drum corps on ESPN

[Seth Simpson]

I prefer to pay for and see the performances from Indianapolis live on the big screen at a theater with a super sound system and commentary only between performances.  It seems that it could appear on PBS months later (when it would't have much of an impact on the income stream) to give the art good exposure. 

[jjeffeory]

On 5/10/2022 at 2:22 PM, Seth Simpson said:

I prefer to pay for and see the performances from Indianapolis live on the big screen at a theater with a super sound system and commentary only between performances.  It seems that it could appear on PBS months later (when it wouldn't have much of an impact on the income stream) to give the art good exposure. 

That ship sailed a long time ago in the early '00s.

[Hook'emCavies]

If it weren't ESPN I wouldn't know what DCI is. Do yall remember the 04 broadcast? When they showed The Cavaliers they played Charlie Daniel's "The Devil Went Down to Georgia". Before they aired the show. Gosh, I remember it like it was yesterday. 

[JimF-LowBari]

3 hours ago, jjeffeory said:

That ship sailed a long time ago in the early '00s.

Lost track but last I saw local PBS station was doing Doo wop reunion tour as fund raiser. And instead of big night of DCI there are a couple of smaller ones a year. 

Edited May 23, 2022 by JimF-LowBari

[hughesmr]

On 5/10/2022 at 2:22 PM, Seth Simpson said:

I prefer to pay for and see the performances from Indianapolis live on the big screen at a theater with a super sound system and commentary only between performances.  It seems that it could appear on PBS months later (when it would't have much of an impact on the income stream) to give the art good exposure. 

PBS has never been good exposure... And even less so now in the fragmented broadcast and streaming landscape.

Edited May 23, 2022 by hughesmr

[Jeff Ream]

5 hours ago, JimF-LowBari said:

Lost track but last I saw local PBS station was doing Doo wop reunion tour as fund raiser. And instead of big night of DCI there are a couple of smaller ones a year. 

its been said a zillion times....drum corps fans didn't live up to their pledge offers.

[JimF-LowBari]

13 minutes ago, Jeff Ream said:

its been said a zillion times....drum corps fans didn't live up to their pledge offers.

And PBS stations always looking for other things that did bring in the money. I remember when WITF started that had an actual auction on air that lasted a week. 

[Jeff Ream]

as has been stated before, drum corps is too niche to draw the advertising revenue needed to get any kind of televised support. DCI floated the bill for ESPN themselves at great expense

[Jurassic Lancer]

17 hours ago, JimF-LowBari said:

And PBS stations always looking for other things that did bring in the money. I remember when WITF started that had an actual auction on air that lasted a week. 

When I read that, I first thought What in the #### then I figured out WITF is a radio station.

[JimF-LowBari]

47 minutes ago, Jurassic Lancer said:

When I read that, I first thought What in the #### then I figured out WITF is a radio station.

Oops was responding to Jeff and he would know.

Thats the local PBS station in Hershey PA