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The Addition of Content

September 2nd, 2009
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I don’t like to dwell too much on the fact that I am the only person working in this business full-time, but one thing this does mean is that video-on-demand content is always slower to be released than I would like.

However, by changing the way we record things from the live broadcasts it has meant certain matches and tournaments have been quicker to make available, especially where commentary has been recorded on site.

I thought with this post I would use it as a bit of an update post, these are the files that have been added over the last few weeks, some are free and some are only available to subscribers.

Please watch the latest videos and rate and review them if you get chance:

Please leave any comments below as well.

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Niche Content is Winner on the Web

July 17th, 2009
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It is a proven fact that niche content has a place on the Internet. Cuesport TV is pretty much that niche content, insomuch that we focus on smaller, less publicized tournaments and pro-ams.

I was thinking on my journey to Newport yesterday for the TCC Snooker Pro-am (as I often do whilst driving!) that perhaps Cuesport TV is not niche enough.

Would we better serve our audience if we seperated our content further?

What I essentially mean by this is that snooker is very different to English pool and likewise American pool. I do not just mean by the make up of the games, that much is obvious, but more down to the audiences that the content serves.

English pool players and fans are not likely to follow snooker videos or the live snooker that we offer. By the same token snooker fans are unlikely to follow the pool video content that we make available.

I am considering splitting our video content into two brand new, smaller channels in addition to the main one. Snooker TV and Pool TV.

Does anyone have any thoughts on this? Am I right or wrong in my assumptions?

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What Are You Watching?

July 8th, 2009
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Here is a list of ideas from our latest video releases, all released since Thursday 2nd July:

There have been another 10 videos also added but they were to complete missing files when we moved platform, more of these are still to come.

When you watch the videos listed above please comment and rate them it is always great to hear from our viewers.

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Cuesport TV Move to Subscription Content

June 12th, 2009
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At Cuesport TV we have provided the majority of our content for free to our growing number of viewers over the past 18 months. In order to improve our service and drive it forward we are introducing subscriptions.

As of the 17th June 2009 you will be able to purchase a premium subscription for Cuesport TV.

What do I get?
Access to every live event during your subscription period, plus access to the Video-on-demand content before anyone else gets to see it. Basically VOD’s will be subscription only until they have been available for 6 months. They will then revert to being free*.

What Does it Cost?
You will remember recently that we asked our viewers to complete a survey. In that survey we asked what would you be prepared to pay for Cuesport TV. 77% of you responded saying you would pay for Cuesport TV, how much was varied.

So what we are doing is offering 8 different subscription levels so you can buy as much or as little as you choose. These start at just £2.95 - see the full range of subscriptions below.

Is anything going to be free?
Yes, it is important for us still to appeal to those viewers that do not want to pay for Cuesport TV. Everything currently on the channel and recorded up to and including this weekends live event will be free. Videos within the subscription will become free after a period of 6 months.

*We are working with some international partners, due to the way the content is acquired it may have an additional cost over and above a subscription, also this type of content will never be available for free. Nothing at this stage has been finalised.

Subscription Levels

  • 24 hour access - £2.95
  • 48 hour access - £3.95
  • 7 day access - £4.95
  • 1 month access - £6.95
  • 3 month access - £16.95
  • 6 month access - £29.95
  • 12 month access - £49.95
  • 24 month access - £69.95

If you have any comments to make about the new subscriptions then please feel free to comment below.

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Help us Make CueSport TV Better.

May 20th, 2009
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We know that there are often things that can be done to improve any service and at CueSport TV we are not immune from this.

It is important for us to hear your thoughts and opinions about the service and video that we provide, we already are aware of some issues but felt it important to further develop this conversation.

This is why we are asking our viewers to complete a very short online survey, it is 5 multiple choice questions so takes less than 5 minutes. Additional comments are not compulsory but are appreciated:

Take The Survey Here

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Snooker: Day Six Complete at The Crucible

April 24th, 2009
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Day six saw the completion of the first round as both a former champion and the world number 2 eased through.

Former World Champion John Higgins playing what I thought would be a tricky tie against Michael Holt was thouroughly in control throughout and went into round two with a 10-5 victory. His opponent in round two will be Jamie Cope.

World Number 2, Maguire went through by the same 10-5 scoreline against fellow Scot, Jamie Burnett. This was their first professional encounter since December. The December match shrouded in the controversy of irregular betting patterns, something that is still under investigation.

Maguire will now play Mark King in round 2.

The first matches to start in round 2 were the matches between Ronnie O’Sullivan and Mark Allen, this one ended 4-4 after the first session, and Ronnie looked out-of-sorts with Allen playing some good snooker early on.

In the other second match, Stephen Hendry came up against a re-energised potting machine in Ding Junhui. The score was 3-1 in Ding’s favour at the interval only for Hendry to come back fresh after the break to level the match at 4-4.

Both of these ties are poised nicely for the second session. Don’t forget in round two it is now best of 25 frames.

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Whats Happening in the Snooker?

April 21st, 2009
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This!

Ronnie O’Sullivan 10 v  5 Stuart Bingham

Mark Allen 10 v 6 Martin Gould

Peter Ebdon 3 v 5 Nigel Bond

Ryan Day v Stephen Lee

John Higgins v Michael Holt

Joe Perry 5 v 4 Jamie Cope

Graeme Dott 10 v 8 Barry Hawkins

Mark Selby 10 v 6 Ricky Waldon

Shaun Murphy 0 v 1 Andrew Higginson

Marco Fu 10 v 4 Joe Swail

Ding Junhui 10 v 8 Liang Wenbo

Stephen Hendry 10 v 7 Mark Williams

Ali Carter 10 v 5 Gerard Greene

Neil Robertson v Steve Davis

Mark King 10 v 6 Rory McLeod

Stephen Maguire v Jamie Burnett

Players in Bold are into round 2, matches in italics are currently playing or concluding later.

What Do You Notice?

I find it quite intresting that as yet none of the seeded players have been eliminated from this years World Snooker Championships. I am not sure on the reason but it seems those players in the top 16 are wanting this one very badly, we have not even had a match go the full distance yet either. There are plenty of matches left yet so lots of chance for a first round shock.

I would like to see a few shocks going into round 2 as when they reach that stage anything can happen. Davis has a chance against Robertson over the longer match distance and Jamie Cop against Joe Perry will be very close. Stephen Lee could be a very tough test for Welshman Ryan Day as well.

Exciting stuff, any thoughts?

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Day Two at the Crucible

April 19th, 2009
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First up this morning on the Live Snooker front is the continuation of the Mark and Rory McLeod match from yesterday. I choose the word continuation as this is supposed to be the concluding session, but after being pulled off at 3-3 each yesterday it is highly unlikely (I think) that this one will be finished before the afternoon session!

On the other table is Mark Allen against Crucible newbie, Martin Gould. At the moment Northern Irish hope Allen leads 2-0.

The rest of todays action:

14.30

  • Mark Selby (Eng) v Ricky Walden (Eng)
  • Ali Carter (Eng) 6 v 3 Gerard Greene (NI)

19.00

  • Stephen Hendry (Sco) 4 v 5 Mark Williams (Wal)
  • Graeme Dott (Sco) 4 v 5 Barry Hawkins (Eng)

Today will see the conclusion of four matches with the one I will be looking out for being the Hendry-Williams encounter. Great quality by these two former champions yesterday and it will be close all the way in my opinion.

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CueSport TV Has Moved!

April 6th, 2009
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Over the last few weeks we have been working hard behind the scenes to find a more suitable streaming platform for our videos.

We have found it and as of today (6th April 2009) our video service will be temporarily available here: http://www.viewtv.co.uk/cuesporttv - Our own URL’s are being moved across to the new server so you should be able to use www.cuesport.tv in the next day or so to access the videos.

The main reason for moving was functionality, our users had always found it hard to use our previous platform and the new one will be a lot better.

The new platform has the following benefits to our viewers:

  • Video Ratings
  • Video sharing (to Facebook, Digg, Myspace etc…)
  • Video comments
  • Live Chat (Available in the next 2 weeks)
  • Better and easier searching
  • No video adverts during the videos (One advert served at the beginning only)

Due to the speed of the move we have been unable to make all of our previous content available yet. This will come over the next 2 weeks.

Any questions please just ask.

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