Monday, December 29, 2008

How Everyone Could Enjoy Sports

These days, everything is about personalization. Why not bring this to the world of sports on television? When you are watching the big game, what's to stop cable providers from adding an audio channel option so you can choose who is commentating?

Hardcore fans could choose a version that offers in-depth stats, obscure historical facts, and expert analysis. Non-fans could choose a comedic version that would be like Mystery Science Theater for sports. Newcomers to the game could choose an version where the rules of the game are laid out explicitly. Obviously there would be multiple language options and a play-by-play version for the visually impaired.

The ultimate expression could be found in letting the viewers themselves add their own audio commentary that other viewers could tune in to. It could be bigger than podcasts, it would be live and it would have a community feel.

TV 2.0?

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