Further info on ESPN media deal to cover the MVC

[Da Coach]

I am not talking about ratings points, and I am not talking about specifically WEEK, though they were still interested in doing the broadcasts on off-channels up until recently. There were always local TV broadcast packages set up every year until just these last couple years when suddenly we could not find a way to get games on TV unless someone else broadcast them and we just pirated the opponent's signal (the cheapest way out and something nobody else does!).

I am talking about the ability of the people at Bradley to get their games on TV for the fans and for the good of the program. It had always been done for decades, until the last couple years, and it can be done again, and I predict the new management will get it done, instead of offering up a long list of excuses to fans.

[Old Coach]

I am not talking about ratings points, and I am not talking about specifically WEEK, though they were still interested in doing the broadcasts on off-channels up until recently. There were always local TV broadcast packages set up every year until just these last couple years when suddenly we could not find a way to get games on TV unless someone else broadcast them and we just pirated the opponent's signal (the cheapest way out and something nobody else does!).

I am talking about the ability of the people at Bradley to get their games on TV for the fans and for the good of the program. It had always been done for decades until the last couple years, and it can be done again, and I predict the new management will get it done, instead of offering up a long list of excuses to fans.

I think the ESPN3 package is great, but as you say, I'm sure they'll also get some local over the air broadcasts as well. I suspect they'll use the same local production that ESPN3 will be using, assuming that Bradley owns the rights.

[tornado]

This is interesting - SIU says they will need to hire at least 25 new people to do all the broadcasts of men's and women's basketball plus other outdoor sports.
"SIU will now likely need between 10-12 people to do the outdoor sports
and 25 to do men's or women's basketball. Gibbons has a staff of three,
officially, including himself, with, possibly, two more graduate assistants if
the budget allows this school year.

"I will use anybody," Gibbons said....if there are people that are interested
and they want to try, we'll give them a chance. I'll put anybody to work that
wants to try their hands at it."

So - does ESPN pay for all these extra people who will need to be employed?
Is their cost figured into the bottom line?

http://thesouthern.com/sports/blog-valley-brings-games-to-millions-via-cellphone/article_9d78c4d6-220b-594f-9eb3-13fff18b9c4d.html

[Old Coach]

This is interesting - SIU says they will need to hire at least 25 new people to do all the broadcasts of men's and women's basketball plus other outdoor sports.
"SIU will now likely need between 10-12 people to do the outdoor sports
and 25 to do men's or women's basketball. Gibbons has a staff of three,
officially, including himself, with, possibly, two more graduate assistants if
the budget allows this school year.

"I will use anybody," Gibbons said....if there are people that are interested
and they want to try, we'll give them a chance. I'll put anybody to work that
wants to try their hands at it."

So - does ESPN pay for all these extra people who will need to be employed?
Is their cost figured into the bottom line?
http://thesouthern.com/sports/blog-v...ff18b9c4d.html

I believe that these are university expenses. I suspect that Bradley will use a lot of student employees and interns. With the Charlie Steiner school of Broadcast Journalism, perhaps many of the secondary sports will be handled by student broadcasters. What a great experience that would me.

[tornado]

ISU coach Dan Muller kinda rips into the ESPN3 deal...
"The negative is fans can stay home and watch all the games," said Muller."

guess he's laying the groundwork for an excuse if they draw poorly...but that line of excuse doesn't hold up...
they used to think that about MLB and NFL & home-game blackouts were pervasive.
But they realized how wrong that was when they built interest & expanded their fanbases with telecasts and attendance grew

[Da Coach]

ESPN3 really has expanded the number of games they are streaming. On November 13 alone, the day Bradley plays their first game, ESPN3.com is streaming 50 different games! There are only 52 Division I games scheduled that day, so they are streaming 50 of the 52 games!

http://espn.go.com/watchespn/index#type/upcoming/startDate/20151113/

[tornado]

here's a story that quotes our Bobby Parker on the Valley & the ESPN telecasts

http://sportsvideo.org/main/blog/2015/12/10/missouri-valley-conference-cranks-up-video-production-using-espn3-model/?utm_source=SVG%20Newsletter&utm_campaign=c12666245b-my_google_analytics_key&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_5ccb082d23-c12666245b-77180289

[tornado]

Now Missouri Valley signs a nice FOOTBALL agreement with ESPN thru 2023 (ESPN3 streaming)

http://www.pantagraph.com/sports/college/football/espn-missouri-valley-football-announce-multi-year-deal/article_97cb32d8-04ee-5938-9aa7-55f3dbe96f8b.html