Colin Dixon over at nScreenMedia observes that the “30% growth in ad views online is being driven … by sports streaming.”
With such an intense demand for live sporting events, it is integral that the information and metadata provided to supplement this sort of content, whether viewed on the television itself or a second-screen, is not only accurate, but also effectively describes the athletics.
Previously, we covered
how some television metadata suppliers are failing to list college and NFL football
teams properly in electronic program guides. They’re also incorrectly writing
about sporting events like these.
For example, this metadata provider seems to believe that “Johnny
Football” Manziel, who was drafted to the Cleveland Browns in May, is still in
fact playing for Texas A&M.
I think @Comcast might want to update this description. @xfinity pic.twitter.com/SLBK0IdGFa
— Paul E. Math (@RTR_yall) October 14, 2014
And this metadata
provider is under the impression that the father of Notre Dame quarterback Gunner
Kiel, Kip Kiel, also played football for the same school – he didn’t. Kip played
for Butler University.
My cable guide needs a fact-checker pic.twitter.com/WvOMqzNOzO
— Frank McDonald (@fwmcdonald) November 1, 2014
In this instance, Temple University linebacker Tyler
Matakevich was described as a senior this year. A simple look at the Owl Sports
website shows
that he’s actually a junior.
Xfinity TV guide says TempleLinebacker Tyler Matakevich is a senior? Trying to tell us he is coming back next year? pic.twitter.com/Nhl2T3Tb5v
— Max McGee (@McGee_Max) November 15, 2014
Here, Mississippi State Bulldogs quarterback Dak Prescott is
erroneously mentioned as “Zak.”
Dak Prescott may be the QB of the #1 team in the nation but my TV guide thinks his name is Zak... So there's that pic.twitter.com/ESCum21o99
— Micah (@amnaack) November 15, 2014
Perhaps one of the most egregious live sporting event errors
– listing a completely wrong team. Sort of like what this metadata supplier did
during the 2014 World Series, when it stated that the Detroit Tigers were
playing the San Francisco Giants instead of the Kansas City Royals. Maybe they’re
trapped in 2012?
So who's to blame? @Fox or @Comcast #NailedIt #MLB #Royals #Disrespectful #Giants #WorldSeries #Game2 #2014 pic.twitter.com/nnlEQ6FJjo
— Frank Fernandez (@FrankDaTank305) October 22, 2014
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