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Post by randmean on May 22, 2013 15:23:36 GMT 8
So ABS-CBN broadcasted the recent games of the Azkals. Can it stir a pro league or at least a televise semi-pro league.
ABS-CBN failed at the MBA.
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Post by stellarboy on May 22, 2013 16:41:17 GMT 8
So ABS-CBN broadcasted the recent games of the Azkals. Can it stir a pro league or at least a televise semi-pro league. ABS-CBN failed at the MBA. Well, it was the MBA that failed to prosper because it had extremely high expenses due to its nature as a regional basketball league (logistics especially), and most of all ABS-CBN withdrew funding for the league because it can't really compete with the PBA entirely. If you look at the UFL (our current top-flight league), the support for the league has been gradually increasing with their startup stint with AKTV/TV5. Also it is trying not to go bankrupt by avoiding over-expansion and avoiding excessive professionalization until it gets the proper support. But with AKTV ceasing to broadcast next month, we might see drastic changes for the TV broadcast for the league - either it will have to clash with programming with TV5 or AksyonTV or terminate their 5-year contract and move to ABS-CBN/Studio23.
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Post by teddyandtimmysdad on May 22, 2013 22:02:03 GMT 8
HI Stellarboy... What do you mean "over professionalization"?
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Post by Caz on May 23, 2013 0:01:47 GMT 8
In other words, I think, turning from a "semi-pro" to "pro" league?
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Post by stellarboy on May 23, 2013 0:03:40 GMT 8
HI Stellarboy... What do you mean "over professionalization"? Ok, that was what I'm trying to say. The league has to sort out things first, such as officiating, funding, and regulations before they should think of expanding in the provinces and professionalizing the league. That's how the MBA hastily did.
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Post by teddyandtimmysdad on May 23, 2013 5:34:58 GMT 8
I think the basic approach should be to find ways to increase team revenues first, before increasing costs such as regionalization. The three primary means to do so for a team are (a) TV revenues (b) Image rights, promotions, and representation/sponsorship - which can be a tricky area since traditionally players reserve some of these as a means of personal income all over the world... (c) Ticketing especially including corporate boxes and season tickets The UFL I think has a long way to go in each of these areas, except perhaps the TV side where they are already trying to maximize the revenues to the best of their ability given current levels of interest. Some of the others are not even possible like corporate boxes, since the infrastructure will not yet support this.
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Post by fadzki on May 23, 2013 11:06:06 GMT 8
So ABS-CBN broadcasted the recent games of the Azkals. Can it stir a pro league or at least a televise semi-pro league. ABS-CBN failed at the MBA. Well, it was the MBA that failed to prosper because it had extremely high expenses due to its nature as a regional basketball league (logistics especially), and most of all ABS-CBN withdrew funding for the league because it can't really compete with the PBA entirely. If you look at the UFL (our current top-flight league), the support for the league has been gradually increasing with their startup stint with AKTV/TV5. Also it is trying not to go bankrupt by avoiding over-expansion and avoiding excessive professionalization until it gets the proper support. But with AKTV ceasing to broadcast next month, we might see drastic changes for the TV broadcast for the league - either it will have to clash with programming with TV5 or AksyonTV or terminate their 5-year contract and move to ABS-CBN/Studio23. NO more AKTV next month?
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Post by leoisiah on May 23, 2013 11:22:59 GMT 8
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Post by Caz on May 23, 2013 21:26:25 GMT 8
Well that's too bad. Profit wasn't maximized in the UFL, I believe, but even if it did public interest simply began to wane. The Azkals are losing the bandwagoners.
I'm hoping the Women's Superleague pushes through in spite of this. Starting small, just like the UFL.
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