Before I read the New Yorker article: > So in this case, it looks like combat sports are not be broadcasted, but > rather narrowcasted and are being used maybe not so much to make a profit > but establish a foothold to replace over-the-air, cable and satellite > content providers.
Boxing has been narrowcasting for decades. There was a long period of time where it was difficult not to know who the heavyweight champion was, even if you weren't any kind of fan, and championship bouts were a huge deal. In this century, I'm sort of aware that a Klitschko or two has been heavyweight champion, but beyond that I have no idea, and I don't have a problem with it being as far off my radar as it is. The powers that be in boxing went for every possible pay-per-view and premium cable dollar they could get their hands on, and I think there are a couple of generations for whom boxing is as much of a niche sport as competitive logrolling. (I'll be the one to mention that with what we know about brain injuries now, the obscurity may not be such a bad thing, but that's beside the point.) Now to read the article ... -- 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]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAKSNnOH2VjNn5W3OJriHG001QKiGmwKQMKfpJ-e0e4kPvw%3D6zQ%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
