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SECN blows spring game coverage
Posted on 3/26/15 at 7:09 pm
Posted on 3/26/15 at 7:09 pm
Posted on 3/26/15 at 7:24 pm to JesusQuintana
Do you think it's being done to drive traffic to their app or what?
It's pretty damn stupid to put your hottest / only commodity on the worst platform you have.
Posted on 3/26/15 at 7:26 pm to JesusQuintana
Trying to make sense of this.
Cannot.
Cannot.
Posted on 3/26/15 at 7:27 pm to JesusQuintana
I'd rather take a good shite than watch a Spring Game
Much like pre-season NFL games
Much like pre-season NFL games
Posted on 3/26/15 at 7:29 pm to Mizz-SEC
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Do you think it's being done to drive traffic to their app or what?
It's pretty damn stupid to put your hottest / only commodity on the worst platform you have.
Probably. They put UK's Bahama trip games over the summer exclusively on the SEC Network in the first few days it started.
People will still watch them delayed though (they're just not showing them live on the TV) if they're not in attendance themselves. And my guess is there will be conference baseball games on the network too (which gets good viewership in the SEC).
This post was edited on 3/26/15 at 7:30 pm
Posted on 3/26/15 at 7:30 pm to JesusQuintana
CHARLOTTE -- Tennessee's Orange & White Game will be carried live on the SEC Network Alternate Channel and SEC Network + on April 25 at 4 p.m. The game will also be available on a replay on Sunday, April 26 at 7:30 p.m., on the SEC Network.
The crew of Joe Tessitore, Brock Huard and Maria Taylor will be in Knoxville to call the action.
Additionally as part of spring practice, the SEC Network's Peter Burns will be in Knoxville on April 13 for coverage on SEC Now.
Full ESPN Release
Looks good for Tennessee. Looks like your article is wrong
ESPN Spring Game Press Release
The crew of Joe Tessitore, Brock Huard and Maria Taylor will be in Knoxville to call the action.
Additionally as part of spring practice, the SEC Network's Peter Burns will be in Knoxville on April 13 for coverage on SEC Now.
Full ESPN Release
Looks good for Tennessee. Looks like your article is wrong
ESPN Spring Game Press Release
This post was edited on 3/26/15 at 7:33 pm
Posted on 3/26/15 at 7:30 pm to JesusQuintana
Bama will still be on ESPN.
Posted on 3/26/15 at 7:31 pm to BluegrassBelle
Either way, you are presumably a subscriber. Why force a delay if the customer doesn't want to stream it?
Posted on 3/26/15 at 7:31 pm to JesusQuintana
Some of those games will be broadcast very late at night. Nobody is staying up until midnight on a weeknight to a watch a tape delay broadcast of a spring football game. Frick ESPN
Posted on 3/26/15 at 7:40 pm to BigOrangeBri
IDK, according to that it looks like Mizzou, UT, MSU and Arky will be live on the alternate channel.
Not sure.
Not sure.
Posted on 3/26/15 at 7:59 pm to JesusQuintana
why not just have 12 days in a row where they broadcast a spring game at 7pm? i mean what the frick else is going on in april in the sec that you cant do this?
Posted on 3/26/15 at 8:07 pm to geauxnavybeatbama
From what I'm reading, it looks like the coverage is gonna be great. Reporters at each school with special coverage leading up to the games. Coverage on SEC now, live game broadcasts and reruns.
Looks great to me
Looks great to me
Posted on 3/26/15 at 8:10 pm to JesusQuintana
Looks good to me. Finally get to see the game and on 4/20 no less!
Posted on 3/26/15 at 8:23 pm to BigOrangeBri
Saturday down south, sucking as usual, seems to have gotten their wires crossed.
I do think though, that with the network the conference should mandate the spring game times so that all can be shown live.
But hey, my school is getting a live broadcast so I'm can't complain much.
I do think though, that with the network the conference should mandate the spring game times so that all can be shown live.
But hey, my school is getting a live broadcast so I'm can't complain much.
This post was edited on 3/26/15 at 8:32 pm
Posted on 3/26/15 at 8:37 pm to JesusQuintana
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I do think though, that with the network the conference should mandate the spring game times so that all can be shown live. But hey, my school is getting a live broadcast so I'm can't complain much.
I agree. Sounds like the problem was multiple schools having their games at the same time.
And no doubt. Live boyz club
Posted on 3/26/15 at 8:40 pm to Jobu93
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Either way, you are presumably a subscriber. Why force a delay if the customer doesn't want to stream it?
I think the larger issue is what schools do you show live and what schools do you show delayed? As mentioned, you're going to have several games on at the same time.
And then you're in the thick of the conference baseball season with multiple nationally ranked teams.
Posted on 3/26/15 at 9:09 pm to Jobu93
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Trying to make sense of this. Cannot.
It makes complete sense from their POV. They are forcing people to use the app to skyrocket install numbers and increase ad revenue on a very important platform going forward. Maybe some people will continue to use it for other content after the Spring game, which is a double win for ESPN.
Posted on 3/27/15 at 6:33 am to cardboardboxer
But they re already paid subscribers. Yes, they increase traffic to one but they do so by simply changing the flow of traffic, so to speak.
Whatever ad revenue they generate is deducted from what they had on the television platform.
Whatever ad revenue they generate is deducted from what they had on the television platform.
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