Effects of ISU's media deal - Figure Skating on CBC but not Eurosport
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madraykin mentioned Eurovision. It works fine in Aus, apparently. https://www.eurovisionsports.tv/isu/infront/
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Thanks, we'll see how that goes tomorrow.
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Yes, I was watching on that this morning. But I can't cast it to my television because it's in HD, and gets laggy and jerky. And now there's no option to downgrade the quality.
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First impressions: The stream worked for me, so I could watch the Pairs' and Mens SP live, the quality could be a little better but I'll give them some time for improvements before I complain. What I don't like is that they upload the top three individual performances right after each segment, if I can't watch live I don't want to know the results before I watch it. Apart from that, please upload all skaters' performances if you're going to hunt down other accounts for posting them.
Sorry for everyone who can't see it though there's barely anything on TV in their country.
ISU should at least make it available afterwards if the livestream is geoblocked.
Sorry for everyone who can't see it though there's barely anything on TV in their country.
ISU should at least make it available afterwards if the livestream is geoblocked.
While I agree that no commentary is better than bad commentary, the commentators provide a lot of value (imo of course
) Obviously, if you know the sport well enough and understand the technical side of it really well, the scorebox may be enough and everything else would just be unnecessary noise. But a lot of people watching just have somewhat general knowledge, like, you can obviously tell when the jump is bad or when something is landed cleanly, but sometimes you see a jump and it looks good enough but the score is low. You can suspect that there was underrotation but it's reassuring to have someone point it out immediately.
And it really helps to have someone commentating in something like Ice Dance where the rules are complicated and it's far harder to tell (unless someone obviously bombs) why one team scored higher that another. Sometimes teams have showy elements and really stand out but lose to teams that appear to have simpler programs that in reality are a lot more difficult - to a person who is not an expert it looks like an injustice and having commentary would greatly help in explaining why things are the way they are.
Sometimes the commentators provide information about the difficulty of certain elements or about skaters you are less familiar with. And, in general, I think they provide a lot of accessibility to new fans (and this sport certainly needs them). In an ideal world, there would be options to watch performances with or without commentary, but for now I think a lot of the general public less familiar with the technicalities and new fans are losing out by having nobody to guide them and help them understand. Just seeing the score is not always enough, it is also necessary to know why it was so high/low
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Maybe next year they could actually have Ted Barton comment main events and leave JGP with no commentators at all (if Ted has time for it of course). It would be useful for those who only watch FS a few times a year and therefore need someone to guide them through.
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Nooooo!!!! I wouldn't want to see him give up the Juniors.
Whilst I love Ted's commentary, I don't want him running himself into the ground from all the travelling involved with doing all the Junior GP's followed by all the Senior GP's. It's a hectic enough schedule doing the Juniors, never mind adding the Seniors.
If we were going to have a commentator on the Senior GP stream, my choice would be PJ Kwong. I have tended to like her other times she has been commentating. Hey, the ISU already get her to talk on other things, so why not this too?
Ted's mothod of commentating is the best. I don't like commentators talking during routines. But, at the same time, I wouldn't want no commentary whatsoever. Having somebody who can talk through the highlights, who can tell you what the skater needs to take the lead, etc. adds so much to your understanding of what you are watching and, hence adds to the whole experience.
Totally agree. And not just for casual fans - it can help die-hard fans too. The more eyes there are, the more things can be spotted. That's why I like having 2 people in the commentary box. Because one may spot something that the other hasn't.
I've already said that I would have Ted commentating on the Juniors and PJ commentating on the Seniors. But, if we were to have 2 people doing commentary together, who would we have sitting alongside each of them?
Over the years, I have heard both of them commentating alongside other people, but I can't remember who!
CaroLiza_fan
https://twitter.com/TedBarton7/status/1185583791592493057?s=20
Not clear exactly what this means? But it suggests some changes are coming to the stream for SC. (Hopefully they'll sort out the sound issues...)
Not clear exactly what this means? But it suggests some changes are coming to the stream for SC. (Hopefully they'll sort out the sound issues...)
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Not that ESP coverage in Poland was great, but it still was something. And now there is no Figure Skating? Why the hell do I pay for ESP then? :gaah: Not that yt stream is bad, but the quality of watching is different (the sound is crap on my laptop unfortunately).
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I want Eurosport back. The ISU stream is a mess.
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Agreed. There should be sound adjustment. There were moments when I couldn't hear the music at all.
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