BigBoyND wrote:
TheStroBro wrote:
I read the article and I asked the most direct and pointed questions. Some would say aggressive but I was trying to get real answers. Because I don't think there is a runway to being cost neutral, let alone revenue positive.
Lol
I ask great questions. The most amazing questions. Some even say the best. They do! I've been told, by many many people, I ask the best questions. You've never seen questions like the ones I ask. I guarantee you've never seen them.
Good work!
rrheisler wrote:
No, they don't. If anything, Super League has the most direct path to a made-for-TV product -- either via regular SLT or Arena Games. Smaller venues, easier to broadcast from.
And remember -- World Triathlon has the benefit of Olympic qualifying cycles and the money the NGBs bring chasing that.
Long-term I think the PTO has to make up its mind on the broadcast side and either go with "owning" their content distribution, or they need a more traditional broadcast partner -- especially to make in-roads in the North American market.
Fair point if we want to get down to the nitty gritty of the risk that ITU dba World Triathlon forces onto event license holders. I would say thay ITU just licenses away everything.
But almost all of those events from WTCS (nee WTS) races to World Cup to Continental Cup races. The promoter, generally a national federation, gets saddled with a lot of expense and not a lot of inventory to sell as ITU takes most of the inventory in the license agreement. So the only way to make that up is in amateur racing.
You see this in Rugby with the World 7s series. Effectively the same model...except those are invitationals that don't lead to anywhere. Whereas the localized races for WTCS etc can lead to an amateur worlds slot. Which the ITU promotes and has a whole system of qualification for.
Super League, pre-covid, their arc was always to include amateur racing and promote amateur events that didn't have professional racing as "qualifiers" for the event that happened at a pro race. We had a qualifier in Tempe...and then COVID happened of course.
I'm not certain Arena games is really "made for TV at all but hey if you like watching that stuff, more power to you!
Washed up footy player turned Triathlete.