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Wed 10 Sep, 2008 10:36 am
Does the phrase "NBC's coverage of the Beijing Olympic Games" mean the same as "NBC's translation of the Beijing Olympic Games" technically and in usage? Or is there a difference?
@fansy,
There is a difference. When a news medium reports on an event, it is said to
"cover" that event. Thus NBC's coverage of the Olympics is its reporting of the
Olympics.
@George,
So, it means NBC obtained the exclusive right to translate the Beijing Olympics by paying IOC $900 million. And NBC and all other media can cover the Games.
Am I right?
@fansy,
I don't think translation has anything to do with this.
NBC paid for the exclusive right to air the games in the United States (to show the games on NBC stations). Other media covered the events as news but did not have the rights to televise the actual events. That's what NBC paid for.
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