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No FLO at Olympics

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I can see both sides of the issue. It may seem petty for the USOC to revoke the credentials, but it probably came down to a lack of trust that FloSports would abide by the agreement they had already broken twice. It's like signing a non-disclosure with someone and then finding out important information was leaked on two separate occasions. You lose trust in the perpetrator to not do it again. Rather than take a hostile position, Martin should have considered a more conciliatory, longer term view of the partnership and own up to the fact that his company, no matter the severity of the infraction, caused the termination of their credentials. I would also say that I enjoyed the streaming during the wrestling trials, and that was no small infraction. That was a full weekend of wall-to-wall wrestling.
 
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Again, doubt we know all the facts, only what the media has fed us.

Oh, and on an unrelated topic...did I read somewhere that the case against J is falling apart ;).
 
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So Flo didn't secure rights? I appreciate that Flo streamed them because NBCSN's coverage is subpar but figured that Flo cut some deal with the USOC, especially since they ran it on Pro. Article isn't clear so maybe they cut a deal to show x and ran x, y, z.

EDIT: I'm totally wrong, Flo didn't stream the OTTs. Disregard post, my apologies.
 
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Again, doubt we know all the facts, only what the media has fed us.

Oh, and on an unrelated topic...did I read somewhere that the case against J is falling apart ;).

Roar, after reading some of the underlying documents, I don't think the only relevant question is whether a criminal case can be maintained against JRob or the wrestlers.
 
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Agreed tikk, my reference was directed at the reporting (media) aspect of the story. Sorry if my comment hijacked the thread...let's get back to the FloSports discussion...
 
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Per the USOC....and remember this is FloSports....not just wrestling....

Seems like a really, really severe punishment for 2 infractions....wow...


http://www.sportsbusinessdaily.com/Daily/Issues/2016/06/30/Media/FloSports.aspx
Any way Flo can get Brazilian Olympic Committee credentials or have International Olympic rights been all sold to NBCUniversal? I would certainly think not (pretty certain you can't watch NBCUniversal in Moscow). Have Willie take $1000 and two Austin hookers to Rio. Set up a server there,and post BOC sanctioned events. Just like On line gambling and poker sites.
 
Any way Flo can get Brazilian Olympic Committee credentials or have International Olympic rights been all sold to NBCUniversal? I would certainly think not (pretty certain you can't watch NBCUniversal in Moscow). Have Willie take $1000 and two Austin hookers to Rio. Set up a server there,and post BOC sanctioned events. Just like On line gambling and poker sites.

NBC doesn't pay for non-exclusive rights for events like the Olympics, at least in shared geographical regions. I remember thinking at the time that it was weird that Flo and NBC were effectively sharing the trials coverage, but then thought that NBC must have deemed it good business to have Flo stream it live earlier. Guess not.
 
goes to show the USOC isn't quite as one would hope.... first the news on decripit athlete sponsorship and now limits (in effect) of marketing to fans...
 
I can see both sides of the issue. It may seem petty for the USOC to revoke the credentials, but it probably came down to a lack of trust that FloSports would abide by the agreement they had already broken twice. It's like signing a non-disclosure with someone and then finding out important information was leaked on two separate occasions. You lose trust in the perpetrator to not do it again. Rather than take a hostile position, Martin should have considered a more conciliatory, longer term view of the partnership and own up to the fact that his company, no matter the severity of the infraction, caused the termination of their credentials. I would also say that I enjoyed the streaming during the wrestling trials, and that was no small infraction. That was a full weekend of wall-to-wall wrestling.

We didn't stream any part of the Olympic trials, ever.
 
So Flo didn't secure rights? I appreciate that Flo streamed them because NBCSN's coverage is subpar but figured that Flo cut some deal with the USOC, especially since they ran it on Pro. Article isn't clear so maybe they cut a deal to show x and ran x, y, z.
Ran it on pro!? Yalls memory is curious. We had no streams of OTT's. Much less on pro.
 
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Ran it on pro!? Yalls memory is curious. We had no streams of OTT's. Much less on pro.
I was confused myself. I was sure you guys didn't but thought I may have been mistaken about that. I do remember being pissed off with Nbc sports and my local cable provider. When the finals were to be shown live ontv, wrestling fans took a back seat for some meaningless softball game that ran late or some sport I don't follow.
 
I guess what pisses me off so much, is that guys like Tank, and Burroughs, and Dan Dennis, have worked so hard their entire lives and finally they are ready for the greatest moment of their career(perhaps second greatest for Jordan), and Brazil is this rat infested shit hole with no sewage, no security, flying insect viruses, and now NBC is getting all antsy with the broadcast rights.

Just pisses me off. For them.
 
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After reading several articles, I'm still not clear why Flo credentials were pulled. What rules did Flo actually break? I could be mistaken but the only videos (related to the Olympics) I've seen posted on Flo were you tube links to matches. YouTube is a video sharing site right? That's exactly what Flo did right? Share a video.... I could see if Flo profited off said videos but after digging I can't find any of the matches that are FloPro content. So where are they in the wrong here?

Also, while digging for more info and trying to get peoples reactions a/o opinions, I'm somewhat upset at some of the backlash Flo is getting from some fans. Right or wrong, I'm always going to find a reason to back Flo. At least until the mainstreams like ESPN, Fox, CBS or NBCSports want to nut up and give us even half the coverage Flo does. The only time any of the big dogs even care to cover our sport is during big events like the Olympics and World Championships. Even then it's coverage is piss poor. That was obvious during the trials when the only televised matches were the finals. The Finals that I had to sit and wait to watch because some meaningless softball game ran over its allotted time.

I'm not saying Flo doesn't come without its problems but us wrestling fans need to be more welcoming towards them. They are our PREMIERE source for wrestling related material. Without them, the sport doesn't get near the exposure and us fans don't get nearly the coverage we deserve. Most of the backlash comes from those bitter about having to pay for a lot of the content. My only advice is for them to do what I do, buy one less case of beer a month to pay for it. You love wrestling right? Then sacrifice something. It takes funds for Flo to do what they do. You think they can do that shit for free?
 
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Flo has 12 sports I think but from what I heard it wasn't wrestling but one of the other's that twisted the panties of someone at the USOC
 
From the OP linked article:

"Two sources said FloSports had streamed parts of the marathon and wrestling trials, and called the company’s rights violations a pattern of behavior."

This is easily proven false by going to Flo's events page for the trials -- there are no match videos, only interviews. Unless Flo streamed interviews and that was deemed a violation... which I doubt happened and would be really weak if that were it.

http://www.flowrestling.org/event/253167-2016-u-s-olympic-trials/videos
 
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