Last weekend, The Open at Belton took place. It was the Disc Golf Pro Tour’s first Silver Series event of the 2022 season – congratulations to Chris Dickerson and Catrina Allen, of course.
But while the event went off without a hitch in person, many disc golf fans weren’t sure how they could tune in to see the action for themselves – after all, it was a Silver Series gig. Soon after the tournament started, I was getting pinged with these kinds of questions on Twitter:
So my understanding is that the post produced is on DGNs YT channel, but filmed by central coast and gk? Then MPO chase on Gatekeeper?
— Wesley Carnley (@Tumnus52) March 19, 2022
Hoping they’ll put it out before the second round starts.
Whether Disc Golf Network subscribers or not, late last year and early this year, the DGPT put out a couple of press releases that sort of shed light on what viewers could expect from the Silver Series circuit. The must-know, easy-to-read details were pretty hard to come by, though …
As such, I reached out to Charles McCracken – he’s the DGPT’s communications manager.
Here’s the gist of what he told me:
Post-produced Silver Series coverage
Round by round, Silver Series events will be filmed for day-after viewing. GK Pro and Central Coast Disc Golf are contracted with the DGPT to handle all post-production filming. The footage they capture will be released on the Disc Golf Network’s YouTube channel, as well as the DGN.
* Note #1: At this time, chase-card footage won’t be made available in any capacity.
* Note #2: If filmed, it’s likely to be released as “bonus content” well after the fact.
Live Silver Series coverage
Live coverage will only be available for final-round action – and only for DGN subscribers. You won’t find a livestream on YouTube. Also, it should be noted that live, final-round viewing of Silver Series tourneys will take place “when sufficient cellular capabilities are available.”
What does that mean, exactly?
Take the Beaver State Fling, for example …
Milo McIver State Park doesn’t offer a strong enough cell signal for a live broadcast to function properly. So final-round viewing will take place the following day via post-produced footage, as will be the case for the first and second rounds. This could potentially happen elsewhere, as well, though it’s hard to predict the exact tournament(s).
Some other stuff to be aware of …
Another few key details worth nothing:
- Last year, live DGPT events had a single combined broadcast for MPO and FPO.
- This year, live, final-round coverage of Silver Series events will do the same.
- Elite Series events will continue to have separate MPO and FPO streams.
And finally, for what it’s worth, the DGPT photography team will be on-site for all Silver Series events. Throughout 2022, captured images can be viewed (and purchased) by clicking here.
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