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Originally Posted by Degenx2
I'd kill to know how much they paid for the rights and see a revenue report after the WSOP is over. It's not going to be pretty.
It's obviously impossible to say without any actual numbers, but does anyone else think they would have made a lot more if they went the Twitch route? The best way to monetize it IMO would be to stream it on Twitch so it's available in high quality everywhere, then monetize the VoDs. Do exactly what OGN (the League of Legends broadcaster) does, show everything live for free, but if you want VoDs, you have to subscribe to their Twitch channel (it was $6 or $7 a month IIRC).
I'd be surprised if that wouldn't get ~140% of the subs the current model is getting to at least break even.
I think they went they went the right route to be honest, just failed to execute a real product. Even if they took a loss this year, knowing that they tabled a good product this season would allow them to do a proper ad campaign next season and hopefully find growth.
Three marquee tournaments are not enough to charge 100$ a year, and the difference between LoL and Poker is honestly night and day. League of Legends has a huge casual fan base, so monetization outside of paid content can actually scale. I personally would not have spent a dime on their paid sub service if I could watch live for free, yet I subbed to this product in the hopes I'd be able to watch FT's and larger events in real time.
Last edited by Tilltard; 06-02-2017 at 04:29 AM.