VEX Worlds on ESPN2 20 July 9 PM

[rsisk]

Any way to watch this for those of us who have cut the cable?

[ASD20]

Originally Posted by rsisk

Any way to watch this for those of us who have cut the cable?

Solder it back together?

[Karthik]

Originally Posted by rsisk

Any way to watch this for those of us who have cut the cable?

http://espn.go.com/watchespn/

This site does however require that you authenticate through a cable provider.

[notmattlythgoe]

Originally Posted by Karthik

http://espn.go.com/watchespn/

This site does however require that you authenticate through a cable provider.

When Karthik said something to me at the World Championship:

[BotDesigner]

If we don't get a spam post with a link to watchvexworldsonESPN2 I am going to be really sad.

[Cothron Theiss]

Originally Posted by BotDesigner

If we don't get a spam post with a link to watchvexworldsonESPN2 I am going to be really sad.

With the title of the thread talking about a random soccer match.

That's almost worth making an anonymous account for.

[lynca]

I hope the VEX Worlds Special hits it out of the park !

Originally Posted by JackN

In my opinion, this special is the biggest thing for high school robotics to happen in a long time.

Just to be clear, Battlebots is the best TV event in a long time for Robotics (possibly since original BattleBots).
Educational Robotics needs to ride the BattleBots wave and start securing TV deals for Robotics shows.
Culture and entertainment money is changing fast!

FIRST needs to be calling the big networks and lining up Live TV specials of Einstein matches.

[Greg Needel]

Originally Posted by lynca

I hope the VEX Worlds Special hits it out of the park !



Just to be clear, Battlebots is the best TV event in a long time for Robotics (possibly since original BattleBots).
Educational Robotics needs to ride the BattleBots wave and start securing TV deals for Robotics shows.
Culture and entertainment money is changing fast!

FIRST needs to be calling the big networks and lining up Live TV specials of Einstein matches.

In light of this thought I was wondering how the ESPN deal came to be. ESPN & ABC are both Disney companies so it might be actually one network drafting on the other based on Battlebots (which vex is actively involved in).

Did ESPN come to vex/RECF? or they did VEX/RECF go to ESPN?, if it is the latter who paid for the expenses of making the show and putting it on the air? Is it a paid program slot like the Will.i.am special a few years ago? or is ESPN betting on ad revenue to cover the production costs?

I think if we want to see FIRST to start making these same type of TV impact it is important to see what models have worked before to get things on the air.

I'm really excited to see this tonight, I haven't been to VEX worlds in years and look forward to seeing how it has grown.

[snekiam]

So is there no good way to watch this without having an ESPN/Cable subscription? That is disappointing...

[bkahl]

Originally Posted by snekiam

So is there no good way to watch this without having an ESPN/Cable subscription? That is disappointing...

A bit confused about why having a competitive High School robotics special air on an international prime time spot is disappointing...

[Sperkowsky]

Originally Posted by snekiam

So is there no good way to watch this without having an ESPN/Cable subscription? That is disappointing...

I am assuming you have a friend with cable.

Sounds like a good time to show them robotics.

[indubitably]

At a place that was serving wings, all of the TVs that were showing it were very popular.

[IKE]

Great program. I look forward to watching it again.

[snekiam]

Originally Posted by bkahl

A bit confused about why having a competitive High School robotics special air on an international prime time spot is disappointing...

It is not disappointing that a competitive high school robotics special is airing on an international prime time spot. My disappointment lies more with the industry insisting that I pay ~$80 a month to watch tv maybe three times. My gripe is not with VEX, or ESPN specifically, but with the cable industry as a whole.

[ASD20]

Originally Posted by Greg Needel

Did ESPN come to vex/RECF? or they did VEX/RECF go to ESPN?, if it is the latter who paid for the expenses of making the show and putting it on the air? Is it a paid program slot like the Will.i.am special a few years ago? or is ESPN betting on ad revenue to cover the production costs?

If I had to guess VEX or someone affiliated with VEX spent a decent amount of money on the show based on how many Vex/hexbug commercials there were.