Twitter and mobile web break down Olympic TV coverage

[Jeremy Proome]

Tweet overload affects Olympic TV coverage

Excessive Tweeting and mobile internet usage resulted in disrupted TV coverage of the Olympic games over the weekend

 

[saliehendricks]

Well done SA for not having any issues like this at WC2010!

 

[entrepr]

Commentators on Saturday’s men’s cycling road race were unable to tell viewers how far the leaders were ahead of the chasing pack because data could not get through from the GPS satellite navigation system travelling with the cyclists.

RF chips on the bike should do the trick.