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TRF Posters: Do they lift things? What do they lift?? Let's find out!
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<blockquote data-quote="RedruthRFC" data-source="post: 1043115" data-attributes="member: 58362"><p>TV coverage is a bit chicken and egg. Fans of sports always think that loads of people would watch their sport if it got more coverage, on the other hand TV companies want sports to prove that they have an audience before they put them on TV.</p><p></p><p>I've kicked the problem around in my head since the heats started and with them the traditional "why don't they stream it?" comments. The answers seem pretty straightforward to me:</p><p></p><p> - it's a TV production filmed over 4 long days, not a stage show like the Arnolds</p><p> - the heats would get really confusing</p><p> - it would cost them money</p><p> - it would devalue their main product (the TV show / rights)</p><p></p><p>The only answer that I could see would be PPV highlights, with an embargo on results until they are aired. Given that the rights owners are a big noise in the business of sport, I find it hard to believe that if it could be done profitably, it wouldn't have been by now.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="RedruthRFC, post: 1043115, member: 58362"] TV coverage is a bit chicken and egg. Fans of sports always think that loads of people would watch their sport if it got more coverage, on the other hand TV companies want sports to prove that they have an audience before they put them on TV. I've kicked the problem around in my head since the heats started and with them the traditional "why don't they stream it?" comments. The answers seem pretty straightforward to me: - it's a TV production filmed over 4 long days, not a stage show like the Arnolds - the heats would get really confusing - it would cost them money - it would devalue their main product (the TV show / rights) The only answer that I could see would be PPV highlights, with an embargo on results until they are aired. Given that the rights owners are a big noise in the business of sport, I find it hard to believe that if it could be done profitably, it wouldn't have been by now. [/QUOTE]
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