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Why have bodybuilding.com taken off the Olympia webcasts?
« on: October 13, 2009, 05:45:25 AM »
What, is this *yet another* money making activity?

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Re: Why have bodybuilding.com taken off the Olympia webcasts?
« Reply #1 on: October 13, 2009, 05:52:35 AM »
My guess?

Keeping webcasts up for download costs tremendous amount of bandwidth = $$$.

I'm no expert, but perhaps 240 or Alex23 could hook you up with some numbers.

Or perhaps they even have a better idea as to why.











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Re: Why have bodybuilding.com taken off the Olympia webcasts?
« Reply #2 on: October 13, 2009, 06:07:10 AM »
It's NORMAL.

They always leave the FREE webcast on for a few weeks after the show for fans to enjoy then remove it - yes for sale for those that are interested.

Don't be greedy and appreciate the fact that it was FREE in great quality for so long.

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Re: Why have bodybuilding.com taken off the Olympia webcasts?
« Reply #3 on: October 13, 2009, 06:08:58 AM »
Because they almost certainly don't have the rights for post live replay.  Whoever is selling the dvds will have that.


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Re: Why have bodybuilding.com taken off the Olympia webcasts?
« Reply #4 on: October 13, 2009, 07:03:40 AM »
It's NORMAL.

They always leave the FREE webcast on for a few weeks after the show for fans to enjoy then remove it - yes for sale for those that are interested.

Don't be greedy and appreciate the fact that it was FREE in great quality for so long.

Lick arse.

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Re: Why have bodybuilding.com taken off the Olympia webcasts?
« Reply #5 on: October 13, 2009, 07:05:45 AM »
why would you want to see the olympia

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Re: Why have bodybuilding.com taken off the Olympia webcasts?
« Reply #6 on: October 13, 2009, 07:22:13 AM »
couldn't even save the olympia to desktop this year... dvd rights?

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Re: Why have bodybuilding.com taken off the Olympia webcasts?
« Reply #7 on: October 13, 2009, 07:45:45 AM »
What, is this *yet another* money making activity?

Per our contract with AMI, we only had the replays until last Saturday.  DVD is on presale now.

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Re: Why have bodybuilding.com taken off the Olympia webcasts?
« Reply #8 on: October 13, 2009, 07:48:46 AM »

 I enjoyed listening to Dan Soloman and Larry Pepe flat out say how Ronny Rockell would have, could have, should have if ONLY he lived in the states and was more popular with the American fans.


 Then again, the Mr. Olympia has very little to do with being judes on best physique. That would be silly.



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Re: Why have bodybuilding.com taken off the Olympia webcasts?
« Reply #9 on: October 13, 2009, 07:52:04 AM »
why would you want to see the olympia

There are millions of reasons.
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