Is Wisden Dodging CaribbeanCricket.com?
Thu, Jun 6, '02
Back in May, when the pay-per-view Webcast venture was announced
for the Test and ODI series between West Indies and India, the
editors of CaribbeanCricket.com requested an interview with
Wisden.com executive Jamie Clifford to discuss the business end of
the streaming broadcasts.
His simple but upbeat response was: "Do get in touch - I can help
you out." So, we tested the Webcast service during the Test series
and then hammered out a few questions, asking basic stuff about the
service and the business structure. It appears (and this is just a
guess) that our questions weren't exactly the pooh-pooh variety
they expected. To date, despite numerous e-mails, Mr Clifford has
been virtually incommunicado. As a service to our readers,
CaribbeanCricket will now republish the list of questions submitted
to Wisden.com:
1. Based on your projections for subscribers during the Test
series, how would you rate the success of the Webcast venture as a
viable business venture?
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Now, seriously, how hard were those questions that they would
refuse to even acknowledge our numerous inquiries about the
answers?
- Editors