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ESPN used off-site/remote broadcasters for some of the WBB Tourney Games
Posted on 3/22/16 at 9:18 am
Posted on 3/22/16 at 9:18 am
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I had no idea this was a thing.
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“The broadcast business is an expensive one. It costs a lot to move those trucks around. All broadcasters are looking for an opportunity to be more efficient on how they do the broadcast programs,” Browne told The Associated Press. “This is a wave of the future for not just women’s basketball, but broadcasts in general. No one believed that digital technology would replace film. Look where we are today.”
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On Friday, announcers Melissa Lee and LaChina Robinson will be in Orlando when fourth-seeded Michigan State faces 13th-seeded Belmont and fifth-seeded Mississippi State plays 12th-seeded Chattanooga in Starkville, Mississippi. On Saturday, Roy Philpott and Brooke Weisbrod will be in Charlotte when second-seeded Maryland meets 15th-seeded Iona and seventh-seeded Washington takes on 10th-seeded Penn in College Park, Maryland.
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ESPN has been under financial pressure because of decreasing subscriber numbers as consumers switch to “skinny” bundles or drop pay TV altogether. The company cut about 300 jobs, or 4 percent of its staff, in October.
I had no idea this was a thing.
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Posted on 3/22/16 at 9:20 am to GetCocky11
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I had no idea this was a thing.
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WBB Tourney Games
I doubt anyone will notice.
Posted on 3/22/16 at 9:22 am to GetCocky11
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I had no idea this was a thing.
There was one CFB game played on FS1 that was called from the studio last season. I can't remember who was playing but there was a marked difference in the quality of the broadcast. Sadly, it will be more and more common but hopefully it will take a while before P5 matchups in football are affected by this.
Posted on 3/22/16 at 9:23 am to GetCocky11
Good for then avoiding Starkville.
This has been known to happen with soccer overseas in recent years. Some guys, they just put a couple of English speakers on the feed.
This has been known to happen with soccer overseas in recent years. Some guys, they just put a couple of English speakers on the feed.
Posted on 3/22/16 at 9:24 am to Team Vote
Guy on the radio yesterday made a good point. Sometimes when officials are reviewing something, they will go over and tell the broadcasters what is going on. Or if there is an injury, the broadcast team will find out. With remote broadcasters, you can't really do that.
Posted on 3/22/16 at 9:31 am to GetCocky11
Hey man. There's a thread about you becoming an A&M fan or something.
That Moment A&M Fans Get Cocky.
Welcome aboard.
That Moment A&M Fans Get Cocky.
Welcome aboard.
Posted on 3/22/16 at 9:33 am to GetCocky11
ESPN did that for a few games involving SEC men's teams this season too. Expect more of this in the future.
Posted on 3/22/16 at 10:14 am to Team Vote
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There was one CFB game played on FS1 that was called from the studio last season. I can't remember who was playing but there was a marked difference in the quality of the broadcast. Sadly, it will be more and more common but hopefully it will take a while before P5 matchups in football are affected by this.
There's a happy medium.
During the title game, ESPN had alternate feeds where the audio was from the team's radio broadcast. IIRC, they've done it for some WatchESPN only basketball games too. They could do it for their college football games. Put the home team's radio on the main feed and the visitor's on either an alternate channel or streaming only.
They save money and the fans get to hear familiar voices that know a lot more about their team than guys that just flew in for the weekend.
Posted on 3/22/16 at 10:16 am to SwaggerCopter
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This has been known to happen with soccer overseas in recent years. Some guys, they just put a couple of English speakers on the feed.
It has also happened with Formula 1 races. The audio from the local feed has been replaced with people calling the race from the studio in English.
Posted on 3/22/16 at 12:12 pm to GetCocky11
Hold on I was told cord cutting was no big deal by ESPN and that it won't impact their business model at all
Douches
Douches
Posted on 3/22/16 at 12:20 pm to GetCocky11
I could be wrong, but hasn't Herbie done this a couple times for the ABC Primtime game when Gameday has been at a site that isn't the ABC game?
Posted on 3/22/16 at 12:35 pm to GetCocky11
that reminds me of how in the 1930's through 1950's radio announcers would often 're-create' a game using telegraph updates and sound effects.For instance circa 1949 the Atlanta Crackers would be in Nashville playing the Vols at Sulfer Dell.It wasn't feasible for the Crackers or the radio station that carried their games to send a crew to road games.
What they'd do is have the Atlanta announcer at the studio reading the play by play from a ticker/telegraph often injecting his own commentary about a pitcher's move,crowd,etc to depict authenticity. During a play he'd hit a button for the "crack of a bat", "booing", "cheering crowd",etc.
Here's a link to what I'm talking about: LINK
What they'd do is have the Atlanta announcer at the studio reading the play by play from a ticker/telegraph often injecting his own commentary about a pitcher's move,crowd,etc to depict authenticity. During a play he'd hit a button for the "crack of a bat", "booing", "cheering crowd",etc.
Here's a link to what I'm talking about: LINK
This post was edited on 3/22/16 at 12:36 pm
Posted on 3/22/16 at 12:37 pm to GetCocky11
I wish they would put Verne and Gary in a remote studio, with no mics. Like top of Mt. Everest remote.
Posted on 3/22/16 at 12:42 pm to GetCocky11
Not like they've tried to put on good programming in recent months anyway
Posted on 3/22/16 at 12:49 pm to MNW
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I wish they would put Verne and Gary in a remote studio, with no mics. Like top of Mt. Everest remote.
Verne is already remote. The guy acts like he doesn't know where he is half the time anyway.
Posted on 3/22/16 at 12:50 pm to GetCocky11
Play by play broadcasts began when telegraphers sent information to a radio station, where a broadcaster read the information and broadcast it on the radio. Radio Station WTAW, College Station, TX, (Watch The Aggies Win), still broadcasting today, was one of the first radio stations in the world to broadcast live, the texas/Texas A&M football game. A group of students sent information via telegraph and WTAW did the play by play.
Ronald Reagan, began his radio career, broadcasting Chicago Cubs games "live", in the studio in Des Moine, Iowa, using ticker tape from Chicago.
Long story short, the Longhorn Network, is bankrupting ESPN.
Ronald Reagan, began his radio career, broadcasting Chicago Cubs games "live", in the studio in Des Moine, Iowa, using ticker tape from Chicago.
Long story short, the Longhorn Network, is bankrupting ESPN.
Posted on 3/22/16 at 5:47 pm to Year of the Dragon
quote:Have you watched him do any NCAA basketball tourney games this last couple of weeks? The guy does a good job broadcasting basketball...go figure.
Verne is already remote. The guy acts like he doesn't know where he is half the time anyway.
Posted on 3/22/16 at 5:50 pm to I-59 Tiger
quote:As a kid, I remember listening to the Birmingham Baron away games when they were done like that.
hat reminds me of how in the 1930's through 1950's radio announcers would often 're-create' a game using telegraph updates and sound effects.For instance circa 1949 the Atlanta Crackers would be in Nashville playing the Vols at Sulfer Dell.It wasn't feasible for the Crackers or the radio station that carried their games to send a crew to road games.
What they'd do is have the Atlanta announcer at the studio reading the play by play from a ticker/telegraph often injecting his own commentary about a pitcher's move,crowd,etc to depict authenticity. During a play he'd hit a button for the "crack of a bat", "booing", "cheering crowd",etc.
Here's a link to what I'm talking about: LINK
Posted on 3/22/16 at 9:20 pm to GetCocky11
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This is a wave of the future for not just women’s basketball, but broadcasts in general.
It will never affect big time games. Only junk games not worth spending money on.
Maybe there will come a day when society has to stop pretending like women's sports actually matter or people care about them.
There's no reason universities and companies should be forced to waste millions of dollars every year on this crap just for societal political correctness.
This post was edited on 3/22/16 at 9:21 pm
Posted on 3/22/16 at 9:22 pm to Vandyrone
They did it for one of our early season men's games this year. I remember a sports talk show talking about it and how it's becoming more common now.
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