In an effort to resolve several key issues nine broadcasters, including Channel Seven , each of which has paid for the rights to broadcast the Olympics met with Chinese officals in an effort to resolve issues. Senior IOC officials and Beijing organisers also attended the "emergency meeting".Time Magazine is reporting that differences over a wide range of issues, such as limits on live coverage in Tiananmen Square, have surfaced in meetings between Beijing organisers and high-ranking International Olympic Committee officials and TV executives — including those from US TV network NBC.
In a move that has angered the networks, Sun Weijia, head of media operations for the Beijing Games, requested the networks to put their requests in writing only to draw protests about mounting paperwork.
"I think what I have heard here are just a number of conditions or requirements that are just not workable," said IOC official Gilbert Felli, according to minutes of the meeting obtained by The Associated Press. "There are a number of things that are just not feasible."
Despite the outburst, Sun asked again to have the complaints in writing."I just wish to have a kind of document to help me identify the key points," he said, drawing immediate protest.
"How many times do we have to do that?" asked Manolo Romero, an Olympic broadcasting official.
