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Post by Men's League Waterboy on Mar 27, 2024 14:35:35 GMT -6
Well it didn’t save any Midco jobs it doesn’t appear.
Best of luck to all who lost them. The sports media landscape locally and nationally just continues to get bleaker.
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Post by kiyoat on Mar 27, 2024 14:49:22 GMT -6
Well it didn’t save any Midco jobs it doesn’t appear. Best of luck to all who lost them. The sports media landscape locally and nationally just continues to get bleaker. Oh, dang! sounds like several layoffs including Brian Shawn, David Brown and Jody Norstedt.
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Post by Men's League Waterboy on Mar 27, 2024 15:01:13 GMT -6
Shitty deal. They’re all pretty good. Hope they land on their feet somewhere.
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Post by elcoyote on Mar 27, 2024 15:02:02 GMT -6
Hope Midco doesn't go the way of the Argus. We're lucky to have Elsen as are commentator. I certainly hope nothing happens to him.
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Post by Men's League Waterboy on Mar 27, 2024 15:25:31 GMT -6
Sounds like he’s good for now.
TV should be a tad more resilient than the paper. If only for a sad reason.
As a boss in TV told me after I switched from paper to screen.
“At least when somebody called you to complain there you knew they could read.”
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Post by kiyoat on Mar 28, 2024 11:13:30 GMT -6
Jason Andera (Jandy) gone too. I think I read that Midco is scaling back coverage of High School sports to focus on the three Universities they have contracts with (UND, USD, SDSU). Andera did a great job with HS sports.
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Post by Men's League Waterboy on Mar 28, 2024 14:04:29 GMT -6
Sheesh.
That’s all just too damn bad.
Is Nieman out too? His recent presence seems to have waned as well?
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Post by Yotes on Mar 28, 2024 18:33:32 GMT -6
From what I can infer it seems like they are done with high school sports and original programming (e.g. Midco Sports Magazine). That's rough because I know they are giving coverage and telling stories that no one else would. No one ever touches our region and MidcoSN was putting a spotlight on it.
Smaller colleges surely will get less coverage. Am I reading correctly that MidcoSN had a broadcaster dedicated to Augustana hockey, a very long time Midco employee, and have let him go during their inaugural season?
Seeing anyone let go stinks tremendously. Every broadcast I've ever tuned into has been absolute top quality. The money can't be great though. Even big regional sports networks with pro deals are going bankrupt.
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Post by Yote 53 on Mar 29, 2024 9:50:41 GMT -6
It's shortsighted. Literally the only thing keeping me subscribed to Midco cable is MidcoSN. Easy access to USD games and shows like Midco Sports Magazine and especially the Friday Night HS Football show. If the quality slips too much it will be time to get a cheaper streaming service like YouTube TV or the DirectTv app. Those apps are actually portable and can be used on my phone when travelling, something I can't do with Midco.
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Post by nodak651 on Mar 29, 2024 12:39:37 GMT -6
I was always hoping that Midco would leverage the Summit agreement in a way that would allow them to broadcast more out of market conference basketball games, in an effort to grow the TV network with carriage agreements in new markets, such as Omaha, or through more cable providers in the twin cities (already on Comcast). Unfortunate that they seem t be moving in the opposite direction.
Given that they are going to focus more on streaming, I think that they go after the rights to the CCHA for hockey, as I believe their contract with Flo expires this year. Not sure when the NCHC contract expires, but they kind of cut out a middle man with NCHC.TV, so I would be surprised if Midco and the NCHC would be able create an agreement that would work for both sides.
MVFC, NSIC, and MIAC all signed new streaming deals in August.
I'd think that Midco would want the streaming rights to the hockey games that they currently produce and broadcast on TV. The agreement between the MVFC and ESPN allows Midco to stream the games they broadcast, but the NCHC and CCHA have complete exclusivity right now for streaming, even when Midco handles the production.
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Post by nodak651 on Apr 27, 2024 7:11:42 GMT -6
I was always hoping that Midco would leverage the Summit agreement in a way that would allow them to broadcast more out of market conference basketball games, in an effort to grow the TV network with carriage agreements in new markets, such as Omaha, or through more cable providers in the twin cities (already on Comcast). Unfortunate that they seem t be moving in the opposite direction. Given that they are going to focus more on streaming, I think that they go after the rights to the CCHA for hockey, as I believe their contract with Flo expires this year. Not sure when the NCHC contract expires, but they kind of cut out a middle man with NCHC.TV, so I would be surprised if Midco and the NCHC would be able create an agreement that would work for both sides. MVFC, NSIC, and MIAC all signed new streaming deals in August. I'd think that Midco would want the streaming rights to the hockey games that they currently produce and broadcast on TV. The agreement between the MVFC and ESPN allows Midco to stream the games they broadcast, but the NCHC and CCHA have complete exclusivity right now for streaming, even when Midco handles the production. Nailed that prediction lol
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