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On June 11 2012 09:55 dcsoda wrote:
I'm not sure I get this? TV is not going away any time soon even if internet content is on the rise. Esports wants as many eyes on it as possible and TV is definitely a way to get a lot more people watching that wouldn't otherwise. BW spread in Korea through TV stations I see no reason why SC2 would not be helped in a similar way here.
would it be good if esports was on tv? yes it would. i'm just saying that as a business venture there are other more worthy ways to spend time and resources. if it takes little to none of either of those; then by all means go for it.
also, BW on television started in an age of dial-up where broadband let alone streaming did not exist.
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damn!! going on television noww!! siick!!
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People don't have a problem with IdrA as one of the representatives, given how this community responds to various words being used in game chat ? I find this particularly interesting.
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On June 11 2012 08:08 Mr Showtime wrote:Show nested quote +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? The free stream has ads as does the TV station. I don't see the issue. The TV viewing medium is more "normal" and mainstream. Even though there is a online option that is free, that doesn't mean the TV time is a bad idea.
In the U.S., during football season the NFL is played on Sunday afternoons but there's a game on Sunday night and Monday night as well. The game on sunday night is called Sunday Night Football on NBC, but you can also watch a really great stream of it on NBC's football website, with different camera angles and everything, for free.
So no, it's not too common because TV only has been the business model for so long, and the NFL is the most economically successful sport in the U.S., but yes it does exist. It just depends on what the network wants to do--CBS and FOX don't stream their sports online afaik (and they broadcast like all the other NFL games), but NBC does.
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YEAH!!! thats whatsup!!!
Im also pumped about the twitch.tv app on xbox coming soonish so i can watch streams in my room before i go to sleep.
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On June 11 2012 10:39 Kaitlin wrote:
People don't have a problem with IdrA as one of the representatives, given how this community responds to various words being used in game chat ? I find this particularly interesting.
I personally do not have a problem with IdrA as one of the representatives. If T.O. and Randy Moss and people like that can be on TV representing a sport, why not IdrA? Yes, this is a brand new venture, but also no one seems to take into account how much more tame IdrA has been in recent months.
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On June 10 2012 22:07 TheSir wrote:
Lol no way it will be broadcasted on CBS, esports isn't ready for a big channel like that. Not to mention CBS doesn't even have timeslots for things like that. Their worst performing shows get like 6 million views (only US residents), esports doesn't even pulls off 10% of that with views from all over the world. It would be their worst performing show of all time, they wont do that.
10 bucks it will and up on Spike or MTV (who already air gameshows), so dont get your hopes up they will air esports on the most successful channel in the US. Not gonna happen, it's ridiculous.
Who cares, if its on any tv channel including G4TV it will boost huge numbers compared to a little stream
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Idra brings the rainman view on games and people. iNcontroL will balance that out and get him out of the awkward spots. 'Twill be awesome.
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Wow this is huge!!! Maybe now I won't have to string cables alll across my house just to stream on my 55 inch tv! haha
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On June 10 2012 19:48 zaii wrote:
CBSi Games has hired pro gamers to complement its coverage of eSports. TSquared and Mrs. Violence were both in Anaheim with camera crews to provide original streaming coverage of the event. Additional pro gamers that CBSi is working with include Huk, Grubby, InControl and Idra on Starcraft II. They’re also working with Starcraft casters like Husky.
-Sundance
So they are working with mainly EG.
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On June 11 2012 11:23 BigBirdy90 wrote:Show nested quote +On June 10 2012 19:48 zaii wrote:
CBSi Games has hired pro gamers to complement its coverage of eSports. TSquared and Mrs. Violence were both in Anaheim with camera crews to provide original streaming coverage of the event. Additional pro gamers that CBSi is working with include Huk, Grubby, InControl and Idra on Starcraft II. They’re also working with Starcraft casters like Husky.
-Sundance So they are working with mainly EG.
Mainly EG, plus a former EG. 
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This is great news! Hopefully more information will come out when the time comes (e.g. which CBS sub-station/ channel it is, etc.).
This can only be good advertising for e-sports, as it could potentially reach more people, newer audiences!
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On June 11 2012 10:02 tronix wrote:Show nested quote +On June 11 2012 09:46 Bedrock wrote:
There's no harm in trying though, if they are successful then there will be more competition in the media space for eSports. actually, as others have pointed out; doing something like this too soon could be bad. it's a common saying that first impressions are everything. if mlg/esports get spotlighted while still in its infancy it could backfire. a bad showing on television would just show sponsors that esports can be counted as nothing more as kids/nerds playing video games. it doesn't work where getting on television makes you popular; rather you are popular and therefore on television. anywho, i don't think this is about television at all. more so an attempt to reach out to a broader reaching internet news source.
Yup, I understand. This isn't too soon though, it's actually much later than a risky time when SC2 was not on the circuit. I'm pretty sure a lot of people remember when MLG was on ESPN awhile back with Halo. Ugh.. while the production value on it was absolutely fantastic, the viewership numbers didn't back up what was expected. Times have changed since then, and it could be the prime time period where it could work... but obviously it's possible that it will fail miserably on TV and ultimately, we will all have what we want: eSports on the Internet, but with new viewers.
And yes, I totally agree with you about the reach.
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I'd be very surprised if this ended up on CBS proper. More likely some CBS sports channel. Not sure exactly what kind of content they'd do. Perhaps broadcasting some top games late? Or some sort of wrap-up show where they do highlights? I'm interested to see where this goes!
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a dream of 6 million viewership, like the walking dead! Tell everybody you know and their dogs to tune in.
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This is so awesome, I really can't wait for SC2 to be on TV, even if it is just one day for a few hours, like championship sunday of MLG's every few months, it will be FANTASTIC!
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On June 11 2012 04:29 Doodsmack wrote:Show nested quote +On June 11 2012 03:18 FallDownMarigold wrote:On June 11 2012 01:16 Fyodor wrote:On June 10 2012 23:47 FallDownMarigold wrote:On June 10 2012 23:38 sCCrooked wrote:
Major note, I find the title very misleading since its CBSi channel and not "CBS" itself. Very big difference that needs to be made between the two in terms of how many they reach. Oops. That is a big difference. OP should edit title for accuracy Pretty sure there is no such thing as the CBSi channel. CBSi is just a division that owns a bunch of websites and stuff. Yup. Which clearly implies it would be some type of online program, which is utterly nothing close to straight up "on the air" broadcasted TV The title of the article wouldn't say "on TV" if it was talking about an online program. Sundance's tweet also indicates TV even if they're only exploring it as of now.
K. So the guy who said it was CBSi was wrong. Whatever.
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sweet! it's definitely getting the slot after the mentalist
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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?
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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
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