I read in another thread that the exhibition game is not going to be broadcast on television or radio.
Huge mistake! Every game needs to be televised and on radio, no exceptions. Why *wouldn't* the game be on somewhere?
Why can't Tech get the College of Media and Communication to do this? Assuming they have the hardware, USA already has the infrastructure. Plug in the cameras, get a couple of people to do the broadcast, and go, go, go!
Same for radio, with even less hardware overhead. There have GOT to be a couple of students on campus who want to and can call a basketball game.
What a great opportunity for all these students to do an actual "College of Media and Communication" thing! A real live broadcast! Produced, directed, and staring students from the college!
Tech could get the students to do this work as part of the class - free labor.
Tech could stream it via their own website and charge chumps like me to watch or listen to it - revenue stream.
Come on Tech, do it right.
Edit:
Softening my own post here, I think I came across as a lot more critical than I intended. I should have worked in some smiley faces and winks
In this day and age of technology, there could be lots of reasons why a particular event may or may not be broadcast. Could be a lack of the right personnel being available at the right time, for example. Could be the infrastructure I referenced is undergoing necessary maintenance and testing before the first "real" game. Maybe, for example, the broadcast capabilities are being checked over during the exhibition to be sure everything is set for an actual game. Sports teams aren't the only ones who practice.
I suppose, unbelievably, that not everyone is as interested in a exhibition game as I am. Probably even fewer would be interested in watching practices or the bake sale or watkthroughs for the upcoming opponent.
None of us want Tech to *lose* money by spending all the time and effort and necessary expenditures that come with broadcasting, only to not recoup that cost (at least, and ideally turn a profit). Would I drop $20 to watch an exhibition game online? Hmmm. Not sure about that. Would I drop $10? More likely. $5? Yes. The fiscal reality may be unworkable for an exhibition game.
Huge mistake! Every game needs to be televised and on radio, no exceptions. Why *wouldn't* the game be on somewhere?
Why can't Tech get the College of Media and Communication to do this? Assuming they have the hardware, USA already has the infrastructure. Plug in the cameras, get a couple of people to do the broadcast, and go, go, go!
Same for radio, with even less hardware overhead. There have GOT to be a couple of students on campus who want to and can call a basketball game.
What a great opportunity for all these students to do an actual "College of Media and Communication" thing! A real live broadcast! Produced, directed, and staring students from the college!
Tech could get the students to do this work as part of the class - free labor.
Tech could stream it via their own website and charge chumps like me to watch or listen to it - revenue stream.
Come on Tech, do it right.
Edit:
Softening my own post here, I think I came across as a lot more critical than I intended. I should have worked in some smiley faces and winks
In this day and age of technology, there could be lots of reasons why a particular event may or may not be broadcast. Could be a lack of the right personnel being available at the right time, for example. Could be the infrastructure I referenced is undergoing necessary maintenance and testing before the first "real" game. Maybe, for example, the broadcast capabilities are being checked over during the exhibition to be sure everything is set for an actual game. Sports teams aren't the only ones who practice.
I suppose, unbelievably, that not everyone is as interested in a exhibition game as I am. Probably even fewer would be interested in watching practices or the bake sale or watkthroughs for the upcoming opponent.
None of us want Tech to *lose* money by spending all the time and effort and necessary expenditures that come with broadcasting, only to not recoup that cost (at least, and ideally turn a profit). Would I drop $20 to watch an exhibition game online? Hmmm. Not sure about that. Would I drop $10? More likely. $5? Yes. The fiscal reality may be unworkable for an exhibition game.
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