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Originally Posted by Grocery Guy
So, I feel like poking the FLO compensation bear again. If 77,000 viewers left FLO for You Tube, probably more were actually watching on FLO. Does that mean FLO should pay Emmett more money? We've been blaming FLO for declining short track attendance and money paid to the tracks. How many fans were in the Expo building last night? Over 20,000? Build and PROMOTE the event, plus local short tracks. The fans will come.
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And if I remember correctly, Emmett stopped allowing the Chili Bowl to be televised over-the-air for quite some time, as Speed Channel used to show it. The idea was to promote the crowd and get the gate money going. That all ended with the modern social media, online streaming, and PPV via the internet.
But yes, you are correct. If built up properly one can take advantage of both the gate and PPV/FLO money. Makes one wonder what Speed Channel was paying him to televise it. Apparently not enough.