GDT: GAME 21 | Sens Flaming Out in Prime Time | Mon Nov 25 2024, 7:30PM | Prime Video

[Sens of Anarchy]

I thought the prime intermission desk inside the arena with the shmos trying to get seen on Camera pretty bush

 

[Masked]

I thought the prime intermission desk inside the arena with the shmos trying to get seen on Camera pretty bush

It's more an embarrassment on the people mugging for the camera. The kids are fine trying to get noticed on tv, they are kids after all, but the adults doing it look like idiots.

 

[Knave]

I think overall it's a strong showing and broadcast but we need to keep in mind it's a single game.

For all the flak Sportsnet takes about the national deal lets remember they're often covering several games at once.

Lets say Amazon wins rights when they come up in 2025 - what happens to coverage when they have the Leafs, Habs and then the Sens all playing different opponents on the same night. What does the quality look like at that point? Maybe it's the same as what we saw Monday night where they tailor the coverage to the fanbases of the teams involved. But it's also possible a multi-broadcast waters down the quality.

I think streaming is the likely future with more cord cutters so I'd imagine it's going to Amazon or one of the traditional broadcasters will need to show they can handle online streaming a lot better than they currently do.

 

[Golden_Jet]

Someone earlier posted that they're watching pre-game and can't pause or FF so it seems, must watch it live. I'm pissed too as I also like to tape it and either watch it later, FF commercials and some of game when they blow.

I started the game 2 hours late, and FF thru commercials, worked fine,

 

[SpezDispenser]

I started the game 2 hours late, and FF thru commercials, worked fine,

It's the only way to watch IMO.

 

[jbeck5]

I think that's a bit premature to say. Rookies usually start hot and cool off as the grind goes on. There are a million examples of that. Let's ride this wave and see how he goes in game 5 on.



I was doing that at the beginning but then I noticed if you hold the FF button, you get a "scene selection" popup, then you can just skip to the spot you want which in our case would be the faceoff.

I'll have to look into that. Would be an improvement, but still not as simple as PVR.

 

[BankStreetParade]

Yeah. Neither team was perfect. Both goalies played well.

That’s what majority of hockey games look like.

I thought Calgary looked pretty bad. They couldn't connect passes, they looked out of sync, they were running around too much, they had lots of defensive breakdowns. Didn't look like a team with their record, if we're being honest. I don't think the Sens played particularly well either but they definitely took advantage of a team that looked sloppy all night.

 

[BonHoonLayneCornell]

I think overall it's a strong showing and broadcast but we need to keep in mind it's a single game.

For all the flak Sportsnet takes about the national deal lets remember they're often covering several games at once.

Lets say Amazon wins rights when they come up in 2025 - what happens to coverage when they have the Leafs, Habs and then the Sens all playing different opponents on the same night. What does the quality look like at that point? Maybe it's the same as what we saw Monday night where they tailor the coverage to the fanbases of the teams involved. But it's also possible a multi-broadcast waters down the quality.

I think streaming is the likely future with more cord cutters so I'd imagine it's going to Amazon or one of the traditional broadcasters will need to show they can handle online streaming a lot better than they currently do.

Nor do the other players in sports streaming have unlimited funds and resources like Amazon does. I don't know if that monopoly style behemoth having sports rights is necessarily a good thing long term.

 

[Loach]

Good broadcast. Must be odd for Andi to have to talk about Ottawa after decades with MLSE and CBC. Lol

 

[Micklebot]

I thought Calgary looked pretty bad. They couldn't connect passes, they looked out of sync, they were running around too much, they had lots of defensive breakdowns. Didn't look like a team with their record, if we're being honest. I don't think the Sens played particularly well either but they definitely took advantage of a team that looked sloppy all night.

They are heavily reliant on their goaltending so far this year. Leading scorer has 13 pts and is a Dman.

They seemed pretty average defensively to me, but not really much offense to speak off.

Wolf was fantastic.

 

[Dionysus]

Wonder if he goes in for Kleven for a game.

 

[DrEasy]

Good broadcast. Must be odd for Andi to have to talk about Ottawa after decades with MLSE and CBC. Lol

She probably had to look us up on the map.

 

[Loach]

She probably had to look us up on the map.

She's very good. Does a good job.

 

[DrEasy]

She's very good. Does a good job.

I will take you at your word, since I don't have Prime and didn't watch the broadcast.

 

[Sens of Anarchy]

Tough year for Zub... too bad for him and the Sens . Big piece in the top 4 gone .. when the team is trying to climb out of the hole they dug.

 

[L'Aveuglette]

It's the only way to watch IMO.

the only way to watch live sports is to....not watch it live?

Nor do the other players in sports streaming have unlimited funds and resources like Amazon does. I don't know if that monopoly style behemoth having sports rights is necessarily a good thing long term.

Bell and Rogers have more than enough funds to make as high quality a stream as Amazon does lol.

 

[Golden_Jet]

the only way to watch live sports is to....not watch it live?

Ya that is the best method, no commercials.

Bell and Rogers have more than enough funds to make as high quality a stream as Amazon does lol.

Bell and Roger’s have a net worth around 20-25 billion.
Amazon is 2.5 trillion
It’s not really close.

 

[SpezDispenser]

the only way to watch live sports is to....not watch it live?

100 %

 

[BankStreetParade]

Ya that is the best method, no commercials.

Bell and Roger’s have a net worth around 20-25 billion.
Amazon is 2.5 trillion
It’s not really close.

This is honestly one of the worst comparisons I've ever seen made. Bell and Rogers are literally telecom companies, with decades of experience in the TV business.

 

[BonHoonLayneCornell]

the only way to watch live sports is to....not watch it live?

Lol, yes. Ads, intros, anthems, intermissions all suck imo.

Bell and Rogers have more than enough funds to make as high quality a stream as Amazon does lol.

One is the leader of our inevitable dystopian future, while the others are but a blip on the radar.

 

[Dionysus]

Tough year for Zub... too bad for him and the Sens . Big piece in the top 4 gone .. when the team is trying to climb out of the hole they dug.

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Need to use that shovel to start digging in stairs to get out of the hole! One step at a time.

 

[Burrowsaurus]

I thought Calgary looked pretty bad. They couldn't connect passes, they looked out of sync, they were running around too much, they had lots of defensive breakdowns. Didn't look like a team with their record, if we're being honest. I don't think the Sens played particularly well either but they definitely took advantage of a team that looked sloppy all night.

Some games are simply gonna be like that.

But if wolf had a shutout the narrative would be “that’s why Calgary has a winning record they don’t give you much!!”

 

[Micklebot]

This is honestly one of the worst comparisons I've ever seen made. Bell and Rogers are literally telecom companies, with decades of experience in the TV business.

Are we comparing the broadcast or the streaming service itself?

Amazon has been in the streaming business since 2006, bell started IPTV in 2010. Rogers was 2018 from what I can tell.

There's also the reality that IPTV services were seen as a bit of a second fiddle for Bell and Rogers, they focused on their cable and satellite delivery first.

I think both (or all three) companies have competitive advantages in different ways.

 

[Mark Stones Spleen]

Ya that is the best method, no commercials.

Bell and Roger’s have a net worth around 20-25 billion.
Amazon is 2.5 trillion
It’s not really close.

Netflix's market cap is 20X Rogers but they couldn't put up a successful live stream of a big event.

Bell and Rogers choose to provide shit services because there's no alternative for customers so they don't give a shit. This isn't an example of Amazon flexing their financial muscle.

 

[Micklebot]

Netflix's market cap is 20X Rogers but they couldn't put up a successful live stream of a big event.

Bell and Rogers choose to provide shit services because there's no alternative for customers so they don't give a shit. This isn't an example of Amazon flexing their financial muscle.

to be fair, the Tyson fight had something like 60 million concurrent streams, Game 7 of the stanley cup finals had something like 16 mil viewers. Last nights game was not even in the same realm of the really crappy tyson fight.