Thing is, they weren't cut out completely. Okay, Smashboxx was (though with Jonny V and Gary O working this weekend, maybe not?), but not Jomez or CCDG. Both of those post-production crews were offered the chance to work with the DGPT going forward. They just weren't going to get to cover the top two MPO or the top FPO cards...at least unless they hooked their cameras up to the transmitters and shot for the live broadcast which apparently they're unwilling to do (there were rumors Jomez were going to do that at USDGC but I don't believe it happened).
From Jomez/CCDG's perspective, I can understand not wanting to "step down" to cover MPO3 or FPO2. They won't get the same view counts that a lead card would. Makes total sense that without access to the lead card, they're not interested in spending whatever it costs to be there. And I'm sorry if the word triggers some folks, but just because they have the biggest subscription base or the "best" editing/presentation, that doesn't mean they're entitled to cover the lead card(s) at every big event. I absolutely don't think the crews feel entitled, but some of their fans certainly do.
From DGPT's perspective, I totally understand wanting to streamline production of those lead cards. Not just to bring the post-produced videos in-house to their channel for ad purposes, but also to lighten the media crowd on those cards during play. Why have 4 to 6 cameras pointed at the lead card alone when you can spread those cameras out to cover more players? Doubling up the duties of the live cameras to provide the footage for the post-produced makes sense. Whether that will yield satisfactory results remains to be seen, but on paper, it is an entirely reasonable plan.
I don't really have any skin in the game. I'm just trying to keep an open mind about everything. The only thing that rankles me in these discussions is the insistence that there are "sides" to be taken and things are doomed to fail before they even get a chance to try based solely on who is trying to do them.
