What happened? The internet. You can do a similar show, more interesting production and edgier interviews for a fraction of the price. IFL, Boxing Social and others are doing the interviews now, you have Boxing Life Stories with Tris Dixon on YouTube that's far more entertaining than Johnny Nelson and Adam Smith sitting there backside kissing guests and not asking the difficult questions. Bottom line is Sky can't really compete with some YouTube channels.
Exactly this. Back in the day, it used to take hundreds of people to direct, produce, edit and publish any media conent (look how long the credits used to roll on for on TV shows and films). Nowadays, you can do it with an iPhone, a solid internet connection and a small amount of editing knowledge. Zero cost. I'll give you an example. Chris Harris, the motoring journalist, filmed a video of the Porsche 911 GT3 RS in 2015. Only two people were involved in the entire production; Chris Harris and his camera man. The video was extremely high quality and wouldnt have looked out of place on a show that had millions for an annual budget. Here is it This content is protected
