It definitely...
would be great if hobbyist throughout could create a network with this in mind. I know slot car racing is big in the US. I am not too sure on strategy baseball, although RD and I have been talking about strategy baseball a bit. I know subbuteo is huge in Europe as it is played throughout the EurAsia and South America in basements all over. I am assuming tabletop hockey is big in Canada (probably not as big in the states) but definitely, the genesis is there to create the market.
I just know, if you do something like that in MF, you've got to have quality play, fast action play, and quality equipment to shoot those games. I don't think ALL MF'ers are in to it like that because it would take a big time commitment and investment to do things like that.
However, I do think groups could do something like this and make it work (provided they have the equipment). I just know from my experience that when you start talking putting things on Internet TV, there's an attitude of "it's not really worth my time", however they tend to want you to do it so they can have their name up in lights.
So for me, at least, I know these are some of the reasons I've spent my time learning to do this type of thing (Internet TV for MF) because I've always believed this could work on TV. But like radio and any other broadcast media, "dead air" or slow play leads to viewership turning off the TV. They want to be entertained.
I believe we are several years away from consistent high quality MF broadcasting. It is not only a trial and error thing, but it is an educational thing in addition to a willingness to reach beyond simply playing just to thump your chest to say "I am the greatest".
That's just my perspective and opinion from looking at the landscape over time.
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