OT: BravesVision

[OldRed]

https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/mlb/ml ... db1ca&ei=6

[12xu]

This is what the Cardinals should do - have their games on their own network.

[Whatashame]

I don’t know why the Cardinals haven’t. They keep getting less and less from whatever entity decides to broadcast their games. Just bring it in house and run the broadcasts on their own. Contact the Blues and possibly the Billikens and set up a sports network. There is a lot of regional support.

The only possible long term problem I see is if MLB has a long term plan to try and control all baseball teams coverage. This would be very difficult because of the discrepancy in media markets but I’m wondering if the long term strategy for MLB and their attempt to implement a cap/floor with aggressive revenue sharing isn’t to try and control the local market revenues.

[OldRed]

I don’t know why the Cardinals haven’t. They keep getting less and less from whatever entity decides to broadcast their games. Just bring it in house and run the broadcasts on their own. Contact the Blues and possibly the Billikens and set up a sports network. There is a lot of regional support.

The only possible long term problem I see is if MLB has a long term plan to try and control all baseball teams coverage. This would be very difficult because of the discrepancy in media markets but I’m wondering if the long term strategy for MLB and their attempt to implement a cap/floor with aggressive revenue sharing isn’t to try and control the local market revenues.

You would think a Harvard Graduate would figure something out on how to market the team.

[Whatashame]

I don’t know why the Cardinals haven’t. They keep getting less and less from whatever entity decides to broadcast their games. Just bring it in house and run the broadcasts on their own. Contact the Blues and possibly the Billikens and set up a sports network. There is a lot of regional support.

The only possible long term problem I see is if MLB has a long term plan to try and control all baseball teams coverage. This would be very difficult because of the discrepancy in media markets but I’m wondering if the long term strategy for MLB and their attempt to implement a cap/floor with aggressive revenue sharing isn’t to try and control the local market revenues.

You would think a Harvard Graduate would figure something out on how to market the team.

Red……there is no denying that the DeWitts have made lots of money owning this team and have made some good decisions along the way but I do question their business acumen a lot. Their business decisions have put this team in the shape it’s in.

I don’t know all the details but I wonder what the reasoning is behind their not attempting to start their own network and continue to take less and less for the rights to broadcast Cardinals baseball.

[45s]

I don’t know why the Cardinals haven’t. They keep getting less and less from whatever entity decides to broadcast their games. Just bring it in house and run the broadcasts on their own. Contact the Blues and possibly the Billikens and set up a sports network. There is a lot of regional support.

The only possible long term problem I see is if MLB has a long term plan to try and control all baseball teams coverage. This would be very difficult because of the discrepancy in media markets but I’m wondering if the long term strategy for MLB and their attempt to implement a cap/floor with aggressive revenue sharing isn’t to try and control the local market revenues.

You would think a Harvard Graduate would figure something out on how to market the team.

Red……there is no denying that the DeWitts have made lots of money owning this team and have made some good decisions along the way but I do question their business acumen a lot. Their business decisions have put this team in the shape it’s in.

I don’t know all the details but I wonder what the reasoning is behind their not attempting to start their own network and continue to take less and less for the rights to broadcast Cardinals baseball.

Just a guess….

They have balanced the potential revenue against the start up and ongoing overhead costs, and the margins don’t justify it….

[redbirdfan51]

This is what the Cardinals should do - have their games on their own network.

Agree!

[hmoss859]

Braves have the wherewithal to pull it off

Cards do not

Demographics matter

[dugoutrex]

This is what the Cardinals should do - have their games on their own network.

Back in the Big Mac days I said they needed their own network - way too late for that now

[renostl]

This is what the Cardinals should do - have their games on their own network.

The cost to the customer is still projected at $100 for the season. The same dollar that gets
ridicule by some. the Braves have a 6 state size net. The Cards might get MO, Ill, Iowa, Ok, Ark,
NE so possible I guess. TN? KY too?

Cards hitched their wagon to RSN and were partial owners. Which is a way
to keep revenue that doesn't need to be shared. It imploded o/w they'd be okay.
IF the nearing new CBA does a better job of sharing revenue without the
loopholes, a Bravesvision model may not have a lot of benefits. We'll know in 12
months and who says they're not working on a similar product.

[alw80]

This is what the Cardinals should do - have their games on their own network.

Back in the Big Mac days I said they needed their own network - way too late for that now

You've always been ahead of your time. Everybody has said that.

[dugoutrex]

This is what the Cardinals should do - have their games on their own network.

Back in the Big Mac days I said they needed their own network - way too late for that now

You've always been ahead of your time. Everybody has said that.

very true statement

[riff raff]

This is what the Cardinals should do - have their games on their own network.

Back in the Big Mac days I said they needed their own network - way too late for that now

You've always been ahead of your time. Everybody has said that.

[Melville]

This is what the Cardinals should do - have their games on their own network.

And make that network available in all 50 states - then dare MLB to stop them.

[Hoosier59]

This is what the Cardinals should do - have their games on their own network.

The cost to the customer is still projected at $100 for the season. The same dollar that gets
ridicule by some. the Braves have a 6 state size net. The Cards might get MO, Ill, Iowa, Ok, Ark,
NE so possible I guess. TN? KY too?

Cards hitched their wagon to RSN and were partial owners. Which is a way
to keep revenue that doesn't need to be shared. It imploded o/w they'd be okay.
IF the nearing new CBA does a better job of sharing revenue without the
loopholes, a Bravesvision model may not have a lot of benefits. We'll know in 12
months and who says they're not working on a similar product.

You guys always leave out us Hoosiers!

[renostl]

This is what the Cardinals should do - have their games on their own network.

The cost to the customer is still projected at $100 for the season. The same dollar that gets
ridicule by some. the Braves have a 6 state size net. The Cards might get MO, Ill, Iowa, Ok, Ark,
NE so possible I guess. TN? KY too?

Cards hitched their wagon to RSN and were partial owners. Which is a way
to keep revenue that doesn't need to be shared. It imploded o/w they'd be okay.
IF the nearing new CBA does a better job of sharing revenue without the
loopholes, a Bravesvision model may not have a lot of benefits. We'll know in 12
months and who says they're not working on a similar product.

You guys always leave out us Hoosiers!

Sorry.

Figured you would be in the territory of others