Enhance Your Experience
Open letter to the good persons who invented DVR
by Martin Rickman on Nov 12, 2010 10:55 AM EST
in Enhance Your Experience
Dear Mr/Mrs/Alien Genius(es):
Thank you. Thank you for making TV completely different; for changing everything for the better. And I'm not just talking about the ability to catch up on shows and skip commercials; to take a chance on a show I wouldn't normally watch; to never miss an episode.
I'm talking about sports, and how viewing will never be the same.
0 commentsESPN: More entertainment than sports
by Martin Rickman on Nov 5, 2010 11:13 AM EDT
in Enhance Your Experience
ESPN has a monopoly on sports coverage as far as I'm concerned. Fox Sports Net and VS really don't do much, and channels like the MLB Network are doing a great job, but are a niche market. Unfortunately, the World Wide Leader has really been a disappointment in the last few years, and things don't seem to be getting better. Honestly, I feel like they're complacent, and they feel like, in their minds, they can do no wrong. Between endless coverage on select teams to hosting the abortion of a program in Lebron's "The Decision," I've found myself watching less and less ESPN and devoting most of my time to blogs and online coverage. They offer me nothing unique or useful. So what can be done?
As promised, here's my proposed solution and a discussion on the problems facing the sports fan when it comes to sports coverage today...
Watching the Deacs--a look at the challenges and opportunities of a smaller fanbase
by Martin Rickman on Oct 29, 2010 10:05 AM EDT
in Enhance Your Experience
Something that has always bothered me (and a lot of Wake fans) is the lack of exposure for the Demon Deacons. It's understandable I suppose--we are the small fish amongst the North Carolina ACC teams. We don't nearly have the fan base that those schools (and the other ACC schools) have. And without a tv network--like the Big Ten Network--or an "exclusive," almost syndicated program much like the SEC, the challenges are even greater.
Sure, the ACC will hit a Thursday or Saturday night game for the better teams, and ESPNU has really helped, but unless you're in the Raycom viewing area, you're almost out of luck.
But what has helped?
Thanks to advances in technology and creative thinking, it has become a lot easier to see the Deacs than it used to be.
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