Paintball Needs YOU !!!!!
This weekend the NPPL have got a web cast on ESPN3.
This weekend the NPPL have got a web cast on ESPN3.
Why does anyone care? In a nutshell having Paintball on ESPN is BIG. It could be the injection that Paintball needs. If there are suddenly millions of new players because they’ve seen it on TV and thought they’d have a go themselves, EVERYONE will benefit. Yes, it’s been tried before and to some extent it worked but this time we have a pretty good shot at making something that looks brilliant.
Why is this one different to the others? Simply put, this piece is being filmed by the ‘A-TEAM’ of Paintball video production people. In the past, the people filming have had little or no experience in shooting paintball, thus missed a lot of the action. This time it’s a star studded Paintball-Filming ‘Who’s Who’. HMFIC is Brad ‘ Beastman’ Maughan, ETV’s Main camera guy and ex Dynasty Player; Dan Napoli, ETV’s director; Pat Spohrer & Aivren Antonio from Monkey With a Gun; Rob from Der Der; Tyson Maughan; (ETV Rivalry cinematographer) & Sami Ansari (ETV Season 1-2, Dynasty Dysected); Narrated by Matty Marshall himself !!
All of these guys can film & edit Paintball and do it well. They are THE best in the business.
So what’s my point? Well, this NPPL Web Cast is a foot in the door to ESPN. They have given paintball a second chance. They are basically saying if the viewing figures this weekend are good enough then ESPN are going to take a serious look at making Paintball into a full on show. If the figures suck then it’s ‘thanks but, no thanks’.
So what can we do? If you’re in America, Australia, Latin America or Asia then please log onto ESPN3 and watch, subscribe or whatever you need to do to get the viewing figures up.
Which leaves the rest of us around the world… For whatever reason we poor Europeans and lots of other Paintballs around the world just can’t log into ESPN3 and watch :-( so we have to take alternative action. I would love it if every paintball in the world e-mailed ESPN3 and said they want to watch Paintball in their country!!
How? It’s easy..
Click this link: http://espn.go.com/espn3/feedback?mode=null&event_id=4
In the first dropdown box click ‘Programming’.
Then enter your e-mail address.
Then copy and paste this message (Change the area to wherever you live and can’t watch the action):
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I REALLY want to watch NPPL Surf City Open Paintball on ESPN3 this weekend but I'm in Europe and can't. Please Help.
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If ESPN get tens of thousands of e-mails they might realise they are missing out on something - something that cannot be ignored. It will cost you nothing to submit this request and could pay off for you and everyone who loves Paintball. So do it! Not later, not tomorrow.
DO IT NOW!!!!
Ledz
Planet Eclipse Ltd
http://www.planeteclipse.com
Tel: +44 (0)161 872 5572
Fax: +44 (0)161 872 5972
