Despite weeks of planning, the live stream scheduled to play on the SA debate website did not function at the beginning of the debate because of technical difficulties, said Ben Slutzky, the CitrusTV general manager. The stream was eventually posted online and people were able to see it, but it did not reach as many viewers as CitrusTV would have liked, he said.

Slutzky said he wasn’t sure how far into the debate the stream began functioning.

The Orange Television Network broadcast the feed CitrusTV sent back, so it was down on OTN’s channel 2 for as long as it was unavailable online.

Slutzky said CitrusTV and SA are using this as a learning experience and trying to focus on how they can improve next time.

‘Right now, all we can do is move forward,’ Slutzky said.

CitrusTV has yet to make a decision as to whether it will continue to stream the footage online throughout the rest of the week, but will do what it feels is in the best interest of students, Slutzky said.

So far, CitrusTV hasn’t heard any direct complaints, Slutzky said.

Neal Casey, SA president, said he was disappointed the live feed didn’t work according to plan because its existence was an important promise to students.

rebarill@syr.edu

—Asst. News Editor Liz Sawyer contributed reporting to this article. 

Published on November 13, 2011 at 12:00 pm