It's not that you can't put a channel together, even though sports like NFL, NHL or F1 all at least have annual seasons to refresh the content, rather than waiting two years before you get anything new that's truly Olympian. But it's just that I can't find it any way a compelling viewing option. Let's face it, people watch many Olympic sports only *because* it's the Olympics.
I would imagine that getting rights will be difficult. Given the amount NBC in particular pays (and it dwarfs the rest of the world), they must have those rights - even outside Games periods - locked up. In terms of language - it can be done. Eurosport is a good example of that. By avoiding on-screen interviews to a large extent, and captions, you do everything in voiceover. But that's fine for sports commentaries, it's less easy for anything else. Getting carriage is an interesting question. I don't suppose the channel will get much, if anything, in distribution revenue. Capacity is less of an issue in digital systems, but there's still a question of how it's funded, how advertising is sold (regional would be my guess - that's the way a channel like CNN International is sold), and so on. In the end, I'll be amazed if it's anything other than a white elephant. Adam On Tue, Dec 9, 2014 at 6:56 PM, Tom Wolper <[email protected]> wrote: > On Tue, Dec 9, 2014 at 1:44 PM, Ben Combee <[email protected]> wrote: > >> See http://www.nfl.com/nflnetwork/networkschedule -- looks like mostly >> shows where people talk about football and replays of the best part of >> recent and historical games, plus some football-related documentaries. > > > During the previous NHL lockout the NHL ran content 24/7 without ever > mentioning the lockout, not even offering updates on the negotiations. They > just ran talk shows and rebroadcasts of old games. > > An IOC channel presents so many problems that I would be surprised if it > ever gets off the ground. For example, if it is to be only one channel, > which language will it be in?What is the incentive for any cable/satellite > company to add it to its lineup, especially if it means dropping another > channel? > > The NFL did get all of this started, not with the NFL Network, but with > NFL Films. They started to build an archive of games, documentaries, and > interviews and it made some sense to put together a channel to air that > material and have talk shows based around the season and draft. > > -- > -- > 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 > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "TVorNotTV" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- -- 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 --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
