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TV in 2003???????
Posted By: Scott Cheatham
Date: Monday, 13 January 2003, at 10:57 p.m. US Eastern Time
Hmmmmm judging by the fact I'm the first one to post this year I'm assuming that you're all about as disgusted as I am about the footy situation on FSW.
A few thoughts.....
1) I'm in full agreement with the posts about the 'all soccer' network...My home is one of the few that receives FSW but for years, I didn't have it. I used to live in another part of the country where the cable system didn't have it so I sympathize with those who've essentially missed out on footy over the past six years...It kinda reminds me of those early 90's years when the PRIME networks purchased the rights to NHL hockey and about 30 people could watch the games *S*....Of course FOX moved in and purchased all those PRIME stations and turned them into regional nets...You know the rest but it's all eerily similar to that. I don't know how the AFL expects to fill and grow a fan base in the U.S. with such pitiful distribution.
2) Rob de Santos is correct on the ESPN situation. VFL games were great fun for those of us who remember them but back then, ESPN was still fighting for significance. I used to love to turn there for CFL football, VFL footy, international sports...etc....That all changed in 1991 with the introduction of Major League Baseball on the network. Shrewd management has used the last decade to secure broadcast rights for every major pro league in the U.S. The latest, of course, being the NBA this winter. Even if ESPN3 ever became a reality, they would be more interested in funneling more programming of those sports or prostituting someone like Labron James again for ratings than showing a variety of sports....
3)This would NEVER happen but what the heck...how about a wild suggestion here:
TNN. Their Saturday nights are made up of EXTREME style sports such as bullriding, fake wrestling, robot wars and some God Awful basketball hybrid called SLAMBALL. How about a late night time slot for footy and take a whole new marketing edge to it for the U.S. Promote the hard play, the soaring kicks, the unbelievable marks, etc. Have the players provide interview segments and bring in some respected person who knows the sport who'll teach as he broadcasts. As much as I enjoy the Aussie TV guys, we need to provide our own call of the match to reach an audience that would need to be educated as they went. Promote it as part of an extreme sports night and use the U.S. tie in to promote matches in the USFooty league...Take a net generation look at the sport and market it. And make the games cost effective for the network. No heists to mail tapes etc...Oh well, that's my two cents...whaddya think???? *S*
 TV in 2003??????? | Scott Cheatham | Monday, 13 January 2003, at 10:57 p.m. US Eastern Time |
 Re: TV in 2003???????  | Rob de Santos | Friday, 17 January 2003, at 7:38 p.m. US Eastern Time |
| Re: TV in 2003??????? | Gary Bisaga | Friday, 31 January 2003, at 11:01 a.m. US Eastern Time |
| Re: TV in 2003??????? | Rob de Santos | Saturday, 1 February 2003, at 10:50 a.m. US Eastern Time |
| Re: TV in 2003??????? | Gary Bisaga | Tuesday, 4 February 2003, at 11:09 a.m. US Eastern Time |
| Re: TV in 2003??????? | Rob de Santos | Tuesday, 4 February 2003, at 8:12 p.m. US Eastern Time |
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