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« You Subscribe: RSS Turns Outlook Into a Podcasting Client | Main | K-AMP Player Adds Podcasting Features »Sports Podcast Network Announces Play-By-Play PodcastApril 08, 2005The MSR Sports Podcast Network has announced that it is releasing the first 162 game play-by-play podcast. Gill Alexander and Sam Coutin plan to podcast the "words eye" view of each game of the Washington Nationals' inaugural season, starting with opening day. Alexander, a Washington D.C. native and radio veteran, is the voice of the podcast. He's relishing the Washington Nationals, and to prove it, is podcasting 162 Nationals games from his living room. According to Alexander, "My friends and I always wished announcers could say things that the average fan says on his or her couch. Now we'll do it ourselves." Sports fans can listen to the podcasts on-demand, taking in the games during their drive to work, or on their home/work computers. Sam Coutin, CEO Of MSR, notes "Time-shifted media is a perfect fit for sporting events, and podcasting brings more flavor to broadcasts than ever before. The Genie's out of the bottle." MSR plans to add more play-by-play podcasts in the coming weeks. Coutin launched The Sports Pod podcast in October, 2004, and founded MSR Sports Podcast Network in February, 2005. Alexander's other podcasts include: Beating the Books - A Sports Wagering Podcast; and The Skinny On The Skins - A Washington Redskins Podcast. MSR currently provides more than 3 hours of sports radio content per day in all areas of sports. The Nationals Play-By-Play is not affiliated with the Washington Nationals or Major League Baseball. CommentsOkay, if some guys want to do a Nationals play-by-play in their living room for their private amusement, that's one thing. Distributing such a play-by-play as a podcast though would seem to be dubious considering MLB no doubt claims such audio rights for itself and would not want to have its MLB.com pay product undermined. Posted by: Everett W. at April 9, 2005 05:58 PM Everett, This is a complex issue that has been heavily discussed. You can see the thread and continued discussion here: http://mysportsradio.com/boards/viewtopic.php?p=338#338 Thanks, Sam Posted by: Sam at April 11, 2005 01:17 AM Hi this is Lou from Cubscast, a podcast devoted entirely to the Cubs. We considered a play-by-play thing for about 5 minutes but there seems to be so many legal issues with it. We've been doing game recaps and general commentary and it's been working out well. Trying to be humorous and informative for 15 minutes is really tough, I can't imagine 2-3 hours per day during the game. Pain. - Lou Posted by: Lou at April 21, 2005 10:58 AM Post a comment |
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