You really have to look at both the losses and the valuations together IMO. When the owners are covering losses, they are putting more equity...
Good morning all, it's been awhile. Thanks to the OP for this. There is a lot of interesting information here, but it is a bit tricky to unpack....
Ah, a familiar theme . . . Let's refresh what we have learned over the years: In an October, 2016 story entitled “MLS math doesn't always add...
I agree that MLS doesn't really need ESPN to be seen -- although over time I think ESPN and other channels like it may help introduce the league...
It's just been insanely busy at work, so I apologize for my absence here. Some of the year end cord cutting numbers for ESPN are really sobering...
Those predictions aren't hard to find. The problem remains coming to grips with where the money is going to come from. Two days ago, Disney...
That's correct -- in the 18 to 25 demographic, more men watch e sports than traditional sports. Some of the numbers are eye popping: "In 2017,...
Sure, but remember, MLS potentially has a problem because the sports channels like ESPN have a problem. Even if all of this is true, will the...
I've done the math in other threads and given not all information is public we have to make some educated guesses, but for what I call league...
For the players as a group, that's true, but for individual players of quality they will always have options to personally make more. They may...
The methodology Forbes uses (and how it factors SUM) has never been all that clear, but assuming they are consistent in how they have made these...
I'd take a step back further. Here is my argument: 1. I think the audience for all sports -- not just soccer -- is fragmenting. 2. Thanks to...
Sorry, I've been busy at work and just getting back to some of these replies. This was an interesting study -- it's unclear to me what exactly...
Here's the list of the largest digital companies: https://www.forbes.com/top-digital-companies/list/#tab:rank To pick one, Netflix began sending...
Bluntly, I don't think MLS can. Let me see if I can re-set the core proposition: Digital creates huge regional -- if not global -- markets, and...
