Blog Hound: Lightning Crashes The Party At Euro 2008
Bloggers discuss the technical difficulties that periodically interrupted the
int'l feed of Wednesday's Germany-Turkey Euro 2008 soccer tournament semifinal.
The
Bocker.com
Posted by: Tony |
| "Hopefully, the success
of the tournament for ESPN in addition to ongoing discussions about bidding
for television rights for England’s
Premier League will push ESPN to put more money in its overseas soccer broadcasts." |
Starting
Eleven
Posted By: Starting11 |
| "No doubt the ears of television producers
at the game were burning with the worldwide cursing directed their way." |
The
Soccer Haus
Posted by: Dan |
| "Before you jump all over ESPN, keep in
mind that viewers worldwide experienced the same issues." |
The
Run Of Play
Posted by: Brain |
| "It was only appropriate to go out, as ESPN
did, not knowing when the final whistle would sound, not able to see the
match, but watching the faces of other fans watching the match." |
World
Cup Blog
Posted by: Daryl |
| "Any hope of ESPN pretending they had commentators
actually attending the game and commentating live - as opposed to watching
on a screen from Bristol, Connecticut
- ended there and then." |
BUILDING THE BUZZ: Sports
Media Challenge's Buzz Manager analyzed online discussion about the Euro
2008 feed being lost. Bloggers who defended UEFA and/or ESPN's coverage were
tallied positive, while bloggers who were angry with UEFA for the incident were
counted as negative. Visit www.SportsBusinessDaily.com
for more info. See
more info on the topic.
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The topic ranked 4 of 10 on The Buzz, indicating a medium
level of interest among sports bloggers.
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Bloggers in the positive category felt UEFA had no control over a thunderstorm,
and that the extenuating circumstances excuse the outage. They mentioned
that UEFA was acting as the host broadcaster for the first time and that
every country was relying on that one feed.
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Some bloggers were neutral on the topic, mentioning the issue but not
necessarily blaming UEFA.
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Bloggers in the negative category were upset that UEFA did not have
a back-up feed or any contingency plan. They felt UEFA should have been
better prepared given the importance of the tournament. Some bloggers complained
that ESPN's commentators were in the studio instead of at the game live.
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