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  • #46
    Originally posted by gfmorris View Post
    I watched the Ivy League Network this year. It was decent.



    WCHA.tv is very, very, very dependent upon the school providing the broadcast. Bemidji used to have the best broadcast before the school cut ties with the local public TV affiliate who'd broadcast their games for years. Mankato has a great broadcast as well. UAH and LSSU ... well, they have a broadcast.

    GFM
    Did Bemidji willing cut ties to their local public tv? Bowling Green has been trying to air some games on their own public tv station (owned by BGSU), and run into problems with the league (the way I understand it). They did manage to get 2 games to broadcast, but apparently wanted a lot more.

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    • #47
      Re: ESPN and Hockey East Reach Multi-Year Agreement

      Originally posted by pdt1081 View Post
      Did Bemidji willing cut ties to their local public tv? Bowling Green has been trying to air some games on their own public tv station (owned by BGSU), and run into problems with the league (the way I understand it). They did manage to get 2 games to broadcast, but apparently wanted a lot more.
      I do not know why the change was made.

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      • #48
        Originally posted by Dirty Dream No. 2 View Post
        The #1 goal for Hockey East should be creating and distributing a "Pay Per View" internet package like the NCHC and to a lesser extent, the new WCHA. Why can't or why won't the league get it together? I don't think this question has been definitively answered.
        ppv when it’s free?

        Who’d pay for something that’s free?
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        • #49
          Re: ESPN and Hockey East Reach Multi-Year Agreement

          Originally posted by mookie1995 View Post
          ppv when it’s free?

          Who’d pay for something that’s free?
          There's no such thing as a free lunch. It's just a matter of who bears the responsibility to pay for the service. Some are willing to eat it as a cost of advertising the school, while others want the viewer to pay.

          That does beg the question: With some of the leagues mandating in-period breaks (AHC first whistle after each 5 minutes, ECAC first whistle after 10, don't know about the others), would local corporate establishments be willing to pay money to advertise on these streams to help subsidize the cost? Is that even doable if the production is done "in-house", meaning it's a non-profit doing the cast? Are the ratings even high enough for markets that it'd be worth it to the advertiser?

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          • #50
            Re: ESPN and Hockey East Reach Multi-Year Agreement

            Originally posted by gfmorris View Post
            I watched the Ivy League Network this year. It was decent.
            It's getting better, as streaming has been across the board, but there is a huge difference between when they pick up an actual network transmission like Empire vs local yokel feeds of programs that don't put much effort into it (Brown, Yale, and frankly us).
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            • #51
              Re: ESPN and Hockey East Reach Multi-Year Agreement

              Originally posted by Kepler View Post
              It's getting better, as streaming has been across the board, but there is a huge difference between when they pick up an actual network transmission like Empire vs local yokel feeds of programs that don't put much effort into it (Brown, Yale, and frankly us).
              Empire still exists? I thought they went belly up in 2005, and the Sabres games went to MSG.

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              • #52
                Re: ESPN and Hockey East Reach Multi-Year Agreement

                Originally posted by Kepler View Post
                local yokel feeds of programs that don't put much effort into it (Brown, Yale, and frankly us).
                Yale's feed used to be pretty good before the ILDN took over. From what I understand, Yale was gifted money for all the equipment along with seed money to get it off the ground, and they did an exceptional job for a couple of seasons. Then the ILDN comes in and says use your equipment to supply the feed to us. Not sure whether the current production is as good as it was when they were providing it free.
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                • #53
                  Re: ESPN and Hockey East Reach Multi-Year Agreement

                  Originally posted by MarkEagleUSA View Post
                  Yale's feed used to be pretty good before the ILDN took over. From what I understand, Yale was gifted money for all the equipment along with seed money to get it off the ground, and they did an exceptional job for a couple of seasons. Then the ILDN comes in and says use your equipment to supply the feed to us. Not sure whether the current production is as good as it was when they were providing it free.
                  Considering there probably isn't any subsidy, they just decided not to put any more effort into it. Similar to when RPI had a home playoff series a couple years ago, RPI-TV put out a statement about how they would not provide their feed to the ECAC for their PPV pleasure without just compensation, and the ECAC would be required to send someone if they wanted people to pay to watch the stream. So there was some awkward camera setup in the aisle above the student section.

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                  • #54
                    Originally posted by FlagDUDE08 View Post
                    There's no such thing as a free lunch. It's just a matter of who bears the responsibility to pay for the service. Some are willing to eat it as a cost of advertising the school, while others want the viewer to pay.

                    That does beg the question: With some of the leagues mandating in-period breaks (AHC first whistle after each 5 minutes, ECAC first whistle after 10, don't know about the others), would local corporate establishments be willing to pay money to advertise on these streams to help subsidize the cost? Is that even doable if the production is done "in-house", meaning it's a non-profit doing the cast? Are the ratings even high enough for markets that it'd be worth it to the advertiser?
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                    • #55
                      Originally posted by mookie1995 View Post
                      Mookie has a free dinner today

                      Free breakfast too now that he thinks about it
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                      • #56
                        Re: ESPN and Hockey East Reach Multi-Year Agreement

                        Originally posted by mookie1995 View Post
                        Mookie has a free dinner today

                        Free breakfast too now that he thinks about it
                        Someone's still paying for it.

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                        • #57
                          Originally posted by FlagDUDE08 View Post
                          Someone's still paying for it.
                          Not mookie’s concern
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                          • #58
                            Re: ESPN and Hockey East Reach Multi-Year Agreement

                            Originally posted by mookie1995 View Post
                            Not mookie’s concern
                            At least until said person stops paying.

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                            • #59
                              Re: ESPN and Hockey East Reach Multi-Year Agreement

                              Originally posted by pdt1081 View Post
                              Did Bemidji willing cut ties to their local public tv? Bowling Green has been trying to air some games on their own public tv station (owned by BGSU), and run into problems with the league (the way I understand it). They did manage to get 2 games to broadcast, but apparently wanted a lot more.
                              BSU thinks putting games on TV is hurting attendance.

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                              • #60
                                Re: ESPN and Hockey East Reach Multi-Year Agreement

                                Originally posted by thebrain View Post
                                BSU thinks putting games on TV is hurting attendance.
                                Our school keeps cashing the check from GCI to air games live or tape delayed, or sometimes not even at all.
                                Just to be clear. My disinterest in this team became of the Uni's disinterest. Without the success of the hockey team, the other teams would not be where they are. Way to pay back the hockey team. **** UAA.

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