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QueenCityHillbilly

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NFL | League cutting down on sideline traffic
Wed, 29 Mar 2006 05:38:37 -0800

Mike O'Hara, of the Detroit News, reports local television affiliates were removed from the sidelines under a policy adopted Tuesday, March 28, by the NFL owners. They no longer will be allowed on the sidelines during games, which prevents them from shooting footage to show on news and highlight shows.
 
Where did you find this? A newspaper? I would like to find this at the original site so I can show my newsroom this.
 
That is absolute bullsh1t. Though my experiences are only at KC, I would say that TV folks are outnumbered at least 2 to 1 by still photographers. That and the folks who are always just there because they know someone, not because they are actually working in anyway.
 
I don't think it's a problem with the number of photographers, but the NFL wanting more control over video. I'm sure the league or teams will send us an explanation.
 
QueenCityHillbilly said:
I don't think it's a problem with the number of photographers, but the NFL wanting more control over video. I'm sure the league or teams will send us an explanation.
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What do you want to be that the NFL will want to start charging stations to show highlights of the games? And what do you want to bet the stations will actually pay any fee the NFL says?

Warren
 
Something tells me that this could be the beginning of a progressively worse set of circumstances and decisions for the NFL.
 
I have always wondered why local TV had to be there anyway.

What's wrong with the NFL providing a clean "pool" feed of the game? 12 cameras vs. one on the ground with a sometimes limited view sounds like a lot better coverage for all concerned. It sure works at places like the Rose Bowl.

Granted, I hate professional football and regret every minute I have ever spent on a sideline or doing game-day rah-rah...but I always thought most of my collegues were there strictly for the love of the game and a channce to be closer to it than most fans. Will local TV coverage suffer as a result? I doubt it.

I'm with the NFL on this one.

Then again, I couldn't really care either way, since I happily live in a town that gets along quite well without the NFL.
 
Baltimore Shooter said:
What do you want to be that the NFL will want to start charging stations to show highlights of the games? And what do you want to bet the stations will actually pay any fee the NFL says?
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I'm certain that will happen eventually, not unlike NASCAR, and of course, we'll pay.
 
David R. Busse said:
I have always wondered why local TV had to be there anyway.

What's wrong with the NFL providing a clean "pool" feed of the game? 12 cameras vs. one on the ground with a sometimes limited view sounds like a lot better coverage for all concerned. It sure works at places like the Rose Bowl.

Granted, I hate professional football and regret every minute I have ever spent on a sideline or doing game-day rah-rah...but I always thought most of my collegues were there strictly for the love of the game and a channce to be closer to it than most fans. Will local TV coverage suffer as a result? I doubt it.

I'm with the NFL on this one.

Then again, I couldn't really care either way, since I happily live in a town that gets along quite well without the NFL.
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Why? Because many of us who shoot games focus on more than just the action happening on the field. I know we do features for Sunday night shows sometimes focusing on one player. I doubt you care, but do you really think the networks are going to iso on a specific linemen we'll need for our features? You hate professional football so I know it's of no concern for you.

And if it's congestion they are worried about still guys clearly out number the rest of us. If this truely is a done deal they should provide space for us to shoot from the stands.

I bet the NBA will be the next to follow.

Allen
KPRC Houston
 
It's also confirmed on KFFL.com...scroll down almost to the bottom.

Motherf*ckers. Here's a cosmic sign for me to get out of the industry...the years I spent actively working on getting good at this, and taking pride in it...all for nothing.

I'm also told it was a unanimous vote. Color me incensed.
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In the CFL the broadcaster (CBC or TSN) would pay for the rights to keep cameras off the sideline. Which I thought was the stupidest thing ever. I always explained it that if I had a product, I would want any and all cameras at that event taping it. Then those cameras would take said tape back to the station and broadcast MY PRODUCT on their airwaves. To me that makes smart business sense.

Dealing with the CFL and trying to put a story together on a specific player with no highlights is impossible and makes us not want to cover the CFL. Kinda defeats the purpose of putting a product out there if you make it difficult to cover the product.

Their attendance will stay the same, it is just the simple fact that they want to make more money on the footage.

When I lived in Green Bay we would have two cameras on the sidelines. One in each endzone. The footage was better, with the right shooters, because there was no bug in the corner and you were right on top of the players.

There is another reason for this. Now every highlight will have the broadcasters bug in it. Giving the network more and more face time.

I love the NFL but this is a bad idea. Bad idea.
 
I haven't shot NFL or any football for a few years and loved it when I did.

Since I'm removed from it I can say that it real doesn't make that much of a difference to the viewer. A highlight is a highlight.

Sure it's a great feeling when you pick the ball up in the air and are laces tight, but honestly, Joe six-pack doesn't care who shot what, just show them the touchdown. And no matter how good you are a shooting football, chances are you can't do better than a multi-camera network shoot.

I understand about shooting isos on guys, etc., but you'll still have access to practices, etc.

I would be pissed if I were still shooting sports. Going the NCAA tournament and taking pool feeds was a major letdown.

But in the end, the viewer can't tell the difference.

So enjoy those overcrowded college sidelines and the fun and OT of high school Friday nights.
 
You mentioned the NFL Network. Any chance Fox, NBC, ABC/ESPN are quietly pushing from behind? TV stations are the only ones that can compete with the networks; newspapers aren't a threat. I wonder if there will be exemptions for the local O&O of the network telecasting?
 
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