Webcasting as a replacement for traditional broadcasting (was Re: Wackie 'ol Friday)

Tue Jun 11 05:00:48 UTC 2013

Jay Ashworth wrote:
sniip
> 
> And, quite aside from broadcast networks protecting the ad revenues
> of their contracted affiliates -- the primary reason for most of the
> (from an engineering standpoint) stupidity surrounding the intersection
> of broadcasting and new technology -- social networking is beginning
> to drive this aspect, to the point where the Golden Globes stopped
> tape-delaying the west coast broadcast so those viewers didn't get
> spoiled on twitter.
> Thanks for your views, Eric.
> 
> Cheers,
> -- jra

The Sportsbar I deal with has purchased every one of the Ultimate Fighting Championships PPV events (161).
Now, after UFC's deal with FOX, the prelims for any fight on FUEL are only shown on...FACEBOOK.

Bad Craziness as Hunter Thompson would have said.

Thanks for everyone's comments.
--Michael