XMI Webcast for the playoffs

[upperdeck]

I got my information from the technical staff at XMi and the Assist AD at cornell who was trouble shooting some issues that I noted to them about the service.. Whether they made it up I dont know.  I was told that 2 people signed up for the year long service before the season started that was supposed to include archived games..  I'm not sure how XMI coudnt be  making money on the service.. they already have the infrastuture in place for several years.  there is really only a few costs.. 1) the cost of sending people to do the game and 2) the cost of pushing the data out over the net.  the equipment and software is cheap. if nothing else i would think the $2-300 a game would cover the bodies they send on sight.  the feed from cornell back to their site is covered by cornell.  if they come up with 20-30 people a game at $5 thats another couple hundred..  the connection costs to the internet is the only variable..  BUT CU could do it cheaper themselves without a doubt.. they already have excess capacity to the internet and they could probably get people to film for free..  

[Tub(a)]

[Q]Jim Hyla Wrote:

 [Q2]Al DeFlorio Wrote:On a related note, just saw a banner floating across the TV screen saying Empire Sports is folding its tent at midnight tonight.[/Q]
Yes, it's true. Once TW dropped them and the problems at Aldelphia, they were doomed.[/q]

The lack of Sabres games to broadcast didn't help either. :`(

[puff]

[Q]upperdeck Wrote:

 ...and they could probably get people to film for free..  [/q]

Now lets see, it kinda negates the free aspect, but if say they'd fly me to ithaca from florida every home weekend and let me into the games for free... i'd do it without a second thought . Never have taped a hockey game before, but i have done a fair number of basketball games (every home basketball game (boys & girls) + playoffs all 4 years of high school). Last two years not only did i tape, i also did hte play by play.B-]

now if only cornell would cough up a few plane tickets.

[Roy 82]

I bit the bullet and paid for the first playoff game at $5.

I tried the test link provided throuh registering as suggested and just got an unavilable server error. Not very reassuring. Did anyone get anything different? Got URL?

[French Rage]

Sweet, only $5, I'm in now.

[jeh25]

[Q]upperdeck Wrote:
 BUT CU could do it cheaper themselves without a doubt.. they already have excess capacity to the internet and they could probably get people to film for free..  [/q]


If only somebody here on eLynah had the equipment, software and skills to do it for free, or better yet, athletics could *hire* on an hourly basis to do it... alas, what are the chances of that.

[KP '06]

[Q]Roy 82 Wrote:

 I bit the bullet and paid for the first playoff game at $5.

I tried the test link provided throuh registering as suggested and just got an unavilable server error. Not very reassuring. Did anyone get anything different? Got URL?

[/q]

I couldn't get the test file to load, either.
Not too worried. I've watched a couple games from here (West Coast over a cable connection) and the times when they actually got around to streaming a game, I haven't had any major issues.

[KenP]

[Q]Roy 82 Wrote:

 I bit the bullet and paid for the first playoff game at $5.

I tried the test link provided throuh registering as suggested and just got an unavilable server error. Not very reassuring. Did anyone get anything different? Got URL?[/q]Their website is down this morning.  Hopefully it will return before gametime.... ::worry::

EDIT -- I can get to the website again.

[Robb]

Anyone else getting the SLU broadcast right now?  Or did I do something wrong and got into the archives somehow by mistake?

[Al DeFlorio]

[Q]Robb Wrote:

 Anyone else getting the SLU broadcast right now?  Or did I do something wrong and got into the archives somehow by mistake?[/q]
I'm getting SLU as well.  Thought it might be because that was the last regular-season game I was able to watch.  Nice to watch the Moulson goal, though.  Can't believe he threaded that needle.

[DisplacedCornellian]

i think they are using the slu broadcast as a test feed.  the real feed will probably kick on at 6:30.

[Robb]

OK - just a little paranoid...

Thanks!

In case anyone else wants to see the goal, it's about 2 hrs 18 minutes into the broadcast.  I can't believe how open they left Moulson - not like he's exactly an unknown threat!

[atb9]

the goal is at 2:18:13

[Big Red Colonel]

Hey folks,

I'm a total newbie about this internet audio stuff.  I purchased a gamepass from RealNetworks so I can listen to the game, but when I click on the link for "Listen" from the CBR homepage I get the following:

   
[Q]"Want to enjoy College Sports Pass content?
The RealPlayer version we have detected on your computer is too old to use with College Sports Pass. You can download the newest version of the RealPlayer for FREE by clicking the button below.

Upgrade now to to play your exclusive content* "[/Q]

However, I've already got the newest version.  Have any of you run into this problem?

Cheers,
Mike

[Big Red Colonel]

It's working now!