FYI

[whaler11]

Read the cbs article. Pay attention to what it all means. THere's a corporate giant out there in sports who's business model doesn't fit the changing technology world, and the other corporate giants out there smell blood in the water.

If you're concerned about the future of the University of Connecticut athletic department, pay f(cking attention to what's happening in the media world.

Are you reading a different article than your link? All that says is some guy thinks hockey is good on TV and some ESPN exec thinks it's not good on TV.

I like how if you pretend that national broadcasts do well in a few cities that means its regional broadcasting. They aren't doing anything different than ESPN is with how they are covering the NHL. In fact they are doing the exact same thing. If it's a big celebration that it's a record rating - it's still lower than what ESPN 2 averaged for college football. Which includes things like Tuesday night MACtion.

 

[Jimdish255]

Are you reading a different article than your link? All that says is some guy thinks hockey is good on TV and some ESPN exec thinks it's not good on TV.

I like how if you pretend that national broadcasts do well in a few cities that means its regional broadcasting. They aren't doing anything different than ESPN is with how they are covering the NHL. In fact they are doing the exact same thing. If it's a big celebration that it's a record rating - it's still lower than what ESPN 2 averaged for college football. Which includes things like Tuesday night MACtion.

Just my opinion but Versus/nbc really elevated the production of NHL Hockey and just seems like a better broadcast. NHL will always have a ceiling of interest among sports fans, but there is an advantage to the fact that as more people have access to quality big screens hockey becomes a much more immersive experience. ESPN may just have been on the short end of that curve.

 

[whaler11]

ESPN doesnt think that. That's a nice way of saying we didn't want it Once they got the NBA they had no slots to show the games. No one else thought it was worth anything either as their first deal w NBC was $0.