EPTEmailing ESPN Regarding Broadcasting SC2 - Page 12
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dcberkeley
Canada844 Posts
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Zidane
United States1686 Posts
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l90 Proof
64 Posts
MLG had some success getting Halo onto cable for a couple of years, I'm not sure if there were ratings problems or if they just decided they could make more money focusing on self-distributing their product via the website. Eventually, esports will be on TV in America, its just an inevitable result of demographic and cultural shifts... I doubt SC2 will be what makes it happen, but I certainly hope so! And whenever esports does make it onto tv, it will be because of the fans who made themselves and their wants known to networks and sponsors. | ||
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RHMVNovus
United States738 Posts
On December 03 2010 05:53 optical630 wrote: mention about artosis and tasteless having to broadcast in korea for the english speaking audience Nooo nononononononononononono that is a bad idea nonono. I'm not sure that those two have the broadcasting restraint to effectively broadcast in front of the market they would be speaking to on a nationally televised event. If you are remotely offensive on air, you are fired. No exceptions, and CERTAINLY none for a nascent market like SCII. I'm not saying I don't enjoy their casting (I find them quite funny as well as analytically rock-solid), but on their tact and restraint (and their ability to be witty under these restraints) would lie the entire future of e-sports. Though HD and Husky are by far THE most popular (re: numbers) casters in the english-speaking community (and unfortunately the real ambassadors in the US at this time D: D: D: D: D: ), the casting team that best fits the bill is Day[J]Wheat. While I think that Day9 and Artosis would be a fantastic combination, I'm still not convinced of Artosis's restraint. His analysis? Yes. His restraint, again... more worried about. In this respect, DJWheat is superior. His analysis falls short of Artosis's, but nevertheless, he doesn't need to be the analyst of the two. Day[9]'s pretty analytically solid... at an understatement. Day9 is the most respected member of the community by far, and is thus instrumental in any large-scale American commercial SCII esports venture. DJWheat is also not clueless and has an air of class about him, from what I've seen. Why, yes, that sounds pretentious. Nevertheless, these two would be the ideal casting duo. | ||
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Joementum
787 Posts
On December 03 2010 13:17 TheGiftedApe wrote: ESPN is not "looking for more programming" they have plenty, if you notice espn is basically the only channel that doesnt go infomercials for 4 hours at 3am, and theres a reason for that. Have you ever watched ESPN at 3 in the morning, or some other early hour? All they do is rerun the same garbage over and over. How many times do they run ESPNews in a day? I was over my friend's house the other day and in the 2 hours I was there drinking, I watched the same damn play on ESPNews 4 damn times, because all ESPNews does is repeat itself for about 12 hours each day. They could do much better if they varied their shows. I highly doubt that they get good viewership at 3 in the morning anyway. | ||
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keV.
United States3214 Posts
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Joementum
787 Posts
On December 03 2010 14:23 keV. wrote: The amount of viewers repeats of sportscenter gets will always be hundreds of thousands more than SC fans. Sorry guys, it won't happen. True, but it could still happen on G4. It's far better than playing Cheaters or Cops all day. | ||
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dapanman
United States316 Posts
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Darkstar_X
United States197 Posts
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shabinka
United States469 Posts
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peekn
United States1152 Posts
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k20
United States342 Posts
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MusiK
United States302 Posts
Korea does it, why not us? | ||
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TedJustice
Canada1324 Posts
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GGTeMpLaR
United States7226 Posts
keep up the good work | ||
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dacthehork
United States2000 Posts
It's better off just growing through online streams unless a TV station really takes it seriously, which I doubt will ever happen outside korea. | ||
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Ferrose
United States11378 Posts
"Hello ladies and gentlemen, this is Sean 'Day[9]' Plott coming to you live from *insert city name here* broadcasting the *insert tournament name here* Tournament in stunning ESPN high definition!" | ||
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peekn
United States1152 Posts
On December 03 2010 15:12 Ferrose wrote: I can see it now: "Hello ladies and gentlemen, this is Sean 'Day[9]' Plott coming to you live from *insert city name here* broadcasting the *insert tournament name here* Tournament in stunning ESPN high definition!" Oh man I've seen that in so many of my dreams. | ||
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eggs
1011 Posts
do you know what tv networks and cable companies are investing in now? the internet. hulu plus, googletv, and all those box setups because internet-savvy people are cancelling cable tv services faster than they're getting new subscribers. and why ESPN? the Korean sports channels don't show Starcraft. Starcraft is broadcast on Ongamenet and MBC Game. MBC ESPN doesn't even show Starcraft, why would US ESPN? | ||
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LegendaryZ
United States1583 Posts
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