Re: [nas] TV news

On 9/15/08, James Caldwell <jamesalbertcaldwell@hotmail.com> wrote:

Part of me likes the competition for EPL broadcasting rights and the potential to have more soccer available - the rising tide that lifts all boats.

But, part of me simply shivers at the thought of ESPN branding EPL in the ESPN fashion as another "ESPN property" - the endless cross promotions, needless and gratuitous graphics, silly over-analysis and over exposure of non-stories and psuedo-star IMG manufactured personalities, and all the usual droning hype at the expense of, and frankly in deference to, the game. ESPN is to sports as MTV is to music: continually drowning itself towards the lowest common denominator.

I don't see ESPNU on Comcast (SF Bay Area) but I suppose that will change. Hopefully not as another premium!

From: allbery@kf8nh.com
To: canetti@optonline.net
Date: Mon, 15 Sep 2008 17:27:06 -0400
CC: nas@americakicks.com; Stephen.Krall@Teradata.com
Subject: Re: [nas] TV news

On 2008 Sep 15, at 16:58, canetti@optonline.net wrote:

Half the EPL season contends with college football. If ESPN wins the rights, will be seeing these games on ESPN/ESPN2 or one of the more obscure stations like ESPNC or ESPNU?

The rumor from early this year was that ESPNU was going to be rebranded as a soccer channel competing with FSC and Setanta. (Which makes me wonder which, specifically: do they also plan to grab e.g. rugby? This would make me happy.)

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