Toolish wrote:
ALG wrote:
vkanders wrote:
elecious wrote:
TulkasTri wrote:
Changpao wrote:
I don’t ever want to hear the term “Maurten move” ever again.
I kept wondering what it meant.. I assumed it was a synonym of “decisive” move, but now that I read it I understand. Disgusting.
The commentators literally can't say anything without forcing a sponsor name in
Vinfast world champs
Hoka run course
Maurten move
Hoka swim
Fulgas bike course
This is why the coverage is free
I can think of dozens of sport events where that would never happen. PTO included.
IM is just all about $.
Triathlon is a niche sport, what sports are you comparing it against? Hearing a sponsors name a few times through coverage to have a multiview coverage that goes for 9+ hours is not a bad trade off.
The PTO model to me seems unsustainable, where is the money going to keep coming from? Also covering a race doing laps around a speedway is a lot cheaper than one out of the open road like this.
I agree with the points you’re making. Specifically the unsustainable nature of the PTO model.
Then. Somehow you can even watch live dodgeball on YouTube without the mention of sponsors (talking about niche…), but it’s not an option for triathlon. Today’s coverage is really cool (minus DD and Greg’s stupid commentaries) with the multi camera thingy. The sponsor name dropping is just tiring, even more for us Europeans who are not used to everything being a business.
Back to the race - when was Kona female race that exciting!?