tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6757696342634699253.post7417817324623924436..comments2024-03-18T03:14:26.822-07:00Comments on Trials & Tribulations: The Sad State of Online Trial CoverageSprockethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03837416113512618694noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6757696342634699253.post-21754603063418407992010-03-29T11:49:56.332-07:002010-03-29T11:49:56.332-07:00Anon,
Throught CNN's live video stream. They...Anon,<br /><br />Throught CNN's live video stream. They are not always covering a trial online 24/7. It just depends on if they feel there is enough interest in that particular trial.<br /><br />Go to CNN's web site, and click on the heading VIDEO. When that comes up, another link slightly to the left of the page will say <br /><br />LIVE ON CNN.com: Live Schedule. Click that. That will open another window with several live streaming videos. If there is a trial on, that's where it will be. <br /><br />Other small television networks will cover a LOCAL trial occasionally online, via "their" web site. It's hit and miss trying to find these local trials.Sprockethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03837416113512618694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6757696342634699253.post-880680435509422512010-03-29T11:47:52.705-07:002010-03-29T11:47:52.705-07:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6757696342634699253.post-18188771119863828092010-03-29T11:43:46.803-07:002010-03-29T11:43:46.803-07:00How do you get to the online trials that you CAN v...How do you get to the online trials that you CAN view???? I see people leave comments about trials and i have posted many many comments asking someone to tell me...i can't figure it out...CNN won't email me back....PLEASE TELL ME WHAT TO CLICK ON...I AM ALREADY REGISTERED.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6757696342634699253.post-13527451123255562342008-06-22T12:22:00.000-07:002008-06-22T12:22:00.000-07:00Dear, dear Sprocket,I’ve been reading your blog fo...Dear, dear Sprocket,<BR/><BR/>I’ve been reading your blog for a loooong time. I’ve watched CourtTV since the Connecticut v. Ligon case in 1991. And the total coverage of the Simpson trial which they showed LIVE late into the night (on the East Coast). CourtTV was flawless in all their coverage. Then I STOPPED watching a few years ago out of sheer frustration. TruTV has 3-4 minute commercials every 8 minutes, Talking Heads who haven’t seen any of the trial and subsequently make uninformed comments about the ongoing trial, moderators who plainly talk too much (and too biased) all while the trial is going on live, and wrong information. TruTV has a banner before commercial breaks saying “Back in 30 seconds.” No, they run commercials for 3-4 minutes (I timed them just out of curiosity while following a live stream of the trial from my computer). When a trial recesses for lunch, the moderators will say 5 minutes into the lunch break: Court will be back in session in a “few minutes.” (Banfield and Ford, to be exact.) Not to mention the 3:00 cutoff. Even at night, their forensic files and other programs do not start exactly on the hour; they start at 2-3 minutes after the hour and end after the hour (making it annoying to TIVO). All for the sake of their endless commercials. Surely they must be making SOME profit???<BR/><BR/>With all the above TruTV tactics, they dishonestly entice viewers into not changing the channel, but don’t deliver what they promise… And as a silly aside, enough of the ad for Justine Davis Valley-Girl-Accent forensic scientist, and how much she loves her job! GAK!<BR/><BR/>In my opinion, even the CourtTV forums have changed (now called “InSession.”) Gone are most of the “old-timers” and there are many more flamers/trollers.<BR/><BR/>Well, at least I’m thankful that they have live streams on line.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6757696342634699253.post-51641096173777382792008-05-27T21:03:00.000-07:002008-05-27T21:03:00.000-07:00Sprocket,I hope you can get it on your iBook too! ...Sprocket,<BR/>I hope you can get it on your iBook too! We all benefit from that! ;-)katfishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17677596326492200191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6757696342634699253.post-61847240262195413362008-05-26T09:26:00.000-07:002008-05-26T09:26:00.000-07:00Hi there katfish!We still don't know "who" made th...Hi there katfish!<BR/><BR/>We still don't know "who" made the initial negotiation with the LA County public liaison's office. Was it CNN, or this new outfit. I recommend everyone get on Michael Bryant's email notification, just to be on top of their news.<BR/><BR/>Either way, I just hope I can watch it on my iBook, if I can't attend the trial on specific days.Sprockethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03837416113512618694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6757696342634699253.post-15503397793310406982008-05-25T20:16:00.000-07:002008-05-25T20:16:00.000-07:00I just read an update on the Phil Spector retrial ...I just read an update on the Phil Spector retrial over at Juror Thirteen.One of the headings for the update reads "NEW SPOT FOR LIVE TRIAL FEED COMING" ! Juror Thirteen posted an inaugural "The Legal Edge" newsletter written by Michel Bryant (licensed California attorney and former trial correspondent and news anchor for Court TV). The Legal Edge Network nears launch! THELEGALEDGE.COM<BR/>Sometimes change is good! ;-)katfishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17677596326492200191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6757696342634699253.post-78502199524161797632008-05-25T16:24:00.000-07:002008-05-25T16:24:00.000-07:00Thanks Sprocket- I remembered that "court tv" prov...Thanks Sprocket- I remembered that "court tv" provided the feed to ktla after I sent the comment. Hopefully "Tru TV" will cover the Spector trial II(If they are still doing trial coverage by then.) Perhaps then there would be a chance that someone could pick up the internet coverage. Wishful thinking!!!! I think that the people in the marketing department of Tru TV have really "blown it" in targeting their market. I haven't been privy to their marketing research data, but if you judge by the advertisers that they solicit, it seems they think we all have one foot in the grave and the other on a hoveround! I'm sorry to be off topic here, but when I hear that "profit" may be the reason they are screwing with the line-up it burns me. If they spent the money to advertise their "In Session" coverage as they do "Speeders" and the like maybe they would increase their audience enough to be able to sell some relevant advertising and make a PROFIT! They practically have a monopoly on "court coverage" and a world-wide audience and yet they can't make money.?????? Thankfully, we have you and your Trials and Tribulations internet friends!!katfishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17677596326492200191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6757696342634699253.post-58896269583981227512008-05-23T07:16:00.000-07:002008-05-23T07:16:00.000-07:00John @ 8:33pm: I have no idea. I would think you...John @ 8:33pm: I have no idea. I would think you would want to complain to as high up a suit as possible. So, search google and wikipedia for any names or corporate structure.<BR/><BR/>katfish:<BR/>It would be a first for KTLA if they were the one's who provided a live feed. Remember, everyone who did have a live feed <I>bought the rights from "Court TV"</I> at the time to carry it. The dateline producer who I talked to about that gave me her impression that the profit on that wasn't very much. Then again, my memory could be faulty.<BR/><BR/>Miura: There were several conversations going on at once around me in the courtroom yesterday. One of them was AJ & Rod Lindblom, and it was: The Miura Case. I distinctly remember AJ saying something to the effect that it was "brand new territory," (but I"m not sure if that's an exact quote) regarding the issues involved with Miura, getting him here to the US and getting him to trial.Sprockethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03837416113512618694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6757696342634699253.post-16436608028579632022008-05-22T16:46:00.000-07:002008-05-22T16:46:00.000-07:00Hello Fellow Trial Watchers,I too have been "turne...Hello Fellow Trial Watchers,<BR/>I too have been "turned off" by the line-up on Tru TV these days...I quit going to the CNN crime website all together. I would gladly return if they would fix it! While I still tune in some for the limited trial coverage on Tru TV, nothing they have been covering has sparked my interest enough to try and find a live feed. Eeekk! Just had a thought....hope ktla can provide a live feed for Spector, round II !!!!???? Your comments about Alan Jackson and Pat Dixon in the Muira case report has me "hungry for more"........only with justice at the end!katfishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17677596326492200191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6757696342634699253.post-58796941690686129252008-05-21T20:33:00.000-07:002008-05-21T20:33:00.000-07:00Hey Ms. Betsy what's the email addy or phone numbe...Hey Ms. Betsy what's the email addy or phone number to complain about their inadequate sucky trial coverage?<BR/><BR/>-JohnAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6757696342634699253.post-43914524509967105302008-05-20T07:24:00.000-07:002008-05-20T07:24:00.000-07:00I live outside the US & CNN cut access completely ...I live outside the US & CNN cut access completely to the live streaming. Given the cases they have been covering, it really doesn't seem to matter. Currently a divorce???<BR/><BR/>Can only assume Court TV/Extra was not profitable to them - but it is so missed. <BR/><BR/>The link to the message board has disappeared, so it seems that may not last much longer either. Threads continue to be randomly deleted without explanation - so can't watch and can't discuss. Developing new interests seems to be the solution.<BR/><BR/>LizAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6757696342634699253.post-63924286636912184472008-05-20T07:19:00.000-07:002008-05-20T07:19:00.000-07:00Hi Anakerie!That's wonderful news about the senten...Hi Anakerie!<BR/><BR/>That's wonderful news about the sentence. I agree. Your brother did a magnificent job of covering that trial. He captured quite a bit of testimony detail. He's fortunate that the trial was so short.Sprockethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03837416113512618694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6757696342634699253.post-11059234923357942282008-05-19T18:08:00.000-07:002008-05-19T18:08:00.000-07:00Hi Sprocket, my opinion of the TruTV coverage of t...Hi Sprocket, my opinion of the TruTV coverage of trials is such that I don't even turn it on in the mornings anymore. Too much of the talking heads talking and too little of the trials. The only trial I've really been following was the one that my brother attended and wrote about on my blog. And that wasn't a lot of "watching" for me, since there wasn't a live feed or anything to that courtroom, just my brother's notes. (Which were AWESOME! LOL) <BR/><BR/>By the way, the sentencing hearing for Mario was this past Friday. The judge gave him a lovely 50 to life for murdering Kacie. :-)Anakeriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11967316732261199319noreply@blogger.com