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Possible Opposing Argument

Posted By: Michael Mesich
Date: Monday, 24 April 2017, at 7:22 p.m.

In Response To: Possible Opposing Argument (Art Grater)

>>> Have you looked at Amazon video? As I understand it, when their Prime members (how appropriate!) watch posted videos, there is no additional cost. Video providers share in the membership fees. Non-members can view videos for a separate charge, as determined by the video provider. Given the large base of Prime members, you don't have to rely on deep-pocket economics. The people who watch the matches pay for matches, and they are not in the least dissuaded by the cost of doing so. <<<

Those Prime members pay $50/year and there are 54 million of them.

Where does the Backgammon streaming service get it's baseline operating expenses from?

Question 1 - How many viewers do you think would pay even a nominal fee of something like $24/year ($2/mo) to watch streamed matches?

Question 2 - Do you think that number is even anywhere close to covering the costs for setup and streaming of a handful of tournament events, let alone all of them in a given year?

If we had something like an ABT Network that centralized the process (please no Ustream) and dedicated to covering every ABT event. I think it might start to move towards possible but still require fairly sizable subsidies to cover costs.

Or do you see the economics working differently?

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