Slightly Offtopic: Home Game Broadcast / Production Quality Questions

[vcubballfan10]

A simplistic answer is that production trucks include a satellite transmitter and satellite dish. They save space, time and cost of broadcast productions. That is off the top of my head. TV productions const quite a bit of money to set up an in-house system. I think that I have this about right.

You got most of it. Also sitting in those trucks outside are your director, producer, graphics, replay and all the equipment that goes into putting on the broadcast.

 

[AlienAiden]

Well you can do a lot more when you have more money.

Has lots to do with having a network. The conference programs get quite a bit of money from the TV deals. Not sure what ESPN even gives schools for ESPN+ coverage but my guess is not too much. They give the platform but let the schools handle the logistics.

 

[AlienAiden]

You got most of it. Also sitting in those trucks outside are your director, producer, graphics, replay and all the equipment that goes into putting on the broadcast.

Yes. It is a mobile studio. I figured people would realize that. Ha! The production trucks are quipped with monitors, switcher, etc.

 

[vcubballfan10]

Has lots to do with having a network. The conference programs get quite a bit of money from the TV deals. Not sure what ESPN even gives schools for ESPN+ coverage but my guess is not too much. They give the platform but let the schools handle the logistics.

Yes! These contracts that P5 conferences have with ESPN, FOX, CBS brings in millions of dollars. Example: Big Ten contract for $7 billion with CBS, FOX, NBC.

 

[rollins77]

I know you all have things under control but I do have a question in this regard. The center court overhang boards (can't think of the word for it 🤣) is four square SD monitors and I know it is not HD. Are there also plans to replace those screens or the board with HD monitors?

I'm not sure. I'll have to check.

 

[rollins77]

A simplistic answer is that production trucks include a satellite transmitter and satellite dish. They save space, time and cost of broadcast productions. That is off the top of my head. TV productions const quite a bit of money to set up an in-house system. I think that I have this about right.

I think you guys are talking about two different things. The TV truck outside was for CBS Sports Network. Production for CBS for this game was subcontracted to a company called Rush Media.

 

[AlienAiden]

I think you guys are talking about two different things. The TV truck outside was for CBS Sports Network. Production for CBS for this game was subcontracted to a company called Rush Media.

Ha! We are all over the place.

 

[JDI]

A simplistic answer is that production trucks include a satellite transmitter and satellite dish. They save space, time and cost of broadcast productions. That is off the top of my head. TV productions const quite a bit of money to set up an in-house system. I think that I have this about right.

So the game Wednesday night was not a VCU in-house production?

 

[AlienAiden]

So the game Wednesday night was not a VCU in-house production?

No, it was a CBS SportsNet production.

 

[vcubballfan10]

So the game Wednesday night was not a VCU in-house production?

No, it wasn't. However, the feed on the video boards was an in-house production. Hope that isn't confusing haha.

 

[enonram]

Let me try. If I understand this, all the cameras and announcing are in-house production. That production is sent by CBS or ESPN or whoever is broadcasting the games to their satellite network.

So last night in-house production broadcast by CBS sports.

Maybe that's clearer. Who knows?

 

[vcubballfan10]

Let me try. If I understand this, all the cameras and announcing are in-house production. That production is sent by CBS or ESPN or whoever is broadcasting the games to their satellite network.

So last night in-house production broadcast by CBS sports.

Maybe that's clearer. Who knows?

Everything TV wise was done by CBS Sports and subcontracted to Rush Media. The video you saw on the video boards insides the Stu was done in house by VCU