On Wed, Jan 2, 2013 at 2:44 PM, Joe Hass <[email protected]> wrote:
> > I've always been torn about putting RSNs into the same category ESPN > because RSNs focus on a different audience: local sports fans, which > may not necessarily cross over to a general sports fan. Exhibit A: my > wife, who is a huge Packers fan but barely follows the NFL in general. > She has no problem sitting down to watch a Packers game, but watches > no other football otherwise. I'm sure there's data out there that > settles this, but I think a majority of sports fans follow a team to a > larger extent than a sport.* In other words: the audience for a live > sports event on ESPN is watching with a rooting interest in the > contest as opposed to the sport in general. > This has been conventional wisdom about hockey on TV. In the Pittsburgh market a Penguins game on Root draws a good rating. Nationally broadcast games on NBC Sports and NHL Network barely register a number. > > * The one huge exception is the NFL, and I think that has more to do > with fantasy sports than anything else. > Gambling, also. -- 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
