October 28, 2015
Were you cursing at the TV (click here) in the fourth inning of Mets-Royals when it went all black?
This couldn’t be happening, right? This was the World Series after all. The picture is not supposed to disappear during a huge event with millions of eyeballs tuned into Fox.
Well, how do you think Mike Davies was feeling? He is Fox Sports’ senior VP/Field and Technical Operations. This was all happening on his watch....
There needs to be a secondary TV/cable network standing by to deliver coverage when the providing network fails.
I would expect contracts with FOX to be different into the future to reflect reassurances against failure. There has to be a second provider involved somewhere. Perhaps even two contracted carriers providing services are better than one. It is proving 'exclusive sports contracts for media carriers' are a very bad idea.
Viewers should be tuning into their favorite Sports Commentator and not settling for broadcast failure. It compromises "the business" of the game, player popularity and a critical play for MVP. This lack of service is nonsense. Americans can't watch their favorite game uninterrupted? That is Wall Street and not Main Street.
Were you cursing at the TV (click here) in the fourth inning of Mets-Royals when it went all black?
This couldn’t be happening, right? This was the World Series after all. The picture is not supposed to disappear during a huge event with millions of eyeballs tuned into Fox.
Well, how do you think Mike Davies was feeling? He is Fox Sports’ senior VP/Field and Technical Operations. This was all happening on his watch....
There needs to be a secondary TV/cable network standing by to deliver coverage when the providing network fails.
I would expect contracts with FOX to be different into the future to reflect reassurances against failure. There has to be a second provider involved somewhere. Perhaps even two contracted carriers providing services are better than one. It is proving 'exclusive sports contracts for media carriers' are a very bad idea.
Viewers should be tuning into their favorite Sports Commentator and not settling for broadcast failure. It compromises "the business" of the game, player popularity and a critical play for MVP. This lack of service is nonsense. Americans can't watch their favorite game uninterrupted? That is Wall Street and not Main Street.
