North Dakota Preps

All the region tournaments are being broadcast in one fashion or another except Region 1. Boo to us. I had a conversation with Mike from Magnitude Sports Media Network over the weekend. Mike would have been able to cover Region 1, including at least 2 of the first round games had he gotten sponsorship. NDHSAA charges $5000 for exclusive video coverage of a region tournament. Mike was asking sponsors for $6000 to cover this fee and his expenses. He did not get any takers. Now I do not know if he was asking individual sponsors for the 6k in one lump or just for part of it. Regardless, to watch Region 1, you better make the trek to NDSCS in Wahpeton. Even though I am a hop and two skips from there, I have to work and will miss at least two games on Monday for sure (more if life gets in the way ).

Even though we in region 1 are too late to get the 2020 boys basketball tournament broadcast, if we have a party that is willing to take on the tourney, we need to support them. I find it hard to believe that among the (next fall) twelve school/coop communities that we could not get sponsorship to broadcast VB, GBB and BBB next school year. I am not a marketing pro and Mike says that he is not either, so I'm asking for someone with those talents to step forward and help make this a reality. Thank you.

Don

Region 2 will have a high-quality webcast. If the others are going to be using the NFHS network, I hope they at least connect a radio feed to the video. I think I'd rather listen to a radio broadcast than to watch one of those robotic camera webcasts with no radio.

Region 3 and Region 8 will be on Bek streaming.
https://www.bek.coop/bek-tv/watch-now/

imjustafan wrote:All the region tournaments are being broadcast in one fashion or another except Region 1. Boo to us. I had a conversation with Mike from Magnitude Sports Media Network over the weekend. Mike would have been able to cover Region 1, including at least 2 of the first round games had he gotten sponsorship. NDHSAA charges $5000 for exclusive video coverage of a region tournament. Mike was asking sponsors for $6000 to cover this fee and his expenses. He did not get any takers. Now I do not know if he was asking individual sponsors for the 6k in one lump or just for part of it. Regardless, to watch Region 1, you better make the trek to NDSCS in Wahpeton. Even though I am a hop and two skips from there, I have to work and will miss at least two games on Monday for sure (more if life gets in the way ).

Even though we in region 1 are too late to get the 2020 boys basketball tournament broadcast, if we have a party that is willing to take on the tourney, we need to support them. I find it hard to believe that among the (next fall) twelve school/coop communities that we could not get sponsorship to broadcast VB, GBB and BBB next school year. I am not a marketing pro and Mike says that he is not either, so I'm asking for someone with those talents to step forward and help make this a reality. Thank you.

Don

So is it $5000.00 for just boys basketball or does that cover all the Regional games for all sports? If it's just for BBB the NDHSAA is ripping off the schools IMO. That would be 625 fans at $8 a head. If the NDHSAA is so worried about collecting this why don't they air the broadcast and charge people to view each game like a pay per view scenario?
Just not cool for people that go South in the winter or don't live here but would like to watch a relative.

GOPACKGO!!! wrote:So is it $5000.00 for just boys basketball or does that cover all the Regional games for all sports? If it's just for BBB the NDHSAA is ripping off the schools IMO. That would be 625 fans at $8 a head. If the NDHSAA is so worried about collecting this why don't they air the broadcast and charge people to view each game like a pay per view scenario?
Just not cool for people that go South in the winter or don't live here but would like to watch a relative.

$5k for Boys Basketball. I do not know the rates for the other sports, but would assume they are close to that, if not the same.

Don

Region 1 Title Game will be broadcasted by Magnitude Sports Network now

Region 4 is on NFHS as well, there is no commentary but its a pretty good view. FM 103.5 is broadcasting it, so you can listen and watch at the same time.

who came up with the money to do the Region 1 championship, and how much did it cost?

I was able to attend the game, so didn't see the broadcast, but I know that the cost was $1200. Businesses from Richland and Central Cass split that cost. The plan started when parties (perhaps party) from Kindred committed the $600, and Mike and I started working on the Richland end. The Central Cass team put a wrench in that plan It all worked out in the end.

Don