... over dreadfully amateurish coverage they provided of yesterday's Artemis II launch. Watching it live, I thought maybe there was a slight chance the crumminess was just the fault of the network I watched (and I kept with them to see just how awful the whole thing would be). But it seems the network was simply stuck using a ridiculously awful feed provided by NASA.
It wasn't just the video (discussed a lot in the linked article). They gave practically zero information about the mission progress, like max g, increasing spacecraft velocity, main engine burn-out, etc etc. The contrast with the excellent coverage Space-X provides for their launches -- the spirit of "good enough for government work" has rarely been more evident.
Anyway, I'm thrilled that the launch itself went well.