Author Topic: 2006 Olympia Webcast!!! (Read 5725 times)

Lift Studios · « **on:** August 16, 2006, 05:03:11 PM »

Fred Berger (CEO of HardBody Entertainment and Title sponsor of the Olympia) came on Muscleradio.com in the last segment and announced he was excited to have an alliance with Muscle Radio. He went on to explain about Hard Body Ent., Road to the Pros and title sponsorship of the Olympia. Fred is in the retail business for the home improvement industry which has evolved into service business with close to a thousand employees. He wants to make things affordable for the fans and is looking to attract bigger sponsors for the industry.

They are going to have a live webcast at http://www.hardbodyentertainment.tv of the Olympia. 2 hour purchase for $12.95 or the entire weekend for $24.95 and it will be available on demand after the Olympia. Press conference, expo, mixed martial arts, fit model search, prejudging (men and women), everything will be covered. There will be live cameras around the expo, getting interviews with people and various companies. They also have a partnership with AMI to put on the Fit Model Search - $150,000 in cash and prizes. http://www.fitmodelsearch.com

Hardbody Entertainment will also be putting out DVDs of the Olympia. Pre-puchase special during and the week after the Olympia for $19.95 and $24.95 there after.

TheAnimal · « **Reply #1 on:** August 16, 2006, 05:47:15 PM »

Awesome do you know if this webcast would be available for those in Australia?

240 is Back · « **Reply #2 on:** August 16, 2006, 05:53:07 PM »

25 bucks for the weekend...

have they mentioned what kinda quality they predict for it? The price is comparable with the PPV where you got crystal clear delivery.

Lift Studios · « **Reply #3 on:** August 16, 2006, 05:55:57 PM »

TheAnimal - come on bro it's a WEBcast - WORLDWIDE WEB.

It will be high quality because the footage is going to DVD.

240 is Back · « **Reply #4 on:** August 16, 2006, 05:57:50 PM »

Quote from: Lift Studios on August 16, 2006, 05:55:57 PM

It will be high quality because the footage is going to DVD.

i just meant the bitstream. The Charlotte pro had a rough webcast but the dvd was crystal clear. IMO if they're charging foe a webcast, hopefully they'll chip in for a few extra sticks of RAM to ensure some clear pictures. I'll probably buy it.

Lift Studios · « **Reply #5 on:** August 16, 2006, 06:06:57 PM »

Quote from: 240 is Back on August 16, 2006, 05:57:50 PM

i just meant the bitstream. The Charlotte pro had a rough webcast but the dvd was crystal clear. IMO if they're charging foe a webcast, hopefully they'll chip in for a few extra sticks of RAM to ensure some clear pictures. I'll probably buy it.

Given what they've invested in everything thus far I'd say it will be great quality. I'm not sure who is doing the streaming for them. At one point they were talking with a company in Las Vegas that does Webcasting for AOL, Poker Series, etc. I'm confident it won't be 1/2 assed.

240 is Back · « **Reply #6 on:** August 16, 2006, 06:18:16 PM »

Quote from: Lift Studios on August 16, 2006, 06:06:57 PM

Given what they've invested in everything thus far I'd say it will be great quality. I'm not sure who is doing the streaming for them. At one point they were talking with a company in Las Vegas that does Webcasting for AOL, Poker Series, etc. I'm confident it won't be 1/2 assed.

Awesome. I'll email them and let them know the Peanut Gallery at getbig will have to start another clown campaign should they screw us

I'll prob order the whole weekend package.

Original Sin · « **Reply #7 on:** August 16, 2006, 06:27:16 PM »

Saweet!

I may just have to throw some money down on this.
Going to the Olympia will only get me yelled at in person.

When may we expect a broadcast schedule?
Is this going to be streaming or can I record it on my hard drive for later viewing?

This needs to be a sticky.

HERACLES · « **Reply #8 on:** August 16, 2006, 06:29:40 PM »

So is this years MRO really not going to be available on PPV? $:-\$

Lift Studios · « **Reply #9 on:** August 16, 2006, 06:33:34 PM »

Friday & Saturday

12-4pm

7-till end of show

Ron will be posting the complete info on all of this later tonight.

There is NO PPV this year.

HERACLES · « **Reply #10 on:** August 16, 2006, 06:34:50 PM »

Quote from: Lift Studios on August 16, 2006, 06:33:34 PM

Friday & Saturday

12-4pm

7-till end of show

Ron will be posting the complete info on all of this later tonight.

There is NO PPV this year.

That is so Fuking Retarted.

Pretty soon fans will have to knock on the arena door with a code knock, to get in and watch it...instead of becoming more mainstream, they arent even offering it on PPV? This is upsetting..

Lift Studios · « **Reply #11 on:** August 16, 2006, 06:53:41 PM »

Quote from: HERACLES on August 16, 2006, 06:34:50 PM

That is so Fuking Retarted.

Pretty soon fans will have to knock on the arena door with a code knock, to get in and watch it...instead of becoming more mainstream, they arent even offering it on PPV? This is upsetting..

What you mean you mean there's no code?

You can watch if live on your computer or buy the DVD, what's the big deal with no PPV? Same content different avenue to show it.

Original Sin · « **Reply #12 on:** August 16, 2006, 07:00:59 PM »

Quote from: Lift Studios on August 16, 2006, 06:53:41 PM

What you mean you mean there's no code?

You can watch if live on your computer or buy the DVD, what's the big deal with no PPV? Same content different avenue to show it.

Maybe he doesn't have a computer.
He could just psychically upload to the board and the length of the Mr. O will give him a headache.

1Fast400 · « **Reply #13 on:** August 16, 2006, 09:24:32 PM »

Hopefully it will be ran better than the abortion known as FitModelSearch. That thing is the biggest joke I've ever seen. Very unorganized and comes off as nothing but a scam.

Stavios · « **Reply #14 on:** August 16, 2006, 09:29:43 PM »

A webcast is pretty fucking cool if you ask me

hope it works OK tought or else I'll kick their asses !

I don't want to pay 25 dollar to watch a show where we can't even identify who is the competitor onstage $:-\$

benchthis · « **Reply #15 on:** August 16, 2006, 09:35:45 PM »

why buy it when im already going to the real thing

Tre · « **Reply #16 on:** August 16, 2006, 10:30:58 PM »

Quote from: Lift Studios on August 16, 2006, 05:03:11 PM

Fit Model Search - $150,000 in cash and prizes.

You *have* to be kidding me.

While I can't believe they're putting actual money into something like this, I *really* can't believe they're telling hardcore fans (the only ones attending the Olympia) that they are.

These people just don't get it.

240 is Back · « **Reply #17 on:** August 16, 2006, 10:31:58 PM »

Quote from: Tre on August 16, 2006, 10:30:58 PM

You *have* to be kidding me.

While I can't believe they're putting actual money into something like this, I *really* can't believe they're telling hardcore fans (the only ones attending the Olympia) that they are.

These people just don't get it.

I am totally not following this issue. Can someone break it down? thanks.

Tre · « **Reply #18 on:** August 16, 2006, 10:33:22 PM »

Quote from: 240 is Back on August 16, 2006, 05:57:50 PM

i just meant the bitstream. The Charlotte pro had a rough webcast but the dvd was crystal clear. IMO if they're charging foe a webcast, hopefully they'll chip in for a few extra sticks of RAM to ensure some clear pictures. I'll probably buy it.

The primary limiting factor is the upload speed of the internet connection at the point of origin.

Tre · « **Reply #19 on:** August 16, 2006, 10:37:19 PM »

Quote from: HERACLES on August 16, 2006, 06:34:50 PM

That is so Fuking Retarted.

Pretty soon fans will have to knock on the arena door with a code knock, to get in and watch it...instead of becoming more mainstream, they arent even offering it on PPV? This is upsetting..

Despite what you hardcore PPV lovers think, PPV for bodybuilding generates way more cost than benefit.

Webcasting is almost pure profit and near-broadcast quality feeds are possible.

rocket · « **Reply #20 on:** August 16, 2006, 10:50:51 PM »

As far as quality of connection goes if they can use the type of infrastructure that bodybuilding.com was able to use for the previous contest webcasts then there shouldn't be a problem.

If they are going to use an established outside contractor and due to the model of pay they will know rough numbers in terms of bandwidth/server quality they need to use anyway.

gordiano · « **Reply #21 on:** August 16, 2006, 10:50:55 PM »

I don't think I'll be paying............

What is the point of buying a show where the winner has already been determined, before the show even begins?

If it was free, I'd watch it. But charge, no way.

rocket · « **Reply #22 on:** August 16, 2006, 11:08:04 PM »

Even when it was free I was embarassed to watch the shows.

Not because of the homosexual implications, more because the production is horrendous and all the "actors/entertainers" are terrible.

Still, assuming he qualifies I might pay to watch kamali get 16th place

Tre · « **Reply #23 on:** August 16, 2006, 11:08:29 PM »

Quote from: rocket on August 16, 2006, 10:50:51 PM

As far as quality of connection goes if they can use the type of infrastructure that bodybuilding.com was able to use for the previous contest webcasts then there shouldn't be a problem.

If they are going to use an established outside contractor and due to the model of pay they will know rough numbers in terms of bandwidth/server quality they need to use anyway.

Production is an issue.

The only bb.com broadcast I've seen had a single camera feed, which is very simple to set up and execute. A 2-man crew could run the entire broadcast. For what Lift is describing, though, the software requirements for the Olympia-cast will be far more complex, as will the manpower demands.

Still, though, the primary limiting factor will be the speed and reliability of the internet connection there at the venue. When streaming, if the connection drops for even three-tenths of a second, then the connection might have to be re-initiated. A spotty connection on the day of the show would be disastrous.

The post show in-demand broadcast will have the best quality as it'll come directly from the tape.

240 is Back · « **Reply #24 on:** August 16, 2006, 11:10:53 PM »

Quote from: Tre on August 16, 2006, 11:08:29 PM

Still, though, the primary limiting factor will be the speed and reliability of the internet connection there at the venue. When streaming, if the connection drops for even three-tenths of a second, then the connection might have to be re-initiated. A spotty connection on the day of the show would be disastrous.

yeah, I was going to say something but didn't want to be a negative guy. If the company does drop the ball and the webcast for $25 ends up sucking, they can have every excuse in the book but it won't matter. We will all be forced to mail them samples of random bodily fluids. It's the best way to tell people you're dissatisfied.

Author Topic: 2006 Olympia Webcast!!! (Read 5725 times)

Stavios