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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: 1043366" data-attributes="member: 58362"><p>I thought it peaked at 14k, but either way, I can't see anyone at IMG getting excited about a market this size when they already have a global audience of 200m (according to Matt Rhodes). I agree that a live stream / edited highlights wouldn't affect viewing figures, but even if an online broadcast could be made profitable, it would only have to damage the value of the broadcast rights very slightly in order to wipe out any profits and make the idea -EV. It seems clear that someone, somewhere along the line is very keen on exclusivity.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>I can't think of any other strength show that holds heats as part of the event. People are used to seeing heats edited to appear as separate events and may not even realise that all 5 run concurrently. Watching all 25 competitors perform three of the events before moving on to the next would not only make for a tedious spectacle, but would mean people having to be capable of keeping track of what's happening in all 5 groups at the same time, rather than following one at a time. On screen graphics would help, but it would still diminish the viewer experience versus watching one heat per day.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="RedruthRFC, post: 1043366, member: 58362"] I thought it peaked at 14k, but either way, I can't see anyone at IMG getting excited about a market this size when they already have a global audience of 200m (according to Matt Rhodes). I agree that a live stream / edited highlights wouldn't affect viewing figures, but even if an online broadcast could be made profitable, it would only have to damage the value of the broadcast rights very slightly in order to wipe out any profits and make the idea -EV. It seems clear that someone, somewhere along the line is very keen on exclusivity. I can't think of any other strength show that holds heats as part of the event. People are used to seeing heats edited to appear as separate events and may not even realise that all 5 run concurrently. Watching all 25 competitors perform three of the events before moving on to the next would not only make for a tedious spectacle, but would mean people having to be capable of keeping track of what's happening in all 5 groups at the same time, rather than following one at a time. On screen graphics would help, but it would still diminish the viewer experience versus watching one heat per day. [/QUOTE]
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