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Among the possible options would be having the pro-rate rule, but reducing the threshhold to 10. 10 pros, add the full $500. Fewer, add $50 per pro.
FACT: DGPtv has/is producing four 30-minute TV Shows that will put Disc Golf potentially in front of over 82 million households who can watch our top events on at least 21 regional sports networks around the nation (i.e. potential new/already registered PDGA members who watch the PDGA commercial and follow the NT schedule with our promotional spots-- http://youtu.be/Q0B8eVcYgfw). If the mission of the PDGA is to promote disc golf, then nothing else it has ever supported has had this kind of impact...NOTHING!
What were the ratings of the first tv show on the beach sports network?
any individual who has ever put in a course anywhere has done more to promote the growth of disc golf than the sum of all of the efforts made to broadcast it whether broadcasting on tv or the net.
any individual who has ever put in a course anywhere has done more to promote the growth of disc golf than the sum of all of the efforts made to broadcast it whether broadcasting on tv or the net.
FACT: DGPtv has/is producing four 30-minute TV Shows that will put Disc Golf potentially in front of over 82 million households who can watch our top events on at least 21 regional sports networks around the nation (i.e. potential new/already registered PDGA members who watch the PDGA commercial and follow the NT schedule with our promotional spots-- http://youtu.be/Q0B8eVcYgfw).
If the mission of the PDGA is to promote disc golf, then nothing else it has ever supported has had this kind of impact...NOTHING!
FACT: DGPtv has been watched live and online in no less than 133 nations around the world over the last four years. Viewers watch for an average of 27 minutes during each broadcast)
(sorry Mr. Shive...you quality of the broadcast argument doesn't jibe the quantity of these analytics!
Really, Mr. Deusler?
What do the analytics of viewer and DGPtv subscriber comments say about the quality of the broadcast and the commentary say? (But we all already know the answer to that, don't we?)
A strong way to put it, but perhaps strong words are needed to counter the amazing hype that usually attends disc golf video/TV proposals. I see it as an imbablance of priority. I'd much rather see us spend the many tens of thousands of dollars on TD benefits, grass roots initiatives, education, and (yes) new courses.
pro's need to be able to make a living
I will say this:
I agree that DGPTV isn't going in the correct direction. I remember watching the Vibram at home one year live and thinking "holy crap this is awesome" and then we watched USDGC live and I thought "wow, this is great!"
And then I wanted more. Every hole. Better commentary. Less pauses. Everything. And I don't know if I would say it got worse, but it at best sustained the same level. Simply saying "last year we could only cover holes 1- 7 and 17 and 16 - 18 and this year we also got hole 12" isn't an improvement in my eye, at least that you can claim.
To me, as someone with a broadcast journalist degree, the biggest issue is the commentary. Greenwell is terrible and his personal connection with Prodigy is a huge conflict of interest (his manner of informing Will at the Memorial of the penalty was UNREAL unprofessional). But once again as I've said 1000 times, what in our sport isn't a conflict of interest?
I remember at Santa Cruz the guy on the mic was horrible. Horrible.
I don't think DGPTV is ready for the type of financial commitment that it wants from the PDGA at this time. However, I do no support Shive for BOD as I feel his platform caters to a minority of players (50+) that don't need the attention right now.
My votes were Shawn Sinclair and Kevin McCoy. Mike Solt would have gotten my third vote if it were an option. If I had a 4th vote option, I would have obstained as I feel none of the other candidates are remotely close to what the PDGA needs at this time - and I will be glad to say why I feel that way about each candidate if asked.