and can repost it, that might be a start to being able to watch withoutwaiting for NBC to butcher the coverage again.

[Craig]

Originally Posted by dekko

I am sure I am not the only one who remembers this but there was a link someone provided in 2004 that we could watch an Italian feed of all the fencing events. If someone has that link and can repost it, that might be a start to being able to watch withoutwaiting for NBC to butcher the coverage again.

You may not need to find the Italian feed as NBC will be streaming video of some of the events.

As I find out more details I'll post them.

Craig

[wolfercdat]

I just saw a news bulletin on Yahoo which stated that NBC will show coverage of all the events via computer. It's called "NBC Olympics on the Go" and it will enable fans to select the sport they are interested in and the program automatically downloads the coverage once it's available. The service will be free through Wavexpress. Only drawback is that you have to have Microsoft Vista to use the service which lets people like me who have defected to Macs out of luck.

[HDG]

Originally Posted by wolfercdat

which lets people like me who have defected to Macs out of luck.

You still made the right choice.

[KD5MDK]

Not to mention people still using Windows XP.

[Mr Epee]

Originally Posted by KD5MDK

Not to mention people still using Windows XP.

Or those Troglodytes banging rocks together to make fire.

[tchwojko]

Originally Posted by wolfercdat

Only drawback is that you have to have Microsoft Vista to use the service which lets people like me who have defected to Macs out of luck.

Vista only!?! NBC must have their servers on a bank of dial-up modems and wants to limit the bandwidth usage.

[Craig]

Maestro Mika’il Sankofa has been named the NBC analyst for the 2008 Beijing Olympics. With over 30 years of experience in the sport fencing, Maestro Sankofa was selected for his expertise in the sport of fencing as a competitor, coach and commentator at national fencing competitions. “This is really a tremendous honor and I’m really looking forward to calling the various fencing events,” noted Sankofa. “America is sending some very talented athletes to the Olympics, and I’m looking forward to educating viewers - new to the sport - as well as bringing the excitement that Olympic fencing competitions always generate.”

A U.S. Fencing Hall of Fame Member and member of the 1984, 1988 and 1992 U.S. Olympic fencing teams, Maestro Sankofa will be calling the Women’s Individual Sabre event scheduled to air on the USA network on Friday, August 8 2-3pm and again at 9:45-10:30 pm; the Women’s Sabre Team event on Wednesday, August 13 2-3:30pm and again at 10-11pm; and the Men’s Sabre Team event which will be broadcasted on MSNBC on Saturday, August 16 10-11:30pm.
Times are subject to change so please check your local listings for updates.

[KD5MDK]

Finally a reason to get cable/satellite.

[sheck]

Having a sabre fencer describe/comment should be a mass improvement.

[theLuz]

Originally Posted by wolfercdat

Only drawback is that you have to have Microsoft Vista to use the service which lets people like me who have defected to Macs out of luck.

the whole world is out of luck. My company (and many others) refused to change to Vista. I changed my home machine to a Mac, as well. I sure want to see the fencing, but not that bad.

[stillchris]

TVTonic indicates their application will work with XP and IE v6 or later.

http://tvtonic.com/about.php

There may be hope for non Vista folks, but maybe not.

[tchwojko]

The stuff I found on NBCOlympics.com just mentions Silverlight, which is available on both Mac and Windows.

[MyrddinsPrecint]

Originally Posted by dekko

I am sure I am not the only one who remembers this but there was a link someone provided in 2004 that we could watch an Italian feed of all the fencing events. If someone has that link and can repost it, that might be a start to being able to watch withoutwaiting for NBC to butcher the coverage again.

The downside being I don't speak Italian...

I remember watching a bout while talking on AIM with .... Wtouche? .... We were sitting there commenting on how Mariel seemed really excited for having won the bronze..........

Later on, we felt dumb.

I'm glad NBC will be streaming this year...

[KD5MDK]

Originally Posted by stillchris

TVTonic indicates their application will work with XP and IE v6 or later.

http://tvtonic.com/about.php

There may be hope for non Vista folks, but maybe not.

Originally Posted by tchwojko

The stuff I found on NBCOlympics.com just mentions Silverlight, which is available on both Mac and Windows.

According to this article the download service is Vista only and the streaming service is Silverlight.

[tchwojko]

Originally Posted by KD5MDK

According to this article the download service is Vista only and the streaming service is Silverlight.

Ack! Thanks for the link. I guess I'll look for Canadian coverage.