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Massive Ad Load Mars Online Olympics Streaming

  • Gigaom, Tuesday, August 7, 2012 3:28 PM

The number of commercials run during NBC's online streaming of the Olympics "easily felt excessive," writes Liz Shannon Miller in her review of the user experience. "For those wanting complete control over their Olympics viewing, the amount of content NBC has made available online is impressive, and the player overall worked well — but especially given the fact that this coverage is limited to those paying $100 or more a month for cable, you definitely feel like you’re paying twice over for the experience."

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