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hobosrus
United States99 Posts
On October 14 2011 19:33 CHOMPMannER wrote: no thanks I watch real sports on espn. Internet is for e-sports. Maybe show some big tournaments on G4 You are exactly the kind of person that is hurting e sports. We are trying to get it recognized as an actually sport and then people like you come along and say... video games aren't sports, they don't involve competition and training | ||
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elSupremo
United States6 Posts
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MonkSEA
Australia1227 Posts
On October 17 2011 13:37 elSupremo wrote: I highly doubt it. I've been playing Paintball for years and their scene is going through similar struggles to get mainstream media attention. We've gotten some events televised, including national and college events, but that's rare if that. Even then the argument that ESPN would play more of the conventional sports hold more true to paintball, not necessarily Starcraft. While I know Paintball has a competitive side, most people view it as for fun. Sound similar? They're on the same boat imo. | ||
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Goshdarnit
United States540 Posts
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TheSwamp
United States1497 Posts
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TheSwamp
United States1497 Posts
On October 17 2011 10:22 hobosrus wrote: You are exactly the kind of person that is hurting e sports. We are trying to get it recognized as an actually sport and then people like you come along and say... video games aren't sports, they don't involve competition and training Starcaft players don't have an off season either. They train with same intensity all year long. | ||
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Flamingo777
United States1190 Posts
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NEgroidZerg
United States244 Posts
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Thurokiir
United States779 Posts
On October 17 2011 13:57 NEgroidZerg wrote: ESPN could use something better at night than world series of poker reruns. Thereeee we go haha, A+ | ||
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Treadmill
Canada2833 Posts
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BluePanther
United States2776 Posts
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jmbthirteen
United States10734 Posts
NBA TV has been averaging 11k, yes just 11k viewers recently. FuelTV has been averaging 7k viewers. Obviously NBA TV's will go up when the lock out ends, but Fuel TV is a whole network that averages less than 10k viewers. MLG was consistently above 100k this weekend, the viewers are there. Primetime viewers? No. Viewers to displace the major sports? No. But there is a lot of time to be filled for ESPN. SC2 can fill that well imo. | ||
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MonkSEA
Australia1227 Posts
On October 17 2011 16:40 jmbthirteen wrote: For people who think sc2 doesn't get enough viewers for tv: NBA TV has been averaging 11k, yes just 11k viewers recently. FuelTV has been averaging 7k viewers. Obviously NBA TV's will go up when the lock out ends, but Fuel TV is a whole network that averages less than 10k viewers. MLG was consistently above 100k this weekend, the viewers are there. Primetime viewers? No. Viewers to displace the major sports? No. But there is a lot of time to be filled for ESPN. SC2 can fill that well imo. You're forgetting that MLG was broadcasted over the internet. A lot of people from many different countries were able to tune into it. ESPN is on a television set, so there is going to be a lot less people tuning in just because it's not on a global scale. With that being said, I'm interested in the MLG country viewer ship %. | ||
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jmbthirteen
United States10734 Posts
On October 17 2011 16:47 MonkSEA wrote: You're forgetting that MLG was broadcasted over the internet. A lot of people from many different countries were able to tune into it. ESPN is on a television set, so there is going to be a lot less people tuning in just because it's not on a global scale. With that being said, I'm interested in the MLG country viewer ship %. for either raleigh or anaheim it was 45% US/55% World. So yes the numbers would dip, but i think its safe to say at least 50k would be able to tune in on ESPN 2. Not to mention random curious ESPN watchers (a lot of people just have ESPN on all the time, myself included). | ||
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DoomsVille
Canada4885 Posts
On October 17 2011 16:40 jmbthirteen wrote: For people who think sc2 doesn't get enough viewers for tv: NBA TV has been averaging 11k, yes just 11k viewers recently. FuelTV has been averaging 7k viewers. Obviously NBA TV's will go up when the lock out ends, but Fuel TV is a whole network that averages less than 10k viewers. MLG was consistently above 100k this weekend, the viewers are there. Primetime viewers? No. Viewers to displace the major sports? No. But there is a lot of time to be filled for ESPN. SC2 can fill that well imo. ESPN air time is much more valuable than Fuel TV. I'd be much more interested to know the ratings of ESPNs worst programs (and the times they are on) then other stations. The question isn't whether SC2 belongs on TV... it's whether ESPN should pick it up. And bare in mind, that 100k viewership is worldwide. There are a ton of europeans watching as well. ESPN2 is an american station. Hell I don't get ESPN in Canada... let alone ESPN2 (which is where starcraft would go). EDIT: Also, I should add, SC2 probably does get enough viewers. The viewer numbers were at least compelling enough for Sundance to get in touch with ESPN execs. I'm sure everyone on both ends will study it thoroughly and know exactly whether the numbers are there. What they want to know is whether the starcraft community would all flock to see it on TV. I know a ton of people (myself included) would rather just watch it on my computer (hell thats how I watch the NBA now... thank god for league pass). | ||
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BluePanther
United States2776 Posts
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Reptilia
Chile913 Posts
GO FOR IT !  inb4 massive success | ||
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darklight54321
United States361 Posts
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Steveling
Greece10806 Posts
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Meeks
United States132 Posts
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