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[QUOTE="Jeremy L., post: 4825013, member: 1651"]
As somebody who works in professional basketball in the media field and is a major part in the television broadcast, this actually isn't the case.

There is a dedicated crew for in-arena (what you see on the centerhung aka videoboard/jumbotron). These are hired out by the arena, so these would be freelance employees for the athletic department (or some part of the university). That includes game directors deciding what goes on the board, Event Pres (EP) Managers that build out the entire show (contests, music, lighting, etc.) and then cameras filming.

NBA League Pass does something similar where you have the TV broadcast (Regional Network broadcasting) and during commercial breaks, it cuts to the in-arena feed so you can see cheerleaders, dance cams, etc. Gives you the feel you're actually inside the arena and I use it to gather ideas for our home games.

So if there was the replay in the middle of the game, or Taco Time displayed on your TV, it's because that's what the directors were taking inside the arena. So it's not that crews didn't show up, it's because that ESPN used the in-arena feed to broadcast the game vs. putting on a full blown production (probably because of the soccer game as somebody mentioned).

And to set the record straight for people that may have issues with the in-arena atmosphere at the Dome (contests, videos), that is solely on the EP Director and how they build out their show :)

Edit: I'm also more than happy to answer questions about things that happen in-arena (contests, hype videos, etc.) that you want to ask!
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