On Tue, Mar 9, 2010 at 10:48 AM, Joe Hass <[email protected]> wrote: > At least you're not a Detroit Tigers fan, who has no OTA broadcaster > (only Fox Sports Detroit), which means that the only games you can get > if you don't have cable are whatever Saturday games are on FOX.
The same holds true for Pittsburgh and I'm guessing most MLB cities. > This, along with the previous post from Paul that identifies that the > two most expensive sports cable channels are ESPN and FOX Sports, > leads me to believe that there is a day of reckoning coming for the > entire world of professional sports. Professional sports have spent > the last 15 years absolutely crapping on the next generation of fans. > The NBA is discovering it now, with NASCAR coming close behind. I > think MLB is next. Radio stations and TV channels will overpay for sports because it gets the attention of young males. It always seems as if the reckoning is coming and yet when it's time to renew contracts, bidding wars start and the license fees go up once again. If there is going to be a tipping point, it most likely will be if the NFL goes through a lockout in 2011. Tom -- TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en
