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Originally Posted by JesseK
Would anyone really concede that a market which supports combat juggling could not also support FRC at it's most prestigious event? |
I feel that this is an unfair example. Combat Juggling has a novelty appeal to it, which justifies its television exposure. It brings people in because they have never heard of anything like it and want to see it for giggles. FRC unfortunately lacks both the novelty appeal and the "crazy ape" factor. People think that they have seen robots on TV (battlebots anyone?) and high level play is only really "crazy" to those who understand the game.
Maybe we should take a page out of the book of the MLG. Hire a small group of dedicated, knowledgeable, and trained commentators to be the hosts of a central live stream online that covers the elimination matches of regionals, worlds and IRI. It would create a preview for local networks that is very professional in appearance. Statistical analysis of viewership (and yes, advertising effectiveness) garnered from the live stream events would be the proof that you need to give that showing FRC events is a viable way to make money.