Around 1 billion people around the globe are estimated to have tuned in to watch the spectacular opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympics. I wonder how many of them realised that some of those ...

While NBC’s ratings continue to go through the roof, the network spent part of last week defending itself from charges of fakery — especially in the Games’ elaborate opening ceremonies. Fake CGI ...

But what most people remember about any Olympics opening ceremony is the fireworks display. In the case of Beijing, that meant some 30,000 fireworks. It's just a shame not all of them were real.