July 2, 2020
9:27 PM TST
TOKAI - GBN Torisakia, who recently acquired the broadcasting rights for Torisakia national association football team and TSL matches, has received an assemblage of backlash from fans online about the design of their broadcast of the Torisakia-Huayramarca Cup of Harmony match earlier today. Despite Piwcir Corporation, the owner of GBN Torisakia, allowing TSPN to air the remaining matches of the Cup of Harmony, GBN Torisakia simulcast the match with their own production crew, including commentators and graphics. It was not long into the 1:00pm TST broadcast that viewers took to social media to announce their displeasure at the production and design choices done by GBN Torisakia. A general consensus among the viewers was that the on-screen graphics, such as wipes and scorebugs, looked "low budget" and "overall clunky". Another major complaint was that the scorebug was done vertically, rather than horizontal like TSPN, TCBS, and TBC all have. Viewers stated that this vertical scorebug covered up a good portion of the screen and was "generally an eye sore".
"This score bug looks like it was done by a kindergartener. What gives @GBNTorisakia?" a user said on Twitter.
GBN Torisakia's scorebug
for the Torisakia-Huayramarca match
"Not even a full match in and they've already messed up. Please @TSPN buy the rights back so we don't have to see this garbage all season long." another user said.
The poor design comes as a surprise to many given that Piwcir Corp has been an established telecommunications conglomerate for over 40 years and has been owner of many popular Torisakian television networks such as iON4, Telcove, and DigiDot. All three are well known for their professional grade graphics and production, especially since the rise of digital television in the late 1990s and early 2000s. It would seem that GBN Torisakia's poorly designed graphics and clunky production is very much out of character for a station owned by such a prestigious company.
Example of TSPN's scorebug
It does indeed seem that many of the graphics that GBN Torisakia incorporated into their broadcast of the Torisakia-Huayramarca match were hastily put together. Most notably the scorebug, which looks to have been amateurishly made in Photoshop using default computer fonts. Scorebugs are not known for their flashy text and complex shapes, but compared to TSPN and TBC, GBN Torisakia's is fairly simplistic. One feature that stands out is its vertical orientation. In most cases, the scorebugs are horizontal as to not take up as much of the screen during a broadcast. This is evidenced by both TSPN's and TBC's scorebugs, which run from left to right to tie in with the natural reading direction. While GBN Torisakia's probable plan was to compact the scorebug to take up even less of the screen, they ended up doing the opposite. For the entire match, the scorebug was placed in the upper right-hand corner of the screen. Due to its opaqueness, it frequently covered up areas on the pitch where the ball was being played. GBN Torisakia seemed to try and fix this by changing camera angles from the wide shot 'broadcast' view to 'wire' view that's commonly seen in TFL games. This still proved to not fix the issue as the scorebug still covered up many portions of the screen where a lot of the action was occurring. The only "good" feature that can be taken away from it is the inclusion of the team's records, which would be handy for TSL matches. Otherwise it's pointless, especially in a tournament such as the Cup of Harmony.
Example of TSPN's scorebug
Piwcir Corporation has not responded to the backlash, but given their track record of punctual public relations we can expect them to release a statement sometime in the morning. Despite the negative feedback, viewers must remember that GBN Torisakia is still in its infancy stages. TSPN, TBC, and TCBS all went through the same phase and it took them a bit to get it right. The chances of the current graphics sticking for GBN Torisakia is slim, even if there was no backlash. It is entirely possible that they wanted to test run a graphics package before they broadcast the upcoming TSL season and figure out all the bugs and glitches so that they can avoid them in the future. Fans can only hope that things go better for the new home of TSL broadcasting, especially one that is not as established as previous television partners. As for national team matches, it's no huge loss for Torisakians if the scorebug blocks the view. The only thing they will miss is another high scoring draw.
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