Watching Games On-Line, the almost complete guide

[IHSAAtv]

Watching IHSAA Football on-line: The almost complete guide. 

During the regular season, the IHSAA does not regulate or control webcasting and broadcasting rights for schools. The game's rights are entirely owned by the home school.

Several schools have taken advantage of the IHSAA Champions Network portal, IHSAAtv.org as a location to place school produced video-casts. 

The network is underwriting the cost of the bandwidth, the back end administration and providing technical support.

Many have their own web locations.

Additionally, Indiana has over 50 video webcasters operating as commercial entities. Many of these are television stations. Most are small producers who target games specifically for a school, conference or in a geographical area.

They are also given bandwidth on IHSAAtv.org, but again, they are not required to do so.

Many games will be pay-per-view at the discretion of the webcaster with the permission of the home school. Most will continue to be free-to-watch. Pricing will be near or about the same as a ticket. The net proceeds will support the athletic department.

IHSAAtv.org, ISCsportsnetwork.com and Twitter searches are your best portals and tools to find games. WHMB, WHME and WNDY will also air games over-the-air. 

Search Facebook and Youtube for upcoming 'Live' events. Follow @IHSAAtv on twitter. We will update game webcast discoveries as they become known.

[hhpatriot04]

Are the small guys OK with this? Any concerns of IHSAA TV monopolizing the space due to the relationship between it and the governing body of the IHSAA that permits broadcasting of games by other companies?

Honest question. And I honestly think more games streaming is good, it shouldn't affect gates as some fear (maybe in some cases with in-climate weather, but meh...). So I'm just slightly stirring the pot on what is basically just a PR thread in order to allow smaller/other broadcasters to come in and have a say (positive or negative) about the landscape and their industry.

[IHSAAtv]

2 hours ago, hhpatriot04 said:

Are the small guys OK with this? Any concerns of IHSAA TV monopolizing the space due to the relationship between it and the governing body of the IHSAA that permits broadcasting of games by other companies?

Honest question. And I honestly think more games streaming is good, it shouldn't affect gates as some fear (maybe in some cases with in-climate weather, but meh...). So I'm just slightly stirring the pot on what is basically just a PR thread in order to allow smaller/other broadcasters to come in and have a say (positive or negative) about the landscape and their industry.

IHSAAtv, the IHSAA Champions Network and the IHSAA are one and the same.   IHSAAtv and its new website was created to give everyone equal presence for webcasting... from the smallest guy to the largest TV station.  However, not all webcasters have decided to use this presence or were not invited.   Hope that answers your question and concern.