22 Jan
Posted by: Bryan Bennett in: Broadcast Networks, FanSection, NFL Football, Sports
In case you’ve missed this blog, ESPN, or the Internet in general, the Arizona Cardinals are in the Super Bowl. That is not a typo. The Cardinals really did beat the Philadelphia Eagles last weekend to earn their first ever Super Bowl appearance and the good people at NBC couldn’t be more terrified. I mean [...]
10 Jan
Posted by: Bryan Bennett in: Broadcast Networks, College Football
As I mentioned in a previous post, 2008 was a breakout year for college football in the FanSection community. The season ended with well over 4 million fans joining one of the hundred or so college football applications with a countless number of smack-talk, discussion posts, and trivia questions taken. Unfortunately the season has come [...]
28 Dec
Posted by: Bryan Bennett in: Broadcast Networks, FanSection, NFL Football, Statistics
Today was Separation Sunday in the NFL with several playoff spots in the AFC and NFC up for grabs. In the end, most of the key playoff-like games came up as duds with the Cowboys, Bears, and Broncos laying major eggs on the road in games they were really never in. The result is a [...]
20 Dec
Posted by: Bryan Bennett in: Broadcast Networks, ESPN, Live Streaming, NFL Football, NFL Network, Sports
Well as a Cowboys fan, I’m not terribly thrilled to be writing this post right now. The Cowboys closed Texas Stadium after a 37 year run by giving up two 70+ yard touchdown runs within minutes of each other to go down to the Baltimore Ravens by a score of 33-24. Of course, had the [...]
06 Dec
Posted by: Bryan Bennett in: Broadcast Networks, College Football, Live Streaming, Social Media, Sports
A few months ago I wrote a blog post over at the TVLoop Blog asking the question: Is watching TV a social experience? My opinion is that because of the synchronous relationship required, the CBS social viewing rooms would not be successful. A big reason users watch TV shows online is because of the convenience [...]
