James, How fast is your internet connection? -----Original Message----- From: james acheson [mailto:[log in to unmask]] Sent: Tuesday, September 16, 2003 12:10 PM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: New HE Television Deal? Well, like I said, if the quality of the signal is choppy like it was last few times, I am not even watching if it is free, I will listen to the broadcast over netradio. "Wayne T. Smith" <[log in to unmask]> wrote: >If this technology proves successful and ALL Maine games are broadcast this way > what will the effect be on attendance? I can see families staying home to watc > the Bears for only $14.95 rather than paying $17+ each, plus Pat's, plus Bear > Necessities, etc, etc......just wondering...... Pay-per-view would have to be wildly successful in order for WABI-TV to offer it on a game without live TV (and its revenue). My guess is that WABI's pay-per-view per game costs are tightly bound to the number of subscribers, thereby minimizing risk. Do they need 100 PPV subscribers to break even ... I don't know. I do know that even at $15 a pop, they would need a lot of PPV subscribers to pay production costs for a game. So, how many people are there that drive to Alfond regularly, but don't get WABI-TV ... and would want to pay! $15 for a much less than TV quality signal? WABI is betting on an audience ... my guess it will be primarily from "away". Your thoughts, ME-Hockey? cheers, wayne _____ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! <http://us.rd.yahoo.com/evt=10469/*http:/sitebuilder.yahoo.com> SiteBuilder - Free, easy-to-use web site design software