Marc Ganis
Marc Ganis
adopt behind owner philosophy
Now that you have a new owner and effectively a whole new philosophy behind the team, this could be a way to adopt a new identity.
ad buying combining sell
It's not just buying ad time; it's not just buying hospitality. It's combining the whole thing in a way to sell more beer.
adds behind exposure level strategy
That level of exposure adds up to more legitimacy. It can make some real sense if there is some strategy behind it.
adding build cost expensive extra fact gets larger last less number offset operating seats sell
When you're adding those extra 5,000 seats, you have to build more ramps, more bathrooms, more plumbing, and it gets very expensive to build those extra seats. The number of times you sell the last 4,000 to 5,000 seats and the fact that they're going to be the less expensive seats, does not offset the cost of operating a larger facility.
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In the NFL, for most of the teams the profitability is about $5 million to $18 million a year, with a handful above or below. If this proposal adds $10 million to the cap, you'd be operating not making any money. The numbers the players are asking for may not be feasible from the owners' standpoint.
cash certain money print revenue
They are a cash machine. They print money, ... While there is no revenue pressure, they'll try to keep certain things pristine.
action almost fans intimate nba smell
Fans really want to feel intimate with the action. This is part of what has made the NBA so successful. You can almost smell the sweat.
ratings
Ratings are down because ratings are down for every network.
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The teams in smaller markets, like Jacksonville and Cincinnati, got their stadiums first. Then it was the big markets' turn -- Boston, Houston, Philadelphia, and soon New York and Dallas. The disparities between markets have become magnified.
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The Superdome has been one of the greatest sports facility investment a community has ever made, ... But it would be significantly diminished if the Saints left.
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Sometimes deadlines help and sometimes they don't make much of a difference. They rarely hurt, unless they are arbitrary or excessively short. But if you are working in good faith and the deadlines can be extended if progress is being made, they work well.
billion brand planned sort stadium
It doesn't have to be some sort of brand new, $1 billion stadium like what was planned for New York.
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It is economically if not physically obsolete. When you have a special event like Sugar Bowl or Super Bowl, people care less about how far away the field is or a bathroom in the luxury box. But for annual ticket buyers, it's a big deal to them.
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Fox just had to overpay on a rights fee basis for the Celtics games in order to keep the lights on the Boston market, ... So they're saving a lot of money owning the Dodgers. If the Dodgers' broadcast rights were up for public bid right now, they could go to an astronomical sum, and that would mean either a loss of programming for Fox or far greater costs.