Michele Lewis interviewed World Series of Poker Commissioner Jeffrey Pollack. When asked about the WSOP Europe, Pollack said:
The TV coverage hits globally in March.
ESPN will provide 32 hours of WSOP coverage, the same as last year:
Yeah, and to that, I don’t know that more is always better going forward. One of the things that I’m going to be looking at over the next few months with ESPN is whether or not they are overexposing the World Series of Poker. I think we need to be focused on quality more than quantity. They do a good job but I think there’s a theory to be explored about exactly which events they cover, why and in what detail. We may find that it’s better to have a little less on television with ESPN, but to better promote the shows and make the shows only special occasions, if you will. And I don’t know if that’s happening right now.
Friday, February 15, 2008
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There's some hope for improving the quality of ESPN's broadcasts in Pollack's comments. I've always said that one of ESPN's weaknesses was "flitting:" trying to show a bit of everything rather than covering one table's action well. I don't know if that's what Pollack means by "in what detail," though, so perhaps I'm just engaging in wishful thinking.
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