Hi James (and anyone else that had poor
quality reception from the net broadcasts),
I recommend that you provide this as
feedback to WABI directly: [log in to unmask]
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Maybe this is
a problem that they've fixed by now. (?)
If the quality was good would you pay the $15?
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-----Original Message-----
From: james
acheson [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: Tuesday, September 16, 2003 5:06 PM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: New HE Television
Deal?
as fast as it gets. I watched from work, and it
was terrible!
I do not think it was my internet coneection, but
rather a combination of the technology and the speed of the servers sending out
the signal.
the shows were choppy... It was on WABI over the
net... I could not tell who was carrying the puck... Francis Nault would
be skating in... the announcer was calling the play talking about a shot on net
and Francis's image would be choppy and stuck on the blue line, not moving...
and then play would instantly be going the other way. It was terrible.
"Chesley,
Clair" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
James,
How fast is
your internet connection?
-----Original Message-----
From: james acheson
[mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: Tuesday,
September 16, 2003 12:10 PM
To:
[log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: New HE Television
Deal?
Well, like I said, if the quality of the signal is
choppy like it was last few times, I am not even watching if it is free, I will
listen to the broadcast over netradio.
>If this technology proves successful and ALL Maine
games are broadcast this way
> what will the effect be on attendance? I can see families staying home to
watc
> the Bears for only $14.95 rather than paying $17+ each, plus Pat's, plus
Bear
> Necessities, etc, etc......just wondering......
Pay-per-view would have to be wildly successful in order for WABI-TV to
offer it on a game without live TV (and its revenue).
My guess is that WABI's pay-per-view per game costs are tightly bound to
the number of subscribers, thereby minimizing risk. Do they need 100
PPV subscribers to break even ... I don't know. I do know that even at
$15 a pop, they would need a lot of PPV subscribers to pay production
costs for a game.
So, how many people are there that drive to Alfond regularly, but don't
get WABI-TV ... and would ! want to pay! $15 for a much less than TV
quality signal?
WABI is betting on an audience ... my guess it will be primarily from
"away".
Your thoughts, ME-Hockey? cheers, wayne
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