Digital News Production: Gaming Channels Research
In order to create our own Gaming News Channel we need to see what is already out there, the kind of gaming channels and news channels that serve the interest of gamers and the target audience in which we are looking to aim at.
There are a huge amount of successful Gaming channels on YouTube which target an audience of 16-30 year old gamers who essentially watch a group or sometimes one guy or girl play video games and then commentate on them for entertainment. These channels can serve as interesting reviews, comedic entertainment or even a means for someone to express their likes and dislike about a particular game or a variety of other things.
The most subscribed YouTuber to date is a guy who plays video games and commentates on them. His name is Felix Kjellberg, better known by his fans as 'PewDiePie'. He has just under 40 million subscribers, which is 15 more than his closest competitor and has raked up around 10 billion views on his videos. These staggering statistics show that there is definitely a place for gaming channels and have quite the audience.
More specifically our channel will be centered around 'gaming news', giving the most recent updates and 'hot off the press' facts about upcoming and current games; providing human interest, financial, technological and gaming news to a audience of 16-30 year olds with a common interest of video games.
Now our channel is not the only one out there and we have chosen to take a look at a few to get a few tips on what they do well and what else we believe we can bring to the party.
The Know
First up is the news channel 'The Know' under the unbrella of Rooster Teeth. Rooster Teeth is a company that essentially has lots of different channels coming from them, in short they are like the BBC of YouTube. A company that provides a series of different channels for different viewers and audience needs with varying shows and styles of broadcasting.
'The Know', like us, is a gaming news channel which takes a look on weekly events and looks to give gamers the inside track/updates of the week regarding the top games and stories. These short 5 minute episodes provide us with a lot of inspiration as their quick and relaxed style of reporting makes the videos easy and fun to watch while on the go or on break throughout the day.
While their videos feature no live pieces, they are fixed to one studio with a green screen, graphics and video footage the channel is very professional and aesthetically very pretty. Informatively they also let you know exactly what's what with a light hearted twist/ comedic element too them to make the videos like no other news show you have seen.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uwjPVGVmMNA
As the video above shows they have also recently featured a few episodes on broken games and mainly the facts and figures of why they are broken and what gamers can expect. They show opinions of gamers and 'sorry lines' from developers. However, we as a group feel that maybe if we could get an inside track and speak to developers, we could find out why this happens and give the players some answers.
In conclusion, we think that 'The Know' is the direction we need to go with regards to aesthetic style and friendly interactivity but with regards to content and information try to include a clean and crisp live piece that can get to events and experts on an up close and personal level.
Fun Haus: Dude Soup/FAQ Podcast
Another channel from Rooster Teeth are Fun Haus, who have recently come from rival company Machinima, who are group of gamers who, like PewDiePie, play games and commentate on them. However, they also have another element to their show, among others, which is their own Podcast called 'Dude Soup'.
The show lasts on average of about an hour each and involves the group discussing a topic for the show and delving in and out of that topic in, once again, an informal way. The easy going discussions are brilliant as they talk like as if they were a group of your friends, they are a group of guys who you can interact with and discuss games and different topics surrounding them. Some of which aren't even about video games!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wkEX82gu654&index=3&list=PLbIc1971kgPDJjVdQcLZZz4Exygpo2cuB
Another show they have created is the FAQ Podcast. Running a similar amount of time as the 'Dude Soup' Podcast, the FAQ Podcast is structured as their is an open question asked by the guys at Fun Haus and through skype, you or anyone can call in as a question and give your view and discuss with the guys what you think and what they think on certain matters. Mainly about video games.
Once again the informal style works wonders with the audience as 'those friendly guys on the internet' become even more friendly as you can now literally talk to them about things like you would do your friends.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k6NoHkSwZXg&index=3&list=PLbIc1971kgPCP7xh0do4vlVLcKS-7PgZx
What we can take from these channels is that the infromal style is the way to go, while we may not have anywhere near and hour to discuss things the interaction with the audience is key. Something which we may be able to achieve on out live piece. The information is brilliant on detail however we don't have that time scale but may just be able to stick to the important talking points.
Bibliography
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 5 BUSTED? -The Know [television program online] YouTube The Know (2015) 5 mins 50 sec At: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uwjPVGVmMNA
YouTube VS Copyright - Dude Soup Podcast #33 [television program online] YouTube Fun Haus (2015) 59 mins 55sec At: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wkEX82gu654&index=3&list=PLbIc1971kgPDJjVdQcLZZz4Exygpo2cuB
BROKEN GAMES are COMING? FAQ Podcast [television program online] YouTube Fun Haus (2015) 58 mins 1 sec At: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k6NoHkSwZXg&index=3&list=PLbIc1971kgPCP7xh0do4vlVLcKS-7PgZx
There are a huge amount of successful Gaming channels on YouTube which target an audience of 16-30 year old gamers who essentially watch a group or sometimes one guy or girl play video games and then commentate on them for entertainment. These channels can serve as interesting reviews, comedic entertainment or even a means for someone to express their likes and dislike about a particular game or a variety of other things.
The most subscribed YouTuber to date is a guy who plays video games and commentates on them. His name is Felix Kjellberg, better known by his fans as 'PewDiePie'. He has just under 40 million subscribers, which is 15 more than his closest competitor and has raked up around 10 billion views on his videos. These staggering statistics show that there is definitely a place for gaming channels and have quite the audience.
More specifically our channel will be centered around 'gaming news', giving the most recent updates and 'hot off the press' facts about upcoming and current games; providing human interest, financial, technological and gaming news to a audience of 16-30 year olds with a common interest of video games.
Now our channel is not the only one out there and we have chosen to take a look at a few to get a few tips on what they do well and what else we believe we can bring to the party.
The Know
First up is the news channel 'The Know' under the unbrella of Rooster Teeth. Rooster Teeth is a company that essentially has lots of different channels coming from them, in short they are like the BBC of YouTube. A company that provides a series of different channels for different viewers and audience needs with varying shows and styles of broadcasting.
'The Know', like us, is a gaming news channel which takes a look on weekly events and looks to give gamers the inside track/updates of the week regarding the top games and stories. These short 5 minute episodes provide us with a lot of inspiration as their quick and relaxed style of reporting makes the videos easy and fun to watch while on the go or on break throughout the day.
While their videos feature no live pieces, they are fixed to one studio with a green screen, graphics and video footage the channel is very professional and aesthetically very pretty. Informatively they also let you know exactly what's what with a light hearted twist/ comedic element too them to make the videos like no other news show you have seen.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uwjPVGVmMNA
As the video above shows they have also recently featured a few episodes on broken games and mainly the facts and figures of why they are broken and what gamers can expect. They show opinions of gamers and 'sorry lines' from developers. However, we as a group feel that maybe if we could get an inside track and speak to developers, we could find out why this happens and give the players some answers.
In conclusion, we think that 'The Know' is the direction we need to go with regards to aesthetic style and friendly interactivity but with regards to content and information try to include a clean and crisp live piece that can get to events and experts on an up close and personal level.
Fun Haus: Dude Soup/FAQ Podcast
Another channel from Rooster Teeth are Fun Haus, who have recently come from rival company Machinima, who are group of gamers who, like PewDiePie, play games and commentate on them. However, they also have another element to their show, among others, which is their own Podcast called 'Dude Soup'.
The show lasts on average of about an hour each and involves the group discussing a topic for the show and delving in and out of that topic in, once again, an informal way. The easy going discussions are brilliant as they talk like as if they were a group of your friends, they are a group of guys who you can interact with and discuss games and different topics surrounding them. Some of which aren't even about video games!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wkEX82gu654&index=3&list=PLbIc1971kgPDJjVdQcLZZz4Exygpo2cuB
Another show they have created is the FAQ Podcast. Running a similar amount of time as the 'Dude Soup' Podcast, the FAQ Podcast is structured as their is an open question asked by the guys at Fun Haus and through skype, you or anyone can call in as a question and give your view and discuss with the guys what you think and what they think on certain matters. Mainly about video games.
Once again the informal style works wonders with the audience as 'those friendly guys on the internet' become even more friendly as you can now literally talk to them about things like you would do your friends.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k6NoHkSwZXg&index=3&list=PLbIc1971kgPCP7xh0do4vlVLcKS-7PgZx
What we can take from these channels is that the infromal style is the way to go, while we may not have anywhere near and hour to discuss things the interaction with the audience is key. Something which we may be able to achieve on out live piece. The information is brilliant on detail however we don't have that time scale but may just be able to stick to the important talking points.
Bibliography
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 5 BUSTED? -The Know [television program online] YouTube The Know (2015) 5 mins 50 sec At: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uwjPVGVmMNA
YouTube VS Copyright - Dude Soup Podcast #33 [television program online] YouTube Fun Haus (2015) 59 mins 55sec At: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wkEX82gu654&index=3&list=PLbIc1971kgPDJjVdQcLZZz4Exygpo2cuB
BROKEN GAMES are COMING? FAQ Podcast [television program online] YouTube Fun Haus (2015) 58 mins 1 sec At: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k6NoHkSwZXg&index=3&list=PLbIc1971kgPCP7xh0do4vlVLcKS-7PgZx
Some good channel research with some interesting findings and comments. Remember to use your own original research as well - go back to original data from the gaming industry, for example, rather than following the lead of existing channels - maybe they have not picked up on something which you could focus on e.g a channel for female gamers?
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