ITV Box Office - Super Six what are your thoughts

Hey guys just saw this video of Carl Froch

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9sEW...owthread.php?t=157936&feature=player_embedded

At 3.15 Carl mentions ITV Box office. I was seriously confused thought Carl was mixing up ITV for SKY and was suprised one of the producers didnt come out and slap him on the back of the head :yep .

But anyway seems serious and there considering showing the Super six on the format. I think they'd make a killing showing the super six. As long as they can advertise it to the mass audience they could make a killing. Cause right now ITV's advertising for boxing stinks. Personally for me its a roulette wheel or using guys on this forum to update me:good. But the general idea for a box office stinks.

Check this article out
http://www.express.co.uk/posts/view/90506/ITV-to-charge-its-viewers-3

I understand there skint but if they really believe people would pay to see shows such as x factor and coronation street. There having a laugh atsch

Surely the best bet would be to lobby the goverment to get BBC to share there licence fee...cause we all know how they waste it!!!

But hey if ITV only move a couple channels like itv4 (lads channel) itv2(female channel) it could work. Especialy if they get more sports on itv4 and whatever women watch :roll: on itv2.

What do you guys think?

 

Totally agree maybe some of those executives need to take a pay cut rather than there anual 8mill bonus :twisted:

Maybe this is all a ploy to make those fat cats richer

 

Why don't any of the promoters or showtime setup an internet stream. Where they charge 5-7 for the event. Advertise on boxing forums, boxing sites, Newspaper's, television networks. Similar to what Hennesy did for the Froch vs Taylor fight. If showtime did it I think it could work wonders.
They could still offer a tv deal if need be with Sky etc...but they'd be opening there market or target audience. They could charge a reduced rate for the card after its shown.

Does anyone know the numbers Henesssy got for the Froch - Talyor fight? It wasn't well advertised so wouldnt be suprised if his numbers were low

 

Why I was referring to a joint venture. For those who don't want lets say Sky Box Office but just want to watch the fight. Similar to what Setanta was offering but on a per fight basis or a per show basis. So your not cutting or losing viewers your just expanding your target audience by adding an addtional service to the one which is already available.
The other key thing is that it opens up to other countries who don't have sky or whatever but do have a relaible broadband connection :good.

For instance I read in the news that West Africa is expanding its broadband coverage. Im not saying Parts of Africa don't have there SKY equilavent but im just using it as an example. Plenty of people from around the world use google to get there boxing fixs. If they saw lets say on this website that Hennesy for instance was offering a live stream or a delayed broadcast charged at a decent rate and easy to pay for (paypal or watever secure online payment) im sure several people would sign up

Not all of us mind paying for legal streams

With tech available its possible to setup an internet connection with your tv. Im one of those who use that option. Stream quality is getting better as the video coding standard improves. Youtube already using streaming HD, Several sites offer Divx. TV's these days even come with upscalers to improve the image quality. So I personally believe in years to come its more than enough of a viable option.
Basically what Im saying is sky, showtime, Hbo, promoters or whoever should offer a pay as u watch service or pay as you go service that you can watch without paying a montly subscription.