Despite NBC promising more than 3,500 hours of live video from the London 2012 Olympics, American viewers will still not be able to (legally) watch the opening ceremonies live, even online.
And despite a lame excuse from NBC, the real reason is that they are making a ratings grab.
Instead of being shown live on one of NBC’s six networks, two specialty channels, one 3-D channel or streamed online, the opening ceremonies will be [...]




