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If you're NBC and you're out to make money from advertisement...would you get more views showing spotlights of athletes from random countries...or spotlight of

by fma 5y ago

If you're NBC and you're out to make money from advertisement...would you get more views showing spotlights of athletes from random countries...or spotlight of athletes from the US? I guarantee you China isn't doing a spotlight on US athletes. Hell, there are some athletes they are taking away the spotlight. https://radiichina.com/li-ying-coming-out/ https://radiichina.com/li-ying-coming-out/

coldtea 5y ago
>If you're NBC and you're out to make money from advertisement...would you get more views showing spotlights of athletes from random countries...or spotlight of athletes from the US? If it had a mature audience, and not provincial chauvinists that only know/care for their "heroes" in a sports event, then they'd make money "showing spotlights of athletes from random countries" too, like it happens all over the globe. >I guarantee you China isn't doing a spotlight on US athletes Don't know about China, but I've seen the Olympic games TV coverage over the years from several countries in Europe, Asia, and the US too, and , and only the US cancels out the rest of the world in their coverage. Others get the full picture, enjoy profiles and full coverage of events involving "not their own" athletes, and so on. If China does the same, that's their loss, but it's not some standard the US is OK for following...
- throwawaygal7 5y ago
  You can find this coverage in the US too. I think its normal for a countries population to focus mostly on their own team(s) in international competition. Even for the world cup, that's the what it is (mostly). I don't think its 'provincial' to want your own team to win.
  - coldtea 5y ago
    >You can find this coverage in the US too. Yes, but only if you look hard enough. For other countries the regular mainstream coverage is like that. >I don't think its 'provincial' to want your own team to win. That's a different thing.

by fma 5y ago

coldtea 5y ago

>If you're NBC and you're out to make money from advertisement...would you get more views showing spotlights of athletes from random countries...or spotlight of athletes from the US? If it had a mature audience, and not provincial chauvinists that only know/care for their "heroes" in a sports event, then they'd make money "showing spotlights of athletes from random countries" too, like it happens all over the globe. >I guarantee you China isn't doing a spotlight on US athletes Don't know about China, but I've seen the Olympic games TV coverage over the years from several countries in Europe, Asia, and the US too, and , and only the US cancels out the rest of the world in their coverage. Others get the full picture, enjoy profiles and full coverage of events involving "not their own" athletes, and so on. If China does the same, that's their loss, but it's not some standard the US is OK for following...

throwawaygal7 5y ago
You can find this coverage in the US too. I think its normal for a countries population to focus mostly on their own team(s) in international competition. Even for the world cup, that's the what it is (mostly). I don't think its 'provincial' to want your own team to win.
- coldtea 5y ago
  >You can find this coverage in the US too. Yes, but only if you look hard enough. For other countries the regular mainstream coverage is like that. >I don't think its 'provincial' to want your own team to win. That's a different thing.