The goal of The RoboShow was to produce an engaging and informative broadcast of the Orlando Regional that could be equally entertaining to die hard FIRSTers and people who are not familiar with the program at all.
Our solution was two 'SportsCenter' type shows after Thursday and Friday (although Thursday was more for us to make sure all our tech worked) and then a live webcast for the eliminations. You can see the Thursday and Friday shows on the website (
www.theroboshow.net ) and you can check out the live eliminations show at our YouTube channel
www.youtube.com/user/TheRoboShowLive
The crew consisted entirely of FRC Alumni.
We viewed this year as a pilot project and are talking about ways to improve and expand for next year.
I also think FIRST on TV might not be the best option. It requires a large promotion effort for the specific air date and in order to be cost effective for the network it must generate a large rate of views. Producing specifically for the web allows for a constant promotion effort and can be driven by shares and social networks. We could rely more on the existing audience to promote and distribute the show to people they think would like it and allow the viewership to grow more organically.