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Originally Posted by Wiifi
A question we need to ask ourselves is how to we sell FIRST to the big networks? What is going to get them high amounts of viewers? If we were on ESPN again how many viewers would tune in to see the event?
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We'd be selling profits, not viewers. Since FIRST events are free to specators, we can't charge a TV network for the rights to broadcast. Since they're getting the broadcast for free (minus production costs**), they get to keep all the commercial revenue* (minus production costs**).
Also see
http://www.chiefdelphi.com/forums/sh...3&postcount=36 for some of my other thoughts on this subject.
*Unless, of course, they choose to donate some of it to FIRST.
**Simulcasting the FMS feed with the house announcers shouldn't happen. The network should produce their own feed with separate announcers.