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Ariella
1/23/2016 6:51:37 PM
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Re: Contrasting experiences in US and Europe
<400 channels and nothing good to watch... Kids of tomorrow will have it even worse: 4,000,000 channels and nothing worth binge-watching?>
@mhhf1ve Unfortunately, I think that's a fairly accurate forecast. I suppose it is possible to develolp a channel for each sport, and allow say, something like cheerleading to take star position rather than appearing as just a feature of football games.
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People are so passionate about sports that they get into violent, all-out brawls over their sports teams. It doesn't take a genius to know, therefore, to charge more for sports content. ;)
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@Ariella: I think it's more a case of chewing off the leg to get out of the bear trap before the hunter comes. ESPN knows that it faces video competition from others (including pirated content), so it offers free/sponsored video so at least it can attract people to the "official" source and get revenue from sponsors that way.
Whether ESPN is doing well in that regard is another question.
mhhf1ve
1/22/2016 8:16:00 PM
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> "It'll be interesting if and when someone starts to test out the equivalent of sponsored data on fixed-line networks."
Uh. Except I hope the FCC doesn't allow the same kind of sponsored data experiments on fixed-line networks? I suppose it's possible with AT&T and Comcast testing out data caps for fixed broadband internet, but so far, those providers haven't made data caps a nation-wide consistent policy.
mhhf1ve
1/22/2016 8:12:57 PM
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Re: Contrasting experiences in US and Europe
The popularity of sports channels like ESPN makes TwitchTV and LetsPlay videos somewhat interesting... Will people watching other people playing video games become nearly as popular as NFL/NBA/MLB/NHL? I assume some of these video game playing channels have already overtaken US soccer audiences, but it'll be interesting to see a burst of new "channels" showing e-sports or other live action events.
400 channels and nothing good to watch... Kids of tomorrow will have it even worse: 4,000,000 channels and nothing worth binge-watching?
mhhf1ve
1/22/2016 8:08:19 PM
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Re: Contrasting experiences in US and Europe
I think some of these carrier services are trying to test the waters of offering exclusive content just like Netflix/Hulu/Amazon/etc. Except no one has ever heard of some of the new content (and likely never will) -- just like no one really talks about Hulu's attempts to do a "Talk Soup" knock-off discussing TV shows in a format that summarizes a bunch of reality TV shows so you don't actually have to watch the original shows.
There is an amazing amount of content being produced now in this "golden age" of streaming video, but it's also insanely difficult to get a large audience to watch any particular show. Nielsen ratings are not what they used to be....
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@Mike, @Ariella:
Really interesting question. I am interested to know the answer.
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@Mike:
Can't agree more with you about ESPN's pricing. Aagain it's just the demand for sport that is driving the whole thing. Can anyone deny that consumers (most of us) here are a bit obsessive about sports?
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@Mitch:
Good question.
Sports could be one exception. But just that itself may not be a convincing reason to buy in consumers.
Ariella
1/22/2016 12:49:47 PM
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Re: Contrasting experiences in US and Europe
@Mike that's a good question. Can it be in effect cannibalizing itself?
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