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Thu 08 Aug 2008No RTÉ online broadcasts for diaspora due to contract terms
THE IRISH diaspora has been cut off from accessing live broadcasts through the RTÉ website for the duration of the Olympic Games in Beijing due to the restrictive terms of its contract with the International Olympic Committee (IOC).
An explanatory note briefly published on the RTÉ website has laid the blame at the door of US broadcaster NBC, which paid $894 million for the exclusive rights to the Beijing Games. The note accused the US broadcaster of "pure greed and hubris".
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