mountaineers97 Posted August 11, 2016 Share Posted August 11, 2016 On this day many of us will have our ONLY opportunity to watch many of the open corps perform. These members have worked very hard this season and deserve their moment in the spotlight. Many of us (including myself) work today and will not be able to watch the live stream. I live more than 1 hour away from any theater showing the top 15. I know many of us fans are like myself and love watching DCI, regardless if the corps performing are the top corps. Would it be too much to ask to leave the stream up for as long as possible for people like myself to view and appreciate the performances of the open class corps. Thanks. I know about the licensing issues but at least leave it up until 6:30 please! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Legoman Posted August 11, 2016 Share Posted August 11, 2016 Cue the "it's not DCI's fault you have to work" crowd. I understand that there is a cost involved in streaming and distributing the content, but I don't see why there isn't a more affordable, accessible way to watch. Everyone talks about growing drum corps, and getting the product out there is the best way to get people interested in it. I realize DCI felt it wasn't worth it to continue the partnership with ESPN, but now that we are on the other side of the World Series of Poker and eSports era, maybe there is a market for less traditional sports on TV. Hopefully Clash of the Corps will have enough buzz to make DCI consider returning to a broadcast TV format. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Ream Posted August 11, 2016 Share Posted August 11, 2016 Honestly they probably take it down so they can hook up with the theater feed have time to test and oh maybe take a break since they were there before 8 am 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mountaineers97 Posted August 11, 2016 Author Share Posted August 11, 2016 Honestly they probably take it down so they can hook up with the theater feed have time to test and oh maybe take a break since they were there before 8 am Don't see how this should be an issue. They do multiple feeds before from different shows even. Just keep the feed going and show dark screen until the theater broadcast is over that way we could watch the lower corps perform once this year. No extra work involved. Plus the event is technically still going on so that helps with the live performance agreement argument. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Ream Posted August 11, 2016 Share Posted August 11, 2016 Don't see how this should be an issue. They do multiple feeds before from different shows even. Just keep the feed going and show dark screen until the theater broadcast is over that way we could watch the lower corps perform once this year. No extra work involved. Plus the event is technically still going on so that helps with the live performance agreement argument. It s actually may not be that easy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SFZFAN Posted August 11, 2016 Share Posted August 11, 2016 I would think contacting DCI with your pleas would make more sense than posting on DCP. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lance Posted August 11, 2016 Share Posted August 11, 2016 Cue the "it's not DCI's fault you have to work" crowd. I understand that there is a cost involved in streaming and distributing the content, but I don't see why there isn't a more affordable, accessible way to watch. okay. so what's the plan? be specific, please. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tenoris4Jazz Posted August 11, 2016 Share Posted August 11, 2016 DCI lost money being on ESPN, and since ESPN is losing money now, the broadcast time would be even more expensive. With more and more people watching TV via phones, tablets and streaming boxes, a pay-per-view stream is the most logical method. Since surveys have found that the average DCI fan is involved less than 5 years, it makes sense to focus your broadcasting efforts on a younger, mobile demographic. A YouTube channel perhaps? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lastknight Posted August 12, 2016 Share Posted August 12, 2016 Honestly they probably take it down so they can hook up with the theater feed have time to test and oh maybe take a break since they were there before 8 am I'd bet that the contract with Fathom Events precludes any simultaneous feed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Ream Posted August 12, 2016 Share Posted August 12, 2016 I'd bet that the contract with Fathom Events precludes any simultaneous feed. probably also a factor Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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