Spring Training on TV

[Ron Bello]

Last Friday's Boston Globe sports media column was about these
co-productions

http://www.bostonglobe.com/sports/2013/03/01/nesn-will-share-broadcasters-spring-sox-games-with-other-sports-networks/aIauD8MFRnoatuBoUPlxdK/story.html



On Sat, Mar 9, 2013 at 11:50 AM, Kevin Vahey <kvahey@gmail.com> wrote:

> The main reason was this is the busiest period of the year for TV
> production truck rentals with all the college basketball finals.
>
> The split feed made it easier for NEP which is NESN's vendor to do this.
>
> Cost was the other factor as Red Sox ad inventory for spring is not
> selling.
>
> On Sat, Mar 9, 2013 at 9:01 AM, Anthony Abruzzese
> <tony.abruzzese@gmail.com>wrote:
>
> > When Orsillo returned for the 6th inning, the during the voice over they
> > showed showed the tropical looking MLB "Spring Training" logo on which
> both
> > Arizona and Florida are mentioned. Was this a MLB network game, as well?
> > Also, production on both games seems to have been done by the other teams
> > TV
> > crews. Last Friday's graphics were definitely a Pirates package (colors,
> > etc.) and last nights game was a Fox production Score bug
> > Intro-outro music, with the Fox graphics.
> >
> > I am assuming that NESN is partnering with some of these teams for
> > production so that they can bring more games without having to compromise
> > on
> > Bruins coverage back home, as well as save some money.  It would be a
> > smaller investment in trying to stir up interest in the '13 Sox to
> partner
> > in some games than house a full blown production crew in Florida for a
> few
> > extra games.  The agreements would be the similar to most of the TV
> > coverage
> > of the PawSox away games , where NESN picks up the local feed for the
> home
> > team.
> >
> > Tony
> >
> >
> > From:  Maureen Carney <m_carney@yahoo.com>
> > Reply-To:  Maureen Carney <m_carney@yahoo.com>
> > Date:  Saturday, March 9, 2013 5:17 AM
> > To:  "ssmyth@psualum.com" <ssmyth@psualum.com>, "wollman@bimajority.org"
> > <wollman@bimajority.org>, "boston-radio-interest@bostonradio.org"
> > <boston-radio-interest@bostonradio.org>
> > Subject:  Re: Spring Training on TV
> >
> > They did it last Friday as well with the Pittsburgh Pirates broadcast
> team.
> >
> >
> >
> >
>