**FIRST EMAIL**/Greater Toronto Regional Live Coverage

[Jonathan Norris]

"Greetings Canadian Teams:

We're happy to inform you that Discovery Channel Canada will be broadcasting the Greater Toronto Regional competition LIVE online on Friday, March 30 and Saturday, March 31!

Can't make it to the competition? Want a recap on the seeding matches? By visiting www.discoverychannel.ca/FIRST, you will be able to watch the play-by-play as if you were there. There is also an online forum where you will be able to post your remarks and communicate with other fans.

Go to www.discoverychannel.ca/FIRST and join the action.

Go Teams!"

Wow... This is going to be awesome, the (Canadian) Discovery Channel is totally covering the event. I don't have any details about this, just saw the email, but I heard from Steve this weekend that they are going to be running the webcast.

[Alex Cormier]

Is it just going to be a big show webcast or actual on TV? I'll be watching no matter what, sweet! god job guys up north.

[Ricky Q.]

This is excellent. Since I cannot travel with 269 this is a dream come true. Awesome!

[Alex Cormier]

"SORRY! You can't play the CTV Broadband Channel videos in your country.

Find Discovery Channel in your country:"


Will this be a problem for us USA people?

[Philip W.]

Originally Posted by Alex Cormier

"SORRY! You can't play the CTV Broadband Channel videos in your country.

Find Discovery Channel in your country:"


Will this be a problem for us USA people?

I went to a meeting with Karen Rosenthal, FIRST Regional Director of Canada, and Discovery Channel earlier today and brought up this issue. Due to business matters, online CTV videos are typically only available to viewers within Canada, but the Discovery Channel's webcast of the Greater Toronto Regional will be an exception to this. Everybody around the world will be able to enjoy the coverage.

[Greg Marra]

Originally Posted by Philip W.

I went to a meeting with Karen Rosenthal, FIRST Regional Director of Canada, and Discovery Channel earlier today and brought up this issue. Due to business matters, online CTV videos are typically only available to viewers within Canada, but the Discovery Channel's webcast of the Greater Toronto Regional will be an exception to this. Everybody around the world will be able to enjoy the coverage.

That is fantastic news! Now I won't need to dig around for a Canadian proxy...

I am extremely excited to watch this coverage. I want to see how a professional company that understands science and technology handles spreading the word about FIRST. There are so many interesting angles, I can't wait to see what they do!

[Steve W]

It will also be web cast with a NASA link. Discovery Channel will also be streaming to NASA if my info is correct.

I believe that Breakfast Television will be doing something Friday Morning. I dropped off some footage of the Waterloo regional today for the Producer and I believe that there will be some students at the studio.

[Justin]

This sounds pretty cool. I'm curious will this be like watching the other web casts where it is basically the FIRST feed w/FIRST MCs, announcers, etc. OR will Discovery's people be covering it themselves.

Curious,

Justin

[Steve W]

Originally Posted by Justin

This sounds pretty cool. I'm curious will this be like watching the other web casts where it is basically the FIRST feed w/FIRST MCs, announcers, etc. OR will Discovery's people be covering it themselves.

Curious,

Justin

They will be using their own cameras.

[Karthik]

Originally Posted by Justin

This sounds pretty cool. I'm curious will this be like watching the other web casts where it is basically the FIRST feed w/FIRST MCs, announcers, etc. OR will Discovery's people be covering it themselves.

From the sounds of it, it's going to be like watching a professional sporting event. During matches you'll still be hearing the MC and the Game Announcer, but between matches Discovery will be conducting interviews, and showing footage from the pits. It should be a really neat production.

[Alex Cormier]

Originally Posted by Karthik

From the sounds of it, it's going to be like watching a professional sporting event. During matches you'll still be hearing the MC and the Game Announcer, but between matches Discovery will be conducting interviews, and showing footage from the pits. It should be a really neat production.

Wow! sounds really cool, will they be running it also on thursday and friday?

[John Gutmann]

Except that at GTR there isn't really much time between matches......But I do think the pit action will be pretty cool!

-John

[Vince lau]

I believe GTR is only 1 field this year, so there will the some time in between matches to go to the pits and stuff. Plus they will probably have multiple cameras so they can just switch back and forth

[T3_1565]

I heard it was two fields again this year. Which is sweet for us, being new to this regional. I'm so pumped for this! and Discovery is hosting a webcast!? that's awesome! Get it hosted onto TV? That's a heck of a lot of publicity! way to go whoever organized this!

[Tom Bottiglieri]

I am so pumped for this. I've been waiting for FIRST to make a return to the Discovery channel since the 2003 coverage.