So The Tape Arrived In NY Safely?

NBC’s coverage of Wimbledon is, mercifully, finished.  That following its finally airing (highlights, not even the whole match) of the Williams sisters’ doubles title win a little while ago.  A win which, incidentally, occurred in London yesterday.

And at that time it was being played, it was visible nowhere on either NBC or ESPN.  NBC must be paying the Wimbledon organizers a bundle to put up with allowing some of their major matches not to be broadcast live here in the States.  Nor allowing competitors like ESPN even to show them either.

In a sense, though, it is nice NBC taking us back briefly to the good ol’ days.  For this is how it must have felt decades ago, the Wife joked.  Back then, there was a day or so delay showing a major event here that had taken place in Europe, because the videotape had to be flown across the Atlantic first.

[Posted 2:50 PM NY time.]