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    Finals Live Stream

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    You know DCI would screw this up and charge $40-50 per person for the same low quality feed. "But that's still cheaper than tickets!" - yeah, but it doesn't work that way. This is about exposure and the CASUAL FAN EXPERIENCE. HIGH SCHOOL AND COLLEGE KIDS. $20 maximum. Yes I could pay more but it is not about me....I love the corps and am an FN subscriber...it is about everyone else.

    To suggest that this would eat into ticket sales at all, is so 1960s.

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    Semifinals Webcast chat

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    I have to say. I disagree with the consensus of how great BAC is. I think they are good, and perform well. I think the show design is a meh. And I absolutely HATE the arranging from the first company front to the end. It doesn't work for me at all. Like it makes me angry?? Because it's so poorly arranged. IMO. And I also think Madison and BK should be above them.

    I know people won't agree. I'm just not a fan of the show.

    Same. I expected more from Les Mis

    Theatre Production

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    LOVED the production this year. I felt like I was watching the DVDs the cameras were so well chosen! The sideline reporting clips were good too.

    I didn't mind some negativity on the Blue Stars. It was an awkward moment but what frustrates me is how every corps was AMAZING and incredible to them...and FIRST PLACE! First in GE! Every corps at the top! When you know, honestly.

    Great job overall, really impressed.

    Blue Stars - Let's Look at Their Show

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    When I saw and heard Blue Stars in the theater in June, I *loved* it. I did think the drill was cluttered, but the show connected really well with me and many others in the theater. When I saw it last night, I was really disappointed. Everything I thought I liked ended up gutted or just....dirty. The only section that really worked well was the drum solo/feature section with the cool electronic groove underneath (which is odd, because I didn't like that in June).

    This. I actually felt this seeing them twice in 2010 also.

    Blue Stars have come a long way the last few years. For missing the top 8 to be a disappointment when they just joined D1 <5 years ago, meh. I have liked their innovative programs. I think in this case it's just music selection. Not really as effective as they have been the last few seasons.

    Why does DCI continue to blackout finals?

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    The idea that a $39 stuttering video feed would keep someone from buying a $150 ticket, airfare and hotel is just... silly. DCI has long missed the boat on this. I'm assuming it's the same reasoning as music companies fighting mp3 sites because it would cut into CD sales.

    Mike

    First they said the ESPN contract was 3 years and got in the way of a finals stream. The last few years, what is the excuse?

    DVDs are an old model anyway. The video market is moving more cloud and subscription based. $50/yr Fan Network to stream everything ever instead of having a bunch of DVDs lying around.

    The fact they tie Finals VOD streams to those who have purchased DVDs, is another example of them not understanding new media...they are limiting to the activity to those who pay big for travel or DVDs.

    Prelims!

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    Kinda figured that they would, to be honest. That's the difference between the Open and World sheets.

    You sure? I think it's the hype associated with winning your division. If Oregon had pulled it out, do you think the 1.5 gap would exist today? Unlikely.

    Why does DCI continue to blackout finals?

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    And your plan makes sense to me, perc, though I myself would not buy a high-cam stream of finals for $75+. But you are in a completely different place than OP. He is willing to pay $10-15 to stream multicam finals. I don't have a good response to somebody who thinks that's a workable business plan for DCI. Maybe you do.

    Casual people are not gonna put down $29.95, I might, but not everyone else, that's the goal here. Also this will not include VOD. Just a live stream of finals. In 480p. How will that make me not buy a DVD? I'm not getting the DVDs anyway.

    Why does DCI continue to blackout finals?

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    At the movies, I understand as Saturday is a busy night to push your way into hundreds of theaters. But why not online?

    Observing their online marketing strategy the past few years, it seems DCI takes steps wherever possible to make sure their traditional revenue streams, ticket sales and DVD sales, are unhurt. But I believe there is a broader potential in online streaming of Finals.

    The diehards willing to drive 500 miles...will continue to do so .The diehards who pay $120 for high quality produced DVDs...will continue to do so. Those who do not, are left in the dark (or crashing DCP :) )

    The NFL has shown us that blacking out events hurts attendance and exposure rather than help. Unlike certain professional sports, no DCI fan will argue watching on a TV is better than going live. If we could go see it live, we would.

    Could you imagine the exposure as HS band seasons are starting up? And casual fans across the country if a $10-15 Finals stream was offered?

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