ANALYSIS: Sochi was a demonstration of CBC’s “app-ified” future

THE EIGHT HOUR DIFFERENCE between the eastern time zone and Sochi, Russia meant many of us who wanted to see Winter Olympics action live had to tune in at work using our PCs, smartphones and tablets.By most accounts, the CBC ran a splendid Olympics broadcast, on regular TV and digitally. While some quibbled with the ad load on its Apple, Android and Windows smartphone apps, for most viewers, the live streams and video highlights ran seamlessly. I watched many hours of the CBC’s coverage on my Android phone and it worked very well, every single time. Two taps and I...