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- Jun 27, 2003
when were senior B competitions ever shown on tv?
I think, more than CoP killing off US TV, it's the way the ISU thinks they can push for more and more $$ for the rights to show it. iirc that was a big complaint of ABC/ESPN towards the end. The I$U keeps upping the cost, and hasn't realized the US market isn't buying.
Add to teh fact that the man who put it on TV to begin with retired - the season before ABC's contract expired, and I think that also added to it. No one in the TV knowhow seems to care too much about it - anymore than they do with gymnastics. The months leading up to the olympics we get a bit more coverage, but I don't see it as any more accessable... it's not that people don't care to watch, there's just too many options (there are times I choose something else over skating, just because I'm not "in the mood." The Grand Prix was always hit or miss with me.)
I think, more than CoP killing off US TV, it's the way the ISU thinks they can push for more and more $$ for the rights to show it. iirc that was a big complaint of ABC/ESPN towards the end. The I$U keeps upping the cost, and hasn't realized the US market isn't buying.
Add to teh fact that the man who put it on TV to begin with retired - the season before ABC's contract expired, and I think that also added to it. No one in the TV knowhow seems to care too much about it - anymore than they do with gymnastics. The months leading up to the olympics we get a bit more coverage, but I don't see it as any more accessable... it's not that people don't care to watch, there's just too many options (there are times I choose something else over skating, just because I'm not "in the mood." The Grand Prix was always hit or miss with me.)
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