[NU Sports] espn360

Mon Oct 9 14:28:43 CDT 2006

FWIW - I have watched almost every NU game on ESPN+ on my computer for at least
the past 4 years, maybe since they started providing streaming video. I've also
watch games on 360 and while ESPN GamePlan [PPV] is a little fuzzy at high
resolution, at least it doesn't stop and start like ESPN360.

I run a comcast Cable link into my house, and have my laptop [LCD screen] on a
100 BT connection. It runs fine, except that its about 3-5 seconds behind WGN
and the chat. It becomes like an instant replace [with instant replays] and once
you're used to chatting and watching its fine.

360 makes use of game technology and is primarily designed for that usage, altho
you can stream video.

NU Sports and CSTV is using some kind of Flash product that doesn't like any of
my computer configurations [Firefox, IE7, Media Player 12 beta] so I can't
comment on that. I used to be able to watch the press conference, but now it
tells me to reinstall all the older software, which I am not willing to do....

I'd prefer that all the internet streaming guys would settle on either Real
Player or Media Player [or something else that's open code] so those who ould
buy coverage can pay for it, and those who don't can just listen.

While I think Comcast should subscribe to ESPN360 and it would make me happy,
why should a zillion others pay a fee to ESPN so I can watch a couple of games a
year. Gameplan costs me a lot, but its worth it to be able to watch what I want.
I just wish they broadcast all the Div I games on PPV. 

>From a financial perspective, I'd rather have 20 bucks a head from guys at home,
than 100% of the zero bucks they're getting from Comcast right now. Comcast also
doesn't carry ESPN-U, probably because they want to bundle it with 360.

I really thought the "Mouse" was smarter than that....

rsl

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> -----Original Message-----
> From: nwu-sports-bounces at tssi.com 
> [mailto:nwu-sports-bounces at tssi.com] On Behalf Of Jonathan Hodges
> Sent: Monday, October 09, 2006 2:56 PM
> To: John A. DeGroat
> Cc: nwu-sports at romaine.tssi.com
> Subject: Re: [NU Sports] espn360
> 
> 
> Well some of us attempted to go back on campus in order to 
> watch (it was announced on Friday that ESPN360 would be 
> available on the NU campus), but indeed it was not available. 
>  From the sounds of it there was a goof on NU's end (they 
> gave ESPN the wrong range of IP addresses), so I can't say 
> anything regarding ESPN360's handling of the game except for 
> the disgust at their revenue strategy.
> 
> Also note that you can get GamePlan online, which I have 
> personally never done.  If anyone has seen GamePlan games 
> online I would like to know how that compares with the 
> regular TV or ESPN360, especially since you can view archived 
> games for the week that you paid for, which is nice since you 
> can't record easily from the internet.
> 
> Since ESPN360 is obviously does not have any technological 
> limitations preventing it from reaching a wider audience I 
> would prefer to see it go to a purely PPV model if they 
> insist on charging for live content.  I would have been more 
> than willing to pay $10 to view the game, as would many 
> others.  Hopefully they adjust their distribution strategy, 
> especially if more games will be included on this in coming 
> seasons.  We'll have to see what the Big Ten plans to do once 
> they launch their own network - if they will only televise 
> games on TV or will also use the internet.
> 
> Jonathan
> 
> 
> On 10/9/06, John A. DeGroat <johnadeg at bellatlantic.net> wrote:
> >
> > I watched the NU-Wisconsin game on ESPN360 and except for 
> the horrible 
> > results, I thought that the concept of watching a game on 
> the Internet 
> > was interesting.  The only advertising were the goofy ESPN 
> ads that I 
> > think are great.  I came to the conclusion that ESPN360 is an 
> > experiment to see if they can gin up enough interest to 
> convince other ISPs to
> > carry ESPN360.   It seems to me that to succeed they will have to be
> > able to create enough advertising to make it pay.  ESPN360 also 
> > carries reruns of some of their programs that you can see 
> on ESPN. I 
> > would like to see it succeed because the ESPN Game Plan can't carry 
> > all of the games.  Did anyone else watch the  game on ESPN 
> 360 an if 
> > so what were your reactions to it - not the game-the broadcast
> >
> > John DeGroat
> >
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