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Big sports fan - both playing and watching. Follow these teams obsessively: 1. Liverpool FC 2. The All Blacks 3. The Black Caps An interest in almost all sports!
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For too long, sports fans have been given no choice at all when it comes to live commentary. We are accustomed to having unlimited…
Yes but why not audio instead of text? Audio is always going to be more engaging although admittedly not practical for work for everyone. I think the beauty of crowd sourced commentary is that no matter what, you will find someone who is entertaining in their own way for every sport. And it would also open sports up to non traditional audiences…
Crowd-sourced sports commentary: the choice is yours
Yeah I love the Cricinfo text commentary too, and I think this concept would be perfect for Cricket – where commentary is about conversation. It’s funny you should mention cycling because I have a friend who is big in the cheese world and also loves Cycling. He saw this idea and instantly thought about how he could commentate on the Tour de France and link that in with areas famous for different cheeses! It’s approaches like that which could really broaden audiences and provide something different.
Crowd-sourced sports commentary: the choice is yours
Ian – that’s not much of a choice really is it? One other option. The idea of Combox Live is to offer hundreds of different options so that you can find something you really like. Maybe its comical, or perhaps its in a different language. I liked Test Match Sofa but again thats personal and they don’t offer you any choice, they are simply one alternative. I really feel there is place in the market to offer an aggregated crowd sourced model.
Glen – thanks for the the kind words. It definitely feels like there could be a shift coming. Also with stadiums now moving towards a ‘connected’ offering, what could be better than offering Combox Live to everyone at the stadium to enjoy alongside the live experience?
Crowd-sourced sports commentary: the choice is yours