to object to how much TV coverage the Olympics are getting?

I enjoy watching the Olympics but am irritated by it dominating the news

I'm really annoyed. Switched on TV for BBC news and what do I get? 15 minutes round up of Olympic news. That's sport not news. I want to know what's going on in the world in these difficult times. I had to wait to hear about the latest in Syria etc. Olympics? Pah!

This EastEnders fan still hasn`t seen it, because hubby won`t turn the Olympics off.

I don't watch tv on line and virgin media I have never heard of

But East Enders fans still get EastEnders. And the news inevitably includes some kind of report on sport.

It's also on BBC4 and Virgin media has 8 red button channels as well as the red button itself and BBC sport online. So there's no need to disrupt usual viewing really.

And ITV shows repeats (or it did at the weekend - Skyfall for the second week running...)

But it isn't on three channels , it switches between 1and 2, BBC 2 covers one hour whilst One has the news and 30 minutes whilst 1 shows eastenders

VG points Trisher

Only the Olympics is once every 4 years other sport is regularly covered. Last night for example there was football (friendly) on as well as the Olympics, before the Olympics there was Wimbledon, cycling and golf. One dedicated channel would seem to be reasonable. After all presumably no sports enthusiasts watch more than one thing at a time. So why have it on 3?

I still think people are being far too selfish about this.
I am hearing this
"I don't like intensive sport for two weeks once every four years" I only want to watch the programs I like.

Today RT 1:45 pm to 6pm Olympics
8pm to 10pm olympics and all night 12 midnight to 4.am. if you so wish.
You have these programs on just 3 BBC stations. You have about 100 other channels to look at if you have freeview and more if you have satellite TV,

Surely someone can find something to watch out of all the other channels.

Can people on here really not survive two weeks without Holby City and Casualty? Both these serials are way past their sell by dates as far as good vaguely realistis storylines go. Anyway nobody is missing anything story wise as these are not on
If you don't like what is on, watch something else. There really is more to life than watching a soap every week.

There are far too many sporting activities to put on one channel That way the whole event would be even longer. It is far fairer to allow everyone watch something to enjoy.

I watch bits of olympics but agree with a lot of posters it should be kept on one channel I can get out but feel for people for whom television is their only pleasure ?

It's cured my TV addiction anyway
Usually I watch a lot of news. Yesterday we turned on in the late afternoon and turned off after ten minutes, today we haven't turned on at all either.

I somehow missed the gymnastics too. How did that happen.?

crafytycat Yes I think you are being unreasonable. This is once every four years.
You can switch, off or change channels, as it is TV is always dire during the school holidays.

There are so many events to pack into the olympics they have to use all the air space they have.

Its definitely not my thing but that's what the 'off' button is for. I shall spend the time enjoying the garden , the shops in case its quieter with everyone glued to their TV and reading the books I won :-)

I do agree with *BBbevan) if it was all on one channel that would be perfect !

I am already bored with it. Same bits over and over on Breakfast this morning. And BBC has sent out 455 people to cover it. More than Team GB.

Why can't they keep sport to just one channel.? We don't want wall to wall coverage. Give the rest of us a chance please

I think the tv companies should have specific channels for all sports and stopp messing with other programs on the tv.

Thevwomen's rugby sevens were great number. I've not watched it before, but amazing fitness, stamina and bravery!

I have never been that interested in sport but have in the past watched quite a bit of the Olympics and perhaps a major international football match. But I feel that it isn't really sport any more - it's big business and a pretty dirty business at that - and I've lost interest completely now.

Rippling muscles and high boots with tight breeches go a fair way to making good drama in my book annie . I'm not so fussed about the buxom women with heaving bosoms though.

I've enjoyed the fencing today. I fenced in the sixth form at school and it was the only sporting activity I've ever happily participated in.

I was looking forward to gymnastics at 9.15pm, but it hasn`t been forthcoming, we got fencing and now Rugby sevens! If it`s on a bit later we might miss it, because hubby`s found out that there`s football at 10.30!!

I am watching the tennis on the red button and DH is enjoying the beach volleyball!
Looking forward to the Athletics.
Paralympics will be on Channel 4 so BBC will be back by end of month.

Merlot, you stole my thunder, I was going to announce Poldark`s comeback on Sept 4th! Roll on, but apparently we won`t be seeing Aidan Turner`s bare chest in this series, as it`s being filmed in colder weather, DUH!!
I must confess to enjoying the mens` cycle race yesterday, plus some mens gymnastics and swimming.

Petra, so I am not the only one, it was awful and I did watch for five minutes , rippling muscles and high boots with tight breeches plus buxom women with heaving bosoms do not good drama make .

The women's rugby was good, I was gutted over the road cycling yesterday