Comments on: Why is Football More Popular than Ever?

By: Alex J.

Alex J. — Mon, 20 Oct 2014 13:57:21 +0000

It’s easier in football to watch all the games that matter, especially with premium packages and 3 afternoon games on cable. Not so much with the NBA. And with baseball, only the playoff games “matter”. I’ve had people tell me they never watch regular season baseball, but love the playoffs.

By: Patty O.

Patty O. — Fri, 17 Oct 2014 05:05:30 +0000

E-A-G-L-E-S
EAGLES

By: Stirner (@heresiologist)

Stirner (@heresiologist) — Fri, 17 Oct 2014 02:39:43 +0000

Most TV shows are oriented towards female viewers, not men. Men like dumb action shows where a team of men fight for justice each week, without obvious romantic entanglements. Stephen J Cannell had a whole career dedicated to cranking out these kinds of shows. The A-Team. Hunter, Wiseguy etc. Stuff like the Dukes of Hazzard, Hardcastle and McCormick, Knight Rider all fit that same model.

Now? You get Law and Order, or the Good Wife, or stuff that is slanted towards a female demographic.

Aside from the blue collar reality TV like Dirty Jobs, or Alaska or Atlantic fishing, logging, ice road truckers, or war stuff on “the Nazi channel” there really isn’t much out there to attract the interest of men. Except sports. That is why they are willing to absorb the costs of sports programming, because there simply not compelling options to switch to day after day, week after week.

Now that wives all have iPads, it makes it easier for men to watch the game, while their spouses read on the Kindle app, pin on Pinterest, and engage in the digital voyeurism of Facebook. Tech is increasing the spouse acceptance factor of sports, cable is providing weak alternatives, and that is why we are where we are.

By: Alrenous

Alrenous — Thu, 16 Oct 2014 22:43:53 +0000

Price as supply and demand gets interesting when the demand is a function of the price; price becomes a function of itself. There’s a good chance the higher price is making it higher status.