I work in news

Today I was glued to the TV watching all of the swimming action coming out of London, and I should point out that means I live in Canada.   I’m watching all of the Games live on CTV.  But if you happen to live in the U.S., where NBC owns the Olympic rights you can’t watch them live.  NBC edits all of the day’s events into a prime-time special every night.   If you try to watch live coverage on the internet from another country, you will be blocked and directed to NBC’s website.  You have my sympathies.