Broadcast Expenses....

[Slugger222]

(Oops, should probably have posted this here...)

Can somone give me some guidance on the different Broadcasting options and their effects. The only suggetion I've seen repeated is, "Pay Per View and hike the ticket prices."

But there must be times when normal broadcast is better than PPV, and there also must be times when the Local Blackout is best to increase revenue. Otherwise, why have them?

[christoph]

I am in the process of rebuilding a small market team and I have my tickets set at minus-40 and have a normal broadcast. The trick is to build a stable fan base (selling about 80 per cent of your stadium's capacity) before you jack-up the ticket prices too high or switch to pay-per-view or blackout broadcast. Also, it matters if you are running a small or large market team. Large markets have more constant demand, which means you can charge more without the same degree of fan alienation as would occur in a small market. Hope this helps.