Cable 13 apologizes for lack of basketball coverage

As the presidents of Cable 13, we would like to address and apologize for our coverage (or lack thereof) of the men’s basketball exhibition game this past Saturday. In the Oct. 21 Chronicle article “Cable 13 to televise Pfeiffer game,” it was noted that Cable 13 would air the game live. However, as many of you know, the game was not televised. And, unfortunately, it cannot be aired at all for several reasons.

We were given a last minute notice the day before the game that we would not be able to broadcast live from Cameron Indoor Stadium. We made this decision because the video operations team did not have the time or capability to let us set up a live feed since the basketball game occurred so soon after the football game. We were, however, filming at the game and ready to air it immediately afterwards. Unfortunately, due to oversight in the Cameron control room, the game was not filmed to tape. As a result, neither Cable 13 nor GoDuke has a recording of the game to broadcast or to archive.

We apologize to everyone who meant to watch the game on our channel. We regret the turn of events, but the situation was truly out of our control. We have, in the past, delivered live games when we said we would and we will continue to hold ourselves to that standard. Thank you for watching Cable 13. We hope you will continue to tune in.

Stephanie Shyu and Merideth Bajana

Co-presidents, Cable 13