[D] GSL Stream/Vod Pricing - Will you buy? - Page 20

On September 02 2010 10:43 dybydx wrote:

on wikipedia, its claimed that most ppl watch GomTV for pr0n. if they offer 3D ready streams...

... i found no reasons not to pay for it :D

On September 02 2010 15:40 junkacc wrote:


So what is your point? First you accuse GOM of racism then you retract that. Then you speculate on what's going on behind the scenes but you have no way of knowing for sure. The only thing you're saying is that GOM is stupid but you have no idea why they're doing what they are. It's just wild speculation on your part. You've blamed everyone except Blizzard so far and come up with convoluted scenarios to take Blizzard out of the loop in these shenanigans.

So what on earth is your point in all this? You have no idea about the cost structure incurred by GOM nor the internals of the contract between GOM and Blizzard. What are you trying to say?

On September 02 2010 15:28 Go0g3n wrote:
Korean viewership in millions of viewers is all the matters to OGN, MBC and GOM. None of them will be getting any money from traditional advertising in free Internet broadcast to western or any international audience. Same applies to every single broadcaster around the globe.
- Advertisers pay minimum for online viewers even from the region, compared to actual rated viewers for regular television broadcasts.
- Advertisers pay nothing for global audience (which is why, for example, US broadcasters do not allow non US/Canada viewers watch shows w/ integrated ads for free on their websites).
- The only way to establish this kind of service, in this case - English-speaking broadcast, is to charge a solid fee, which can't be too low, since they are obviously planning to expand and later on offer $100+ (probably $250+) packages for other tournaments, yearly subscriptions for the Team and Solo leagues and so on.

On September 02 2010 16:01 Zanez.smarty wrote:


I didn't accuse them of racism, nor did I retract it. I said xenophobia is a potential explanation. Along with pure stupidity, bandwidth costs, desire to keep viewership numbers and/or profits low and such. This is a forum in which ideas can be explored. I am simply bringing up discussions... you taking it so deeply to heart is your own personal problem. I have never claimed to know WHY they are charging such ridiculous prices, and it is certainly possible that Blizzard could be responsible... But I am brainstorming ideas and explanations, not because I want someone to blame, not because I want to seem smart, but because I have nothing better to do, and I enjoy having debates and discussions. Not my fault that you can't have a decent discussion...
You seem to want to blame Blizzard, but you can't seem to find anything to back it up. All my theories have had some backing and rationale.

On September 02 2010 16:12 junkacc wrote:


The only backing you have is that it doesn't make sense to your uninformed mind, thus there must be a conspiracy or racism involved.

Ok, let's take Blizzard out of the picture as you so ferverently wish. Have you ever wondered why streams out of Korea are so bad. The pipe that links Korea to the rest of the world is not good. Within Korea, internet is lightning fast but connecting from overseas is slow. But ofcourse you have no way of knowing that. Then, GOM has two options: either relocate all their servers to the US or jack up the price so they can handle the limited traffic. But once again, you don't know that for sure, but you call GOM stupid or racist because you can't understand their motivations.

On September 02 2010 17:32 kar1181 wrote:
But at the end of the day, people need to get paid, and particularly the fact that GOM are giving people like Artosis and Tasteless money to get by, means we, if we are in a position to do so, should support them.