EPT- Would it be live or tape delay highlights like poker? (If highlights, not many would watch)
- How long would the time slot be? (Most daily streamed events seem to fall in the range of 2-4 hours long)
- Would it supercede the online stream? (I prefer to watch content on my computer than my TV TBH)
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deadjawa
United States179 Posts
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Pants536
Canada16 Posts
For those of you who have cable though, vote yes! | ||
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amazingoopah
United States1925 Posts
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Sanguinarius
United States3427 Posts
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Hider
Denmark9407 Posts
On October 01 2011 17:57 Jakkerr wrote: I voted No. Starcraft doesn't have enough viewers by far to make it interesting for a tv company. Example: Last MLG had 250k consequetive viewers if I recall correctly. Let's say 150k watched Starcraft. Out of those 150k people there's only a certain % American, probably like 50%, so 75k American viewers. Out of those 75k not every1 will watch ESPN2, so let's say 50k people that will watch it on TV. That would get cancelled after 10 minutes. Don't think millions of people are gonna tune in just because a random game they have never heard of is on TV. It probably wont be a huge scces however your missing a huge factor in your calculations (aka potential new viewers, which is the main point of getting it on TV). | ||
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reneg
United States859 Posts
On October 01 2011 21:48 Jibba wrote: This really hasn't proven to be true at all. A year ago MLG was deep in the red and while 2011 was great for them, we don't know how much it's improved (consider that they've contracted the event number.) MLG is less of a staple than all the major organizations that have fallen before it. It's not an unequivocal situation, there are definitely major setbacks that could occur. If you don't keep that and the history of ESPORTS in mind, then you're setting yourself up for the fall. Be positive about the (potential) news, but don't be ignorant. Going off of this, I'm becoming slightly concerned that MLG is trying to acquire too much new stuff too quickly. Yes, we all want ESPORTS to succeed, we all want to have successful tournaments brought to as many people as possible (via ESPN, webcasts, whatever), but MLG has one great year, and all of a sudden they're rushing out to try to get bigger prizepools in some respects, and they're now talking to TV Execs. I mean, i want it to be on ESPN as much as the next person, but i also don't want to set us up to have one year that's not 100% incredible, and suddenly have the whole system collapsing around us. I just want a tempered approach!! | ||
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FragRaptor
United States184 Posts
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shifty
United States280 Posts
On October 01 2011 23:30 FragRaptor wrote: In my opinion, MLG shouldn't go through with it. My first reaction was fucking yes, I was so excited. But after thinking about it. Now that ESPN Wants starcraft 2 we should dangle it in front of them and say not yet so they they get hungrier for it and really research well on it. The system we have right now is working. Let's not break it by bringing it to TV :/ How would it break from TV is a good question. My feeling is that we just wouldn't get enough viewers and they would shut it down. | ||
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RusHXceL
United States1004 Posts
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NoobSkills
United States1600 Posts
Now, if there was an ESPNGaming channel that could peak some interest especially if it didn't depend on SC2 to be it's crutch. Replays of tournaments. Side shows that talk about gaming (djwheat type stuff). ESPNG's tournament. Other game's tournaments. Then you could also advertise during the games on screen with the company's logo. | ||
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killamane
United States138 Posts
On October 01 2011 23:30 FragRaptor wrote: In my opinion, MLG shouldn't go through with it. My first reaction was fucking yes, I was so excited. But after thinking about it. Now that ESPN Wants starcraft 2 we should dangle it in front of them and say not yet so they they get hungrier for it and really research well on it. The system we have right now is working. Let's not break it by bringing it to TV :/ I kind of agree with this character. We dont need on ESPN yet. make them wait another year. We have all the starcraft we want without them. Even though i dream of a day of watching sc2 from my recliner on the tv. | ||
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Zorkmid
4410 Posts
The question is, what would I stream on my laptop while I watch SC2 on TV ? | ||
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Grettin
42381 Posts
On October 01 2011 23:36 RusHXceL wrote: WHY ISN'T this on the FRONTPAGE OF TL. failed/ Eh, why should it be? Nothing is confirmed or anything and Sundance already got his replies regarding this and told them forward. | ||
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thanhbao86
Canada199 Posts
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zul
Germany5427 Posts
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Aterons_toss
Romania1275 Posts
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SundanceMLG
33 Posts
My goal is to get live competitive gaming out there in bits and pieces. May take some time but it can happen. Also - trust me when I say that I promise not to fuck it up. At least not that much. Expect some familiar faces calling the matches if and when the time comes. | ||
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Timurid
Guyana (French)656 Posts
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zul
Germany5427 Posts
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Ghostalker
United States19 Posts
On October 02 2011 01:03 SundanceMLG wrote: ESPN is one of the outlets that we have access to EuroSport is another. There are more. IMG is an asset there. My goal is to get live competitive gaming out there in bits and pieces. May take some time but it can happen. Also - trust me when I say that I promise not to fuck it up. At least not that much. Expect some familiar faces calling the matches if and when the time comes. Sweeet | ||
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