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I can't look at Fox Sports 1 without being reminded of 1990s web iframes. Why do they have so much real-estate taken up by useless graphics?
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At least Fox Sports 1 has an effective promotional strategy https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2vZaZQZ5qrk
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Aug 18, 2013 21:56
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ESPN has a ton of great play by play guys that puts the national networks to shame. It's one of their few bright spots. From Tirico to Pasch to McDonough to Breen to Nessler to Tessitore to Darke. I still think they're missing a great baseball voice (but so are most teams in baseball), but every other national sport has got A-quality people calling the action. COLOR COMMENTATORS, on the other hand, yikes. I dont know how they can be so good at finding people to call the games and so bad at finding people to analyze them. There's nothing pleasant beyond the A teams (Gruden, Herbstreit). It's basically a determination of how much you can tolerate each one on an individual basis. I still don't understand what qualifications Matt Millen has for analyzing college football, or why anyone would put a microphone in front of Rick Sutcliffe.
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Aug 20, 2013 07:05
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Walton is amazing, and Spielman is quite good now that he's back with McDonough (McDonough/Millen was a torturous combo for years). I also don't necessarily have a problem with Hershisher. But the depth ESPN has at color commentator is far thinner than at play by play. They've also lost some people recently, like I believe Bill Raftery is at FOX now calling games with Gus Johnson this upcoming year.warheadr posted:Am I remembering wrong or didn't the latest ESPN book have a couple people talking a good bit about what an rear end in a top hat Tirico was toward Kornheiser and really contributed heavily to Tony's stint on MNF not working at all? If Tirico is the one I'm thinking of he really did come across as a non-professional douche in that regard.
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Aug 20, 2013 18:09
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ESPN constantly airs LLWS segments and segments during high school football games that are, essentially, "this pro athlete superstar got HIS start in LLWS! could (name of kid) be the next one?" And it's like okay great thanks, no pressure on the kid or anything.shyduck posted:What else is ESPN gonna broadcast in July/August though? There's only so many studio shows they can repeat with the same garbage.
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Aug 21, 2013 05:49
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This might be the start of Cable Armageddon... ESPN preparing to sell streaming rights to their channels for people without a cable subscription:quote:ESPN is reportedly considering making all of their channels available on an Internet TV service for a fee, according to The Verge. The online provider would pay for all of the channels under the ESPN umbrella as well as for access to Watch ESPN at a comparable rate to what cable companies like Comcast and Time Warner pay. ESPN is talking to Sony, Apple, Intel, and Google about the package. This is the domino that's been waiting to fall for years now and the fallout from the cable providers is going to be spectacular. The 7th Guest fucked around with this message at 18:19 on Aug 22, 2013 |
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Aug 22, 2013 18:16
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Josh Lyman posted:Can't the cable providers just cap us at 200GB/mo or something similarly ridiculous?
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Aug 22, 2013 18:25
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Vertical Lime posted:Speaking of breaking ground, ESPN released this video of what their new Sportscenter set is going to look like. It's big
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Aug 22, 2013 19:59
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Apparently Fox Sports 2 is going to be airing Aussie football after all.quote:@fangsbites 11m Aussie Footy fans, Adelaide Crows vs. Melbourne Demons. Fox Sports 2. Friday night. 11:30 p.m. ET. Be there. You snooze you lose ESPN 
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Aug 23, 2013 05:09
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Benne posted:MMQB has a good breakdown of all the NFL pregame shows this year 'That's cool I really want to see more of Trent Dilfer' - no one on Earth I'm not surprised that Randy Moss will show up on FOX NFL Sunday because it seemed like that was always the plan but they just have to wait for someone else to step out first. The 7th Guest fucked around with this message at 20:27 on Aug 29, 2013 |
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Aug 29, 2013 20:25
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Ahahaha Craig James was fired after only a couple of days http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/college-football/news/20130902/craig-james-will-not-return-to-fox-sports-southwest/ quote:SI.com has learned that the veteran broadcaster will no longer appear on the network. Fox Sports executives were not happy with the hire by the regional network, according to sources, and the hire had not been fully vetted at the highest levels of Fox Sports management. A formal agreement had not been finalized, even though James appeared on FSS on Saturday night. "Craig James will not be making any further appearances on Fox Sports Southwest's football coverage this season," said a Fox Sports spokesperson, when asked for a comment.
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Sep 2, 2013 05:08
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Benne posted:Richard Deitsch has his complete NFL broadcaster guide up. Find out which terrible FOX team your team will be stuck with this year! quote:[ESPN promises] More airtime for the Gruden Grinder award, which focuses on a behind-the-scenes player who makes something happen to win the game. The 7th Guest fucked around with this message at 21:20 on Sep 5, 2013 |
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Sep 5, 2013 21:17
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chunkles posted:Not sure where to put this since only like 5 SAS posters care but Comcast filed for CSN Houston to go into Chapter 11 bankruptcy. The Astros are claiming they haven't been paid for the last three months and were about to pull out.
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Sep 29, 2013 03:53
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I don't know why ESPN hasn't learned from their own College Gameday show that less is more. If you want to have a celebrity pick some games, fine, but the show itself is pretty much Fowler, Corso, Herbie, and Howard and they haven't really tried to gently caress with it at all. Meanwhile Sunday NFL Countdown/Monday Night Countdown keeps adding more and more people to it. Do we need to have Trent Dilfer and Ray Lewis ALSO opining on the game we're about to see? Do we need to have 10 people pick a game? How about the interns, can they pick too?
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Sep 30, 2013 02:49
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zakharov posted:*Jaws music plays* "Well thats a heck of a pitch, Joe, you can see right there he throws it and the ball goes into the glove. We talked to him on Tuesday and he told us he wanted to get the ball into the glove as much as possible, and he definitely did a good job of doing that right there."
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Sep 30, 2013 16:58
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FuzzySkinner posted:http://www.awfulannouncing.com/2013/december/espn-will-cover-the-bcs-title-game-like-it-s-the-last-ever-sporting-event-on-earth.html Why wouldn't the Sounds of the BCS telecast be on ESPNU instead of an SD-only channel? The hell is ESPNU airing that's so important?
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Dec 20, 2013 07:59
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C. Everett Koop posted:And if Musburger is retiring than they'll just move Brad Nessler to the A team and pair him with Herbstreit and if you've played NCAA in the past decade you won't notice a thing. Nessler's real solid and everything will be fine. I wonder who would become the #2 then, move Davis into that role and away from May/Holtzzzzzzzz? The 7th Guest fucked around with this message at 22:26 on Jan 8, 2014 |
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Jan 8, 2014 22:21
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Tim Brando is leaving CBS. This is notable for two reasons: 1) He's terrible, so yay 2) He had a huge role in CBS Sports, being one of the primary anchors for SEC football and March Madness, as well as calling games during the NCAA Tournament. CBS also has no backup plan now if Verne's heart ever explodes, which isn't unrealistic.
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Jan 14, 2014 17:53
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MourningView posted:wait do I need to like bob costas now
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Feb 11, 2014 22:38
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Sash! posted:It confuses me more than depresses me. Adult Swim is like exploding in ratings right now which is why they're expanding another hour and I wouldn't be surprised if they split off to another network in the next couple of years. That said, there's only one show that's bested top sports events on cable and that's The Walking Dead, although I've heard Duck Dynasty has come close. Yeah, meditate on that one for a while.
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Feb 25, 2014 04:21
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ESPN is resorting to loud debate type shows because people can get their sports highlights from the internet and have instant access to scores when they happen, so the network has to do something before they slowly bleed out of viewers inbetween the live events. They basically just converted the network into a visual radio station, and in fact a lot of their programming IS radio shows that are simulcast on ESPN/ESPN2. It's cheap and you can fill timeslots with it. They're facing the same inevitable oblivion that most American cable networks are facing when people can get their entertainment elsewhere and digitally. Which is why most networks have opted for cheap "re-enacted" reality TV about towing cars and people in jail and pawn shops. Animal Planet has to have shows about people hunting for Bigfoots because people can just watch cute cat videos on their phone. History Channel is now about speculative fiction about ancient aliens and ice road truckers. ESPN is now about talking heads yelling at each other. The only other choice ESPN has is to severely increase their coverage of live sports instead of Is Dan LeBatard's Dad Paying Attention or Mike & Mike Pretend To Care About Anything in the Morning. Which would cost them a fortune. The amount of money they're paying for Monday Night Football is obscene.
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Mar 5, 2014 02:08
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So Brent Musberger has officially taken a demotion that ESPN has spun brilliantly as "THE #1 ANCHOR OF SEC NETWORK" (which works as long as you pretend SEC Network is going to get any game more important than Arkansas vs Troy or something). It's been assumed Chris Fowler is Musberger's replacement as ESPN's #1 guy, to be paired with Kirk Herbstreit, but now that we're at the door, we'll see if ESPN gets any last minute ideas. Who would you choose to replace one of the current most iconic voices in sports?
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Mar 12, 2014 17:11
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Fowler officially gets the lead job with Kirk Herbstreit. It might just be my personal opinion but I think people will be underwhelmed. Fowler is a good host on College Gameday, but he's a completely average play by play man, and is better suited to golf and tennis for that role. I've always considered Fowler/Palmer on Thursday Night Football to be Amateur Hour, to be honest.
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Mar 13, 2014 17:20
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Joe Buck's voice is too fuckin loud and barky to call golf while simultaneously having no enthusiasm for sports, this will be amazing. THAT'S A LONG DRIVE FROM DUSTIN JOHNSON. A GAIN OF 300 YARDS. AND DUSTIN JOHNSON HAS A BIRDIE OPPORTUNITY. WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK.
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Apr 15, 2014 18:19
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NBC might not exist by that point so it doesn't really matter
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May 18, 2014 04:49
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Sportscenter is relaunching from its new studio on June 22nd. Some photos of the new space:  Fun facts: - 194,000 square feet - Features: "a video floor, virtual technology, two touchscreens, a 56 LED multi-dimensional monitor wall and the ability to do live and pre-produced segments simultaneously.” - ESPN wants to bring Dan Patrick back to anchor Sportscenter: “It’s a nascent plan, but in discussions with NBC (Patrick’s employer), I did mention it to them because it did seem like it was an appropriate time to have a mention of it. We do not have any agreements. We don’t have anything to announce,” Skipper said. “We don’t know what we’ll do yet .”
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May 25, 2014 18:10
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Vertical Lime posted:So that new Sportscenter set just made it's debut As a graphics nerd though, it means a likely revamp of all the sports graphic packages on the network which will be interesting. The current graphics used by CFB/MLB don't match the new iPad app-looking ticker, so I assume they're gonna change next season. I was always a fan of the red scorebar from the mid 2000s and was disappointed when they switched to the bland grey bars in 2010. Hopefully they have something slicker planned. The 7th Guest fucked around with this message at 04:39 on Jun 23, 2014 |
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Jun 23, 2014 04:36
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Mornacale posted:I think Sportscenter is a perfectly fine show to have on while you're eating breakfast or chilling in the waiting room or surfing the web and would like to get a nice overview of what's going on in the sports world.
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Jun 30, 2014 22:25
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Robnoxious posted:What?
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Jul 14, 2014 19:01
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soggybagel posted:They've kept Terry Bradshaw as in studio talent despite his inability to speak cogently for the past decade.
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Jul 14, 2014 19:31
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They should just start a Youtube channel and stop fighting it.
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