“SkyCam gets its shot” [vol.8 iss.25 pg.16] by Katie Bell

For the upcoming Virginia Tech – Miami football game, ESPNU plans to air all live play shots using the SkyCam. Normally, the SkyCam was used sporadically throughout games and mainly for replays. For this game though, every time the ball is snapped and in play, the viewers will be watching the action from the SkyCam.

The SkyCam has been around since the 1980s, but has become more popular as the years go on. Ever since the SkyCam was sold from its original owner in 2004, it has more than doubled. It is supposed to be used about 125 times this year.

This seems to be an interesting idea. It hasn’t been done before, so it’s a bit of a risk, but it could be worth it. More people might tune in to watch this game because of how it is being aired, and from there it can be decided if this was a popular idea or not.