sumo21
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If the ESPN network can cover badminton, ping pong and the national spelling bee; Why can't they cover disc golf?
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If the ESPN network can cover badminton, ping pong and the national spelling bee; Why can't they cover disc golf?
b/c this would be the number of people to watch it?1000 coverage
Posted: 11:21 a.m. Friday, Feb. 6, 2015
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It's all about sponsorship dollars. If there were companies willing to spend $$ on advertising during disc golf tournament coverage, they would find a place to put it. For whatever reason, we don't have that anymore (didn't Wendy's used to sponsor some televised disc golf?).
If the ESPN network can cover badminton, ping pong and the national spelling bee; Why can't they cover disc golf?
If the ESPN network can cover badminton, ping pong and the national spelling bee; Why can't they cover disc golf?
Be patient, it will happen, there's not one magic answer or key to the door. It's going to take a few things coming together. I personally have no doubt that the day will come. If it will last remains to be seen, but we will get there.
Meh, the future is online. Network TV is changing.
I have great doubts, especially whether that day will come fast enough for traditional TV to still exist. If it comes when there are 1000 channels purchased a la carte, it won't be much different than where we are now with internet shows.
As cool as ESPN would be, online and on-demand will eventually be the preferred way to watch tv. DGers are getting better and better at filming with what they have to work with. SpinTv is pretty good with the major events as well as Disc Golf Live and etc. ESPN coverage might actually take the sport in the wrong direction without DGers at the helm.
Especially given that I think disc golf courses played on existing golf courses (or at least the land that used to be a golf course) is the future for Major and NT level play.
I don't think that live sports is going to move from the broadcast model nearly as quickly as TV series will, but that's just my opinion. Live events still get big ratings.
Even ESPN is available on a non-broadcast basis (ESPN3, right?). Log in and choose from a wide selection of games, to suit yourself.
At the moment, you still have to be paying for ESPN broadcast (or know someone who is, and use their code). How much longer until you can simply subscribe to ESPN's non-broadcast internet-based channels?
I've got a better question. Why do some people have to ask this question on here (repeatedly I might add) in this inferiority complex tone like getting on ESPN is the only sort of validation that will make them happy? Why can't we just enjoy disc golf for the participation activity that it is?