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Originally Posted by Lil' Lavery
Personally, I'm less concerned with entertainment between matches for those at the event, as keeping things fresh for those watching via webcast. While a certain (probably large) portion of the webcasts' viewers are only going to be concerned with a particular team and won't be watching the whole time, rolling the sponsor reel gets old pretty darn quickly for those watching the entire broadcast. The web viewing experience is still one of the areas where FRC stands to have significant improvement.
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This, this, this. All the this.
Until the viewing experience at the event is treated differently than the viewing experience at home (like every sporting event ever) FIRST won't be able to grow outside the small audience that has the time and ability to travel to the best events.
The broadcasts like IRI Live, Gametime, and FIRST in Michigan, etc. are all steps in this direction. The biggest failing with the attempts to replicate these at Championships the past two years has been their focus on the experience of the audience in the arena and not those at home.