During today's show about Gary throwing out the first pitch before the Game at Citi Field (which in a year will be remembered as one of the Top 5 shows Howard ever did at Sirius) there was real gem thrown out by Doug.
Seems that Doug and In Demand has secured the rights from Major League Baseball to get footage from the stadium of Gary's big moment. A process that I know from experience is no walk in the park. Even Doug let on to Howard that they had been in lengthy talks with MLB about securing the rights to the video.
Now I will reserve my judgements about the actual footage when it finally appears on Howard TV, but even if the show turns ok, the real joke was Doug franticly emailing Howard to let everyone know not to watch it on youtube or other services. Wait for us! Doug seemed to be crying.
Old Media White Courtesy Phone, Old Media White Courtesy Phone
This isn't 1994 anymore Doug. The idea that Howard would be able to convince people that watching the video online wasn't in their best interests shows just how obsolete your thinking is.
In Demand didn't enter into this deal with MLB just because they care about bringing you a quality product. Sure they want good shots, but they also want the marketing juice that used to come with these sorts of production deals. Imagine what entertainment was like back when people like Doug actually were the keyholders to your enjoyment. Now we can bypass these slow moving behemoths like we would an old lady driving 50 in the fast lane.
So in the end will Howard TV get anything out of this? I applaud Doug for actually securing the rights for the pitch (MLB and for that matter all pro sports don't come cheap), but it's just laughable that he thinks he can still have his cake and eat it too.
It's not 1994 Doug, even though Gange is still single, bloated, and over paid; Just like in the real 1994!
Keep going though Doug, we always need someone who thinks they can stop the march of progress.
*Thanks to WFB for Title
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