One more Olympic thread...
Did anybody else notice the crappy commentary on TVB Pearl? They do not even make an effort to hide the fact that they are clueless in most sports. For example, during the equestrian yesterday it was obvious that all the way to the end they had still not figured out how the scoring works. When it comes to sport like hockey, cycling or fencing they are not able to provide more than general facts from some script. Even football is too difficult for them... possibly because its not EPL!
Was it really so difficult for TVB to find some English speakers who are willing to go to Beijing and actually briefly know what they are doing? I mean they do not have to be an expert in all sports, but everybody who has watched one or two Olympics before knows more. I have started to follow the written live reports on the internet while watching TV.
My wife says that TVB Jade is actually great and they know what they are talking about, even inviting experts for certain sports over. It seems they had no resources left to afford a good English reporter for TVB Pearl as well.
I always get the feeling that they are relying on the same TV stream we are looking at, with no additional insights or background information. They finished the broadcast for today by showing a medal table which was already more than a couple of hours old.