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Post by The Heartbreak TWERK on Feb 6, 2019 23:05:40 GMT -5
You either move the needle or get replaced by our newest project, Tucker Carlson's Quadruple Hour Racism Featuring crossover megastar Lard Bullivan.
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Post by KofiMania on Feb 6, 2019 23:39:37 GMT -5
The CEO of FOX is a longtime wrestling fan? That......could bode well? Maybe? For the money they paid? If they get too terrible, they'll send people dressed up as Peter Griffin & the giant chicken to have a live free for all brawl throughout Titan Towers that actually causes the building to collapse. Here's the thing though; no major television network is committing to an iron-clad promise to air someone else's content for five years. There are gonig to be probably yearly points where either party can exercise an out clause, and if Smackdown underperforms enough, committing to several more years for that big a contract is way more expensive than whatever penalty or buyout there might be for ending the contract at one of those periods. A very on-the-table scenario is that Smackdown underperforms, Fox tries to step in and make moves and suggestions to salvage it, it doesn't work, Fox decides they're done. The “buyout” for FOX is likely extremely cost-prohibitive.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 6, 2019 23:41:24 GMT -5
Here's the thing though; no major television network is committing to an iron-clad promise to air someone else's content for five years. There are gonig to be probably yearly points where either party can exercise an out clause, and if Smackdown underperforms enough, committing to several more years for that big a contract is way more expensive than whatever penalty or buyout there might be for ending the contract at one of those periods. A very on-the-table scenario is that Smackdown underperforms, Fox tries to step in and make moves and suggestions to salvage it, it doesn't work, Fox decides they're done. The “buyout” for FOX is likely extremely cost-prohibitive. I mean, so would be running SmackDown for years on end if it winds up doing nowhere close to the viewer numbers they're paying for. The difference is at least in that scenario if they ditched it they could potentially replace it with something that actually makes the money back.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 6, 2019 23:45:14 GMT -5
You either move the needle or get replaced by our newest project, Tucker Carlson's Quadruple Hour Racism Featuring crossover megastar Lard Bullivan. But we already got John Bradshaw Layfield!
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Post by KofiMania on Feb 6, 2019 23:48:06 GMT -5
The “buyout” for FOX is likely extremely cost-prohibitive. I mean, so would be running SmackDown for years on end if it winds up doing nowhere close to the viewer numbers they're paying for. The difference is at least in that scenario if they ditched it they could potentially replace it with something that actually makes the money back. That’s a lot of speculation and guessing as to the extent that advertising rates would go down if WWE does poor ratings.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 6, 2019 23:49:05 GMT -5
The “buyout” for FOX is likely extremely cost-prohibitive. I mean, so would be running SmackDown for years on end if it winds up doing nowhere close to the viewer numbers they're paying for. The difference is at least in that scenario if they ditched it they could potentially replace it with something that actually makes the money back. Let's be realistic; the only reason FOX wanted something like SmackDown is because they want something that's relatively cheap, fills up two out of the twelve or thirteen hours a week they have to worry about primetime TV (because Saturday nights are taken care of with NASCAR, baseball, college football, and boxing in a pinch), and wouldn't require much executive meddling. However, WWE being WWE, I won't be surprised this deal ends up like the MyNetworkTV deal and SmackDown is left homeless a year or two after they move, and WWE scrambles for a new home for the show, especially when they get will inevitably get lazy or desperate with a possible talent exodus.
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Post by BoomPeriod on Feb 7, 2019 0:26:01 GMT -5
You either move the needle or get replaced by our newest project, Tucker Carlson's Quadruple Hour Racism please quit this shit
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Post by Jedi-El of Tomorrow on Feb 7, 2019 0:50:11 GMT -5
They want WWE shows on FS1? Yep, that's how they're going to keep Renee. She'll get a Talking Smack like show on FS1. Also, I really think moving to a more sports-centered focus is pretty much going to be an absolute disaster. Sports fans aren't going to be motivated because as far as most of them would be concerned it's fake anyway, and the shows are already enough of a boring slog where nothing happens due to the constant focus on random matches at the expense of actual character or plot. Clearly the answer is more sports based gimmicks to generate crossover appeal from other audiences. Luke Harper becomes Luke Hooper, the man too extreme for the NBA. All while Mustafa Ali reveals his hitherto unrevealed boxing skills from his previously unmentioned great uncle Muhammad Ali. I actually kind of want to see that, now. It would be something different, and could be fun. Rock and Wrestling Era, and Attitude Era all had goofy gimmicks that got over. It's just all about who you give them to, for crying out loud, Undertaker was an Old West Zombie Mortician, and look at him. Shit, even The Oddities was a goofy gimmick, and they were over big time.
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Post by Perd on Feb 7, 2019 1:25:43 GMT -5
I give it three months before SDL is rebranded as the Masked Wrestler.
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Post by ayumidah on Feb 7, 2019 1:33:09 GMT -5
well, Lethal Weapon and The Gifted are both apparently dead, I could see them moving SD back to Tuesday and leaving Fridays to their comedy block or midseason shows.
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Post by Jedi-El of Tomorrow on Feb 7, 2019 2:33:05 GMT -5
well, Lethal Weapon and The Gifted are both apparently dead, I could see them moving SD back to Tuesday and leaving Fridays to their comedy block or midseason shows. Lethal Weapon was on borrowed time once the dude who played Riggs was gone. And Gifted has it's own issues, I like it, but it's an X-Men show with no X-Men (that's not going to bring people in), and the Mutant Underground constantly loses. They can't let the heroes get a win.
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Post by ayumidah on Feb 7, 2019 2:42:50 GMT -5
well, Lethal Weapon and The Gifted are both apparently dead, I could see them moving SD back to Tuesday and leaving Fridays to their comedy block or midseason shows. Lethal Weapon was on borrowed time once the dude who played Riggs was gone. And Gifted has it's own issues, I like it, but it's an X-Men show with no X-Men (that's not going to bring people in), and the Mutant Underground constantly loses. They can't let the heroes get a win. I have both on my DVR, I really liked Gifted season 1 so it makes me sad that season 2 isn't doing as well, but LW is kind of useless without Clayton Crawford and supposedly Damon Wayans quit it too so oh well. The first two seasons were alright.
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Post by MAGGLE on Feb 7, 2019 4:28:24 GMT -5
The WWE shareholders are probably happy to get any info since Vince doesnt tell them stuff about their company .
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Post by Deleted on Feb 7, 2019 4:58:40 GMT -5
They should try to get the old Mad TV timeslot on Saturday nights.
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Post by RowdyRobbyPiper on Feb 7, 2019 6:13:22 GMT -5
Once SD starts airing on Fox, the relationship between Fox and WWE will be the most interesting thing about WWE. It’s either going to go better than anyone expects or be a total f***ing disaster. Is it wrong of me to want the disaster? Because the disaster might actually humble them.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 7, 2019 6:29:45 GMT -5
the show will skew really old in the ratings if they have it on Friday with younger people wanting to go to concerts/ movies etc
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Post by Final Countdown Jones on Feb 7, 2019 8:14:45 GMT -5
Here's the thing though; no major television network is committing to an iron-clad promise to air someone else's content for five years. There are gonig to be probably yearly points where either party can exercise an out clause, and if Smackdown underperforms enough, committing to several more years for that big a contract is way more expensive than whatever penalty or buyout there might be for ending the contract at one of those periods. A very on-the-table scenario is that Smackdown underperforms, Fox tries to step in and make moves and suggestions to salvage it, it doesn't work, Fox decides they're done. The “buyout” for FOX is likely extremely cost-prohibitive. It wouldn't be. The buyout would not be anything close to the remainder of the contract, and would likely be cheaper than airing this expensive program not getting enough ad money to justify the cost where they could instead stick something else with a much easier margin of gain. Nobody in television would put themselves into a situation where their way out is excessively expensive, they want that security blanket in paying top dollar for other peoples' content, and networks have all the leverage in these deals to make terms favourable to themselves
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Post by arrogantmodel on Feb 7, 2019 10:04:29 GMT -5
Also, I really think moving to a more sports-centered focus is pretty much going to be an absolute disaster. Sports fans aren't going to be motivated because as far as most of them would be concerned it's fake anyway, and the shows are already enough of a boring slog where nothing happens due to the constant focus on random matches at the expense of actual character or plot. Clearly the answer is more sports based gimmicks to generate crossover appeal from other audiences. Luke Harper becomes Luke Hooper, the man too extreme for the NBA. All while Mustafa Ali reveals his hitherto unrevealed boxing skills from his previously unmentioned great uncle Muhammad Ali. A Minute with Luke Hooper. lol. Obscure reference?
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Post by MrElijah on Feb 7, 2019 10:29:07 GMT -5
Get ready for Smackdown LIVE, Saturday mornings on the FoxBox. WWE vs. Ultimate Muscle by 2K anyone?
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Post by corndog on Feb 7, 2019 12:40:21 GMT -5
The “buyout” for FOX is likely extremely cost-prohibitive. It wouldn't be. The buyout would not be anything close to the remainder of the contract, and would likely be cheaper than airing this expensive program not getting enough ad money to justify the cost where they could instead stick something else with a much easier margin of gain. Nobody in television would put themselves into a situation where their way out is excessively expensive, they want that security blanket in paying top dollar for other peoples' content, and networks have all the leverage in these deals to make terms favourable to themselves Everything I keep hearing makes me think WWE has to hit certain numbers or Fox can opt out. So if there is a buyout, is it even that expensive? I'm sure they don't have to pay the full $1 billion to get out of it if WWE fails to hold their side of the bargain.
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