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Xanthopsia
Profile Joined November 2010
Australia41 Posts
June 11 2012 09:56 GMT
#181
If MLG is televised and Husky is casting it'll be an embarrassment for the whole community.. I really hope they get someone decent (Tastetosis or Day9 and/or Apollo) to cast.

User was warned for this post
Adreme
Profile Joined June 2011
United States5574 Posts
June 11 2012 10:06 GMT
#182
The fall is such a weird time to pick. I mean if they picked Spring or summer they could just broadjust an MLG event and have no fear but in fall going head to head with football is a death sentence for any television program.
Dumboprime
Profile Joined March 2011
985 Posts
June 11 2012 10:13 GMT
#183
On June 11 2012 17:55 Groog wrote:
Show nested quote +
On June 11 2012 16:17 wihlborg wrote:
So why is this "maybe" on the front page of TL while theres nothing about SVT (Swedish version of BBC or the likes) confirming live broadcasting from Dreamhack Summer?


1) Only old people watch SVT
2) In Sweden, everyone has a gosu internet connection
3) In our generation, almost everyone gets the majority of their entertainment (film/tv shows) from the internets

SVT's broadcasting is usually horrid
TheSir
Profile Joined February 2012
1830 Posts
June 11 2012 10:19 GMT
#184
On June 11 2012 19:06 Adreme wrote:
The fall is such a weird time to pick. I mean if they picked Spring or summer they could just broadjust an MLG event and have no fear but in fall going head to head with football is a death sentence for any television program.


Cause it's not gonna happen this fall, Sundance already said that the journalist who wrote the article jumped the gun. It's bogus news and it doesn't matter against what shows you gonna air it. It will have the lowest ratings of all times no matter what, your not gonna get 500k viewers only from US residents on a esports show and even that kind of numbers will place you at the bottom.

Adreme
Profile Joined June 2011
United States5574 Posts
June 11 2012 10:21 GMT
#185
On June 11 2012 19:19 TheSir wrote:
Show nested quote +
On June 11 2012 19:06 Adreme wrote:
The fall is such a weird time to pick. I mean if they picked Spring or summer they could just broadjust an MLG event and have no fear but in fall going head to head with football is a death sentence for any television program.


Cause it's not gonna happen this fall, Sundance already said that the journalist who wrote the article jumped the gun. It's bogus news and it doesn't matter against what shows you gonna air it. It will have the lowest ratings of all times no matter what, your not gonna get 500k viewers only from US residents on a esports show and even that kind of numbers will place you at the bottom.



You are slightly underestimating the amount of people who just watch a channel. Getting 500k people would not be a hard feat depending on station they are on and in many cases would not be a sign of success.
Trufflez
Profile Blog Joined January 2011
Australia174 Posts
June 11 2012 10:27 GMT
#186
On June 11 2012 19:19 TheSir wrote:
Show nested quote +
On June 11 2012 19:06 Adreme wrote:
The fall is such a weird time to pick. I mean if they picked Spring or summer they could just broadjust an MLG event and have no fear but in fall going head to head with football is a death sentence for any television program.


Cause it's not gonna happen this fall, Sundance already said that the journalist who wrote the article jumped the gun. It's bogus news and it doesn't matter against what shows you gonna air it. It will have the lowest ratings of all times no matter what, your not gonna get 500k viewers only from US residents on a esports show and even that kind of numbers will place you at the bottom.



I think the idea isnt "HOLY SHIT AN ESPORTS SHOW IS ON GET THE REMOTE" it's more of a flicking through the channels and being like "professional computer games? dafuq?" and staying on it out of curiosity (everyone does this, I do it with modelling shows and stuff occasionally, or cooking stuff) . It's not about pleasing US. It's about trying to bring in new viewers through, essentially, coincidence.

If there are 6 million people watching the channel when it comes on, we get 6 million viewers, it's not about the draw, it's about keeping them once we get them.
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TheSir
Profile Joined February 2012
1830 Posts
June 11 2012 10:34 GMT
#187
On June 11 2012 19:21 Adreme wrote:
Show nested quote +
On June 11 2012 19:19 TheSir wrote:
On June 11 2012 19:06 Adreme wrote:
The fall is such a weird time to pick. I mean if they picked Spring or summer they could just broadjust an MLG event and have no fear but in fall going head to head with football is a death sentence for any television program.


Cause it's not gonna happen this fall, Sundance already said that the journalist who wrote the article jumped the gun. It's bogus news and it doesn't matter against what shows you gonna air it. It will have the lowest ratings of all times no matter what, your not gonna get 500k viewers only from US residents on a esports show and even that kind of numbers will place you at the bottom.



You are slightly underestimating the amount of people who just watch a channel. Getting 500k people would not be a hard feat depending on station they are on and in many cases would not be a sign of success.


Since there's no way they will air it on a broadcast network it will end up on a cable network and yes then it will be very hard to get 500k viewers on primetime. I know a lot about tv ratings and numbers and believe me, a show like that wont get 500k viewers on Spike, MTV2 or what ever.
BluePanther
Profile Joined March 2011
United States2776 Posts
June 11 2012 11:25 GMT
#188
When they do finally do this, it's going to be more like the WSOP broadcasts... It will be on delay, and will be one of those late night rerun shows that follows the players more than the actual game.
Jisira
Profile Blog Joined October 2011
470 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-06-11 13:24:54
June 11 2012 13:23 GMT
#189
On June 11 2012 17:55 Groog wrote:
Show nested quote +
On June 11 2012 16:17 wihlborg wrote:
So why is this "maybe" on the front page of TL while theres nothing about SVT (Swedish version of BBC or the likes) confirming live broadcasting from Dreamhack Summer?


1) Only old people watch SVT
2) In Sweden, everyone has a gosu internet connection
3) In our generation, almost everyone gets the majority of their entertainment (film/tv shows) from the internets

True. On top of this, their casters are Maven and Endarspire, low-end casters that bring no action, little knowledge and much hesitation to the viewers, new and old alike. Wish there was some badass Swedish caster that was up-and-coming.

However, more e-sports hype in Sweden. Can't complain!
Datum
Profile Joined February 2011
United States371 Posts
June 11 2012 13:26 GMT
#190
Wow, this would be great!!! I only hope it's not on a premium channel, because I think a lot of people wouldn't be able to watch it if it was.
Catatonic
Profile Joined August 2011
United States699 Posts
June 11 2012 13:30 GMT
#191
Can possibly see a slight problem here that is more then likely already resolved lol. Championships for MLG are generally on Sunday's though in the fall here in America where CBS is prevalent football is played on channel 2-3 games a day, so how would MLG compete for air time with that as it is? Would they have to change up the dates for the events or may CBS possibly scorn a huge chunk of their Sunday audience an play one less football game?
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Vul
Profile Blog Joined April 2011
United States685 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-06-11 14:00:54
June 11 2012 13:53 GMT
#192
On June 11 2012 22:30 Catatonic wrote:
Can possibly see a slight problem here that is more then likely already resolved lol. Championships for MLG are generally on Sunday's though in the fall here in America where CBS is prevalent football is played on channel 2-3 games a day, so how would MLG compete for air time with that as it is? Would they have to change up the dates for the events or may CBS possibly scorn a huge chunk of their Sunday audience an play one less football game?


lol, that's like an alternate reality. There's no way they'll play less football games to accommodate SC2, no. The NFL is the U.S.'s most popular sport and the seasons are contracted to be televised on networks like CBS years in advance.

Edit: Sunday Night Football averaged 20 million+ viewers last year, the most popular show on Sunday night in the U.S.

http://tv.yahoo.com/news/-american-idol--finale-ratings-down-32-percent-from-last-year.html
Rotab
Profile Joined May 2011
Sweden36 Posts
June 11 2012 14:41 GMT
#193
On June 11 2012 22:23 Jisira wrote:
Show nested quote +
On June 11 2012 17:55 Groog wrote:
On June 11 2012 16:17 wihlborg wrote:
So why is this "maybe" on the front page of TL while theres nothing about SVT (Swedish version of BBC or the likes) confirming live broadcasting from Dreamhack Summer?


1) Only old people watch SVT
2) In Sweden, everyone has a gosu internet connection
3) In our generation, almost everyone gets the majority of their entertainment (film/tv shows) from the internets

True. On top of this, their casters are Maven and Endarspire, low-end casters that bring no action, little knowledge and much hesitation to the viewers, new and old alike. Wish there was some badass Swedish caster that was up-and-coming.

However, more e-sports hype in Sweden. Can't complain!


They are going to use the English casters.
Integra
Profile Blog Joined January 2008
Sweden5626 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-06-11 15:10:58
June 11 2012 15:09 GMT
#194
On June 11 2012 23:41 Rotab wrote:
Show nested quote +
On June 11 2012 22:23 Jisira wrote:
On June 11 2012 17:55 Groog wrote:
On June 11 2012 16:17 wihlborg wrote:
So why is this "maybe" on the front page of TL while theres nothing about SVT (Swedish version of BBC or the likes) confirming live broadcasting from Dreamhack Summer?


1) Only old people watch SVT
2) In Sweden, everyone has a gosu internet connection
3) In our generation, almost everyone gets the majority of their entertainment (film/tv shows) from the internets

True. On top of this, their casters are Maven and Endarspire, low-end casters that bring no action, little knowledge and much hesitation to the viewers, new and old alike. Wish there was some badass Swedish caster that was up-and-coming.

However, more e-sports hype in Sweden. Can't complain!


They are going to use the English casters.

Source please on the they are going to use English casters, and ya, if they are going to use Swedish casters it will lower the enjoyment allot. Not only are the current Swedish casters horrible entertainers, they also are horrible at analyzing the game. And don't let me get started on their Svengelska, It's painful to listen to, it really is.
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Meatt
Profile Joined September 2010
United States98 Posts
June 11 2012 15:13 GMT
#195
Alright, so the wiki for CBS Interactive says this: "On April 17, 2012, it was announced that Major League Gaming and CBS Interactive would be entering a partnership alongside TwitchTV to be the exclusive online broadcaster of their Pro Circuit competitions, as well as for advertising representation."

Note that it's CBS Interactive (CBSi), and that is very different from the channel that everyone in this thread is talking about. It's owned by CBS, but you're not going to see starcraft on a single digit channel. Actually, it looks like CBSi doesn't even do ANY television broadcasts.

So what we have here is an online entertainment partnership between MLG, CBSi, and TwitchTV.

...right?
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TheSir
Profile Joined February 2012
1830 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-06-11 15:30:26
June 11 2012 15:14 GMT
#196
On June 11 2012 20:25 BluePanther wrote:
When they do finally do this, it's going to be more like the WSOP broadcasts... It will be on delay, and will be one of those late night rerun shows that follows the players more than the actual game.


Thats why they are streaming WSOP now (and last years) live (without holecards) on the internet and delayed with holecards.
You just cant beat live.
Rotab
Profile Joined May 2011
Sweden36 Posts
June 11 2012 15:18 GMT
#197
On June 12 2012 00:09 Integra wrote:
Show nested quote +
On June 11 2012 23:41 Rotab wrote:
On June 11 2012 22:23 Jisira wrote:
On June 11 2012 17:55 Groog wrote:
On June 11 2012 16:17 wihlborg wrote:
So why is this "maybe" on the front page of TL while theres nothing about SVT (Swedish version of BBC or the likes) confirming live broadcasting from Dreamhack Summer?


1) Only old people watch SVT
2) In Sweden, everyone has a gosu internet connection
3) In our generation, almost everyone gets the majority of their entertainment (film/tv shows) from the internets

True. On top of this, their casters are Maven and Endarspire, low-end casters that bring no action, little knowledge and much hesitation to the viewers, new and old alike. Wish there was some badass Swedish caster that was up-and-coming.

However, more e-sports hype in Sweden. Can't complain!


They are going to use the English casters.

Source please on the they are going to use English casters, and ya, if they are going to use Swedish casters it will lower the enjoyment allot. Not only are the current Swedish casters horrible entertainers, they also are horrible at analyzing the game. And don't let me get started on their Svengelska, It's painful to listen to, it really is.


Chytilova
Profile Joined December 2011
United States790 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-06-11 15:21:27
June 11 2012 15:20 GMT
#198
On June 11 2012 07:23 HawaiianPig wrote:
There's an elephant in the room here no one is acknowledging...

If MLG is broadcast on TV, then is it not likely that the free stream will no longer exist? What other sporting event has a free stream online in addition to a television broadcast?


Ummmm... Almost every single sporting event on ESPN barring the extremely popular ones?

EDIT: Hell even the big networks sometimes stream the huge sporting events free now too.
metbull
Profile Joined April 2011
United States404 Posts
June 11 2012 15:36 GMT
#199
CBS Interactive is a subdivision of CBS Corporation that deals with online media not televised media. Not that the two have to be exclusive mind you; but the vast majority of media that is shown via online media would never make it to a nationally televised market. CBS-I deals with online media.
Refer yourself here to see where you might be able to view MLG online when/if this deal gets done.
Cause it wouldn't be on your Television set. My thoughts are there isn't enough of profitable market here in the United States for one of the three biggest television networks to take a risk on "esports" at this point; at least not yet (if ever). So we'll (the "esports" community) will still be watching our favorite vidge games via the internet.
Dranak
Profile Joined July 2011
United States464 Posts
June 11 2012 16:04 GMT
#200
On June 12 2012 00:13 Meatt wrote:
Alright, so the wiki for CBS Interactive says this: "On April 17, 2012, it was announced that Major League Gaming and CBS Interactive would be entering a partnership alongside TwitchTV to be the exclusive online broadcaster of their Pro Circuit competitions, as well as for advertising representation."

Note that it's CBS Interactive (CBSi), and that is very different from the channel that everyone in this thread is talking about. It's owned by CBS, but you're not going to see starcraft on a single digit channel. Actually, it looks like CBSi doesn't even do ANY television broadcasts.

So what we have here is an online entertainment partnership between MLG, CBSi, and TwitchTV.

...right?


There is an existing online partnership (which appears to mostly take the form of CBSi selling advertising). This thread is about discussions between MLG and CBS about some form of esports content being shown on one of the TV channels owned by CBS.
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