Chapter 123 Doubts
“This proposal may be difficult to pass. First of all, the Football Association will not agree, and the interests involved are too great.”
Hearing Came Barron sighed at Lun's words.
Indeed, Sky TV’s bid for the exclusive broadcast rights of the Premier League will soon exceed 1 billion pounds. This is a big sum of money for the Football Association and the Premier League clubs, and may even be The main source of income for many clubs.
Therefore, this matter will indeed involve many interests.
The Football Association will definitely be worried that if the broadcasting quota is released and it is not exclusive, its income will be reduced.
But Barron knew that their worries would not happen.
In the original time and space, in 2007, the judge ruled that the Football Association’s Premier League broadcast rights were prohibited from being granted exclusively, and at least two media outlets needed to obtain the UK-wide broadcast rights for Premier League matches. After that, BSkyB’s competition Rival BT Sports shares the Premier League broadcasting rights with it. Later, the two parties still need to pay a total of more than 5 billion pounds in fees. It can be said that it has not declined, but has increased a lot.
Well, one thing to note is that the current Prime Minister stepped down in 2007, and it was also 2007 when Murdoch's Sky TV lost its exclusive license. It's very interesting.
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After seeing off today's visitors, the next step is the world of Barron and Bonnie.
“Honey, wait for me.”
Seeing Bonnie’s mysterious look, Barron asked doubtfully:
“How could that happen? Yes, are you hiding something from me?”
“Just wait, you’ll find out soon”
When Bonnie closed the bedroom door, Barron thought that today was his birthday, and couldn't help but guess something...
It seemed that in addition to the Vacheron Constantin watch, his girlfriend had also prepared other items. A gift.
Sure enough, when the bedroom door opened again, Barron's eyes immediately widened when he saw the woman walking in.
Although her figure is not as exaggerated as that of her cousin Chris, Bonnie's body shape is more standard. She is tall, has long legs, and is also bulging forward and backward, giving her an S-shaped figure.
But at this moment, her green eyes, illuminated by the dim lamp in the bedroom, were somewhat charming.
As for what she is wearing...well, it is not convenient to describe it in detail. I can only say that compared with it, Victoria's Secret seems to be a lot more conservative...
"Dear, this is for you. Another birthday gift, do you like it?”
What else can Barron say to Bonnie’s question?
Any words at this moment will seem pale and can only be proved by actual actions...
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"The Americans wanted to be able to completely recreate the entire process of our first season of Thetraitors, so they wanted to shoot at Chatsworth, just like we did."
When the room finally calmed down, Bonnie was in Barron's arms, and while chatting, the two talked about Sinclair Group's introduction of the copyright of "Thetraitors" to film an American version of the reality show. "But "Downton Abbey" is being filmed in Chatsworth right now, so it might be inconvenient."
Barron frowned slightly and said.
Initially, because he wanted to promote Kalam Fort, he decided that the next season of "Thetraitors" would be filmed in Kalam Fort instead, and the American Sinclair Group wanted to introduce their program Copyright, filming the American version of the "Thetraitors" reality show, so he also hopes that the other party will also film at Kalan Castle.
Now the other party has proposed that if it is shot at Chatsworth Manor like the first season of the British version of "Thetraitors", then I am afraid that there will be a conflict due to the filming of "Downton Abbey".
“Either we can only ask the other party to wait until May next year to shoot. In this way, even if the shooting is at Chatsworth Manor, the shooting of "Downton Abbey" can be staggered."
"This is a way, but will the Sinclair Group agree?"
Reality shows like "Thetraitors" that include some outdoor game projects also have some restrictions on the shooting time. requested.
After all, it is impossible for the contestants to wear heavy winter clothes to take these photos.
It is now the end of October, and the weather in England has turned cold. Although the on-site filming of "Thetraitors" took less than half a month, the contract was finalized with the Sinclair Group, and then the other party selected the contestants to participate in the recording. So Once a set of procedures is completed, when it comes time to shoot, time is very tight.
In this way, it is indeed a better choice to wait until after May next year when the weather gets warmer in England before shooting.
“This is not a big problem. I have put forward this suggestion and they need to discuss and decide. And since they will also introduce the "Thetraitors" we recorded, it will be played this year, and then they will play themselves next year The recording of the "Thetraitors" reality show can also be regarded as a warm-up."
What Bonnie said is indeed feasible. What Barron is thinking of is their own second season of "Thetraitors":
"So our second season of "Thetraitors" will have to wait until next year to record?"
"It can only be like this, because since we are going to record at Callan Castle, the climate in the Scottish Highlands will be colder and is no longer suitable for shooting. I plan to wait until the turn of spring and summer next year to shoot."
It seems that Bonnie has a plan for a long time, she continued:
"But this is good, it can make us better prepared. And because of the success of the first season, Our program has been With the attention of many brands, we will have more time to carry out investment promotion work in the next second quarter. I am afraid that this time, our income will be much higher than in the first quarter.”
Although the agreements signed with sponsors for the first season of "Thetraitors" were mostly based on step-by-step quotes based on ratings, the bulk of the revenue came from brands that temporarily joined the show after the show's ratings increased.
Now with the success of the first season, in the second season of "Thetraitors", Summit Media can be more confident to choose the title of the brand, and the initial price can also be higher. high.
After all, what those brand-sponsored ads care about is not the price, but the ratings of the program. Their goal is to reach more users with their brand.
“Infiniti is very satisfied with our cooperation. The sales of their latest SUV models in the UK have increased significantly, so they have expressed their hope to continue to cooperate with us in the second quarter, and As the main sponsor, it is expected to spend 50 million pounds for sponsorship - of course, they also hope to have more shots of their cars in the show. "
This is one. This phenomenon-level variety show has a strong ability to attract money.
“But one thing is that they have doubts about us putting "Thetraitors" on a new TV channel, because with ITV Digital's performance, they are afraid that the show will not be there by then After ITV1 broadcasts, viewers will need to use a set-top box to watch programs on the Freeview platform, which will lead to a huge decline in the number of viewers. "
What Bonnie said is indeed a problem, but compared to In terms of the income of "Thetraitors", the development of SDTV is more important. There is no need to think about Barron's choice at all.
He solemnly said to Bonnie:
"No matter what, the second season of "Thetraitors" will definitely be broadcast on SDTV, but the current situation is different from ITVDigital. Our Freeview will be a Free broadcast platforms, even TV set-top boxes, will be installed for free for users, so when the second season of "Thetraitors" is aired, I believe the number of viewers will not decrease too much. "
(This chapter. End)