I've noticed that over the years with US network coverage with big live events that are worldwide. The Olympics is a good example. NBC would usually not show much live feed when compared to other countries. Actually what is amazing is the CBC budget would be millions of dollars less than NBC but we would show hundreds of more hours in coverage.
Cdn Broadcasting Corp and BBC are usually excellent with the amount of hours they will put into live events. Maybe it has to do with the our state sponsored television companies. MTV and VH1 should be showing more than they are. I noticed on the MTV schedule down there that they were showing repeats of Pimp My Ride and Punk'd this morning instead of showing live coverage from London.
I'll say it again. Bob Geldof want people to tune into the broadcasts and not turn off their sets. On a Saturday sunny afternoon across North America they expect us to tune into the crap lineups we have. People want to see more of the other artists from other gigs.
I was with youtwohearts. I made her wait with me by the backstage enterance in the freezing cold. 2 people walked out with backstage passes on thier jackets and we asked if they were done with them and then we took them
I ran backstage and I said where is he, where's my Simon and boom he was standing right in front of me
Needless to say, he signed the pass
