BigBlue Posted April 30 Author Report Share Posted April 30 We have had good commissioners from time to time including a marketing type or two. I am not so sure what we have right now. One of the best things we can do right now is try and duplicate what sportsnet has done with the CBC. It would take some marketing genius and the ability to run some pro forma numbers to generate the interest. A little greed generation is a big part of marketing. More critical than anything is a good on-field product. Too often we haven't had that because we just let our franchise quarterbacks get beat up and teams lose an entire year of competitive entertainment. We react like it's nothing, just part of the game! I find the CFL the most exciting football anywhere. We have to promote, highlight and leverage that excitement. That marketing needs to be more than on TV; it must also include a community involved stands filling promotion of the live product for families seeking to stretch their entertainment budget. We shouldn't be selling major-league refreshment prices; need to get the teenagers out. Need to make hotdogs and pop affordable. We don't need major market advertising firms trying to do the stuff like they do in the majors. We need someone with marketing niche genius at the grassroots level. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sard Posted Tuesday at 01:31 PM Report Share Posted Tuesday at 01:31 PM 16 hours ago, SpeedFlex27 said: I guess I want to see the CFL at least try. Until the CFL is on a major streaming service & available to subscribers we'll never know how they'd do as it's a different brand of football. At least try. Come up with some ideas for growth strategies of some kind to grow the game instead of trying to put a team in the Maritimes where there's no interest. The league just stagnates every year, the same old, same old. Playing devil's advocate a bit here, but how do you know that they haven't tried. For all we know, they could have approached every streaming service there is and begged them to put the CFL on there, but if the streamers have no interest, the CFL can't force it. It's easy to say that they should try things, but when the decision is out of their control, there's no way for any of us to know what has and hasn't been tried, unless you know someone who works at the league and they told you that everyone there is just sitting around twiddling their thumbs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JCon Posted Tuesday at 01:39 PM Report Share Posted Tuesday at 01:39 PM THE. CFL. IS. BEING. STREAMED. bigg jay and Noeller 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigg jay Posted Tuesday at 01:46 PM Report Share Posted Tuesday at 01:46 PM 1 minute ago, JCon said: THE. CFL. IS. BEING. STREAMED. Yes but some people don't care about facts. Noeller 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blue85gold Posted Tuesday at 02:18 PM Report Share Posted Tuesday at 02:18 PM 37 minutes ago, JCon said: THE. CFL. IS. BEING. STREAMED. I haven't had cable in well over a decade. Easy to stream live games on TSN's streaming service. Wasn't every game available to be streamed globally too? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HardCoreBlue Posted Tuesday at 02:21 PM Report Share Posted Tuesday at 02:21 PM 40 minutes ago, JCon said: THE. CFL. IS. BEING. STREAMED. 'What's streaming and get off my lawn!' (Boomer 2024) rebusrankin, Noeller, Tracker and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigg jay Posted Tuesday at 02:40 PM Report Share Posted Tuesday at 02:40 PM 15 minutes ago, blue85gold said: I haven't had cable in well over a decade. Easy to stream live games on TSN's streaming service. Wasn't every game available to be streamed globally too? Pre-season yes but regular season will depend on where you are. The CFL Plus page says: Quote All CFL events and preseason games are available to our Canadian, U.S., and international fans. Regular season CFL games will be available to all international fans with a portion of the 2024 season also available to U.S. fans. **regular season games are not available to stream to Canadian fans. https://www.cfl.ca/plus/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MOBomberFan Posted Tuesday at 04:35 PM Report Share Posted Tuesday at 04:35 PM Get an ad blocker and use Sportsurge if you dont need/want the highest quality. Or use a VPN to appear American and use thetvapp dot c o, the quality is usually 👌 Brandon 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpeedFlex27 Posted Tuesday at 10:52 PM Report Share Posted Tuesday at 10:52 PM 9 hours ago, JCon said: THE. CFL. IS. BEING. STREAMED. But. They're. Not. Making. Any. Money. 8 hours ago, blue85gold said: I haven't had cable in well over a decade. Easy to stream live games on TSN's streaming service. Wasn't every game available to be streamed globally too? My son in Seattle doesn't have cable. He has Hulu CBS Sports, Netfklix, Paramount Plus, Disney Plus... but he has to plug his laptop into his tv to watch a CFL game from TSN after CBS Sports stopped televising games on their sports streaming service after the NFL started. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnnyAbonny Posted Wednesday at 05:15 PM Report Share Posted Wednesday at 05:15 PM 18 hours ago, SpeedFlex27 said: But. They're. Not. Making. Any. Money. My son in Seattle doesn't have cable. He has Hulu CBS Sports, Netfklix, Paramount Plus, Disney Plus... but he has to plug his laptop into his tv to watch a CFL game from TSN after CBS Sports stopped televising games on their sports streaming service after the NFL started. This. If TSN wants 18-40 year olds watching, they’ve got to get a decent streaming app across all platforms. No one should have to plug the laptop in, it’s 2024. I’ve been streaming everything else through Xbox/PS for over a decade. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JCon Posted Wednesday at 05:21 PM Report Share Posted Wednesday at 05:21 PM 5 minutes ago, JohnnyAbonny said: This. If TSN wants 18-40 year olds watching, they’ve got to get a decent streaming app across all platforms. No one should have to plug the laptop in, it’s 2024. I’ve been streaming everything else through Xbox/PS for over a decade. You can stream TSN via... Amazon Fire Stick Android TV Android phones & tablets Apple TV 4K & Apple TV HD Bell Streamer Chromecast iPhone & iPad LG Roku Airplay Samsung TV Xbox Series Fatty Liver, Wanna-B-Fanboy, Noeller and 2 others 2 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigBlue Posted Wednesday at 06:36 PM Author Report Share Posted Wednesday at 06:36 PM " If TSN wants 18-40 year olds watching" the best marketing program that I remember is going after junior high and high school students Players visiting schools combined with ticket giveaways might win over some this can be family-oriented with parents or peer oriented with friends… Often teens like to travel in packs as a nonthreatening easy way to socialize the key is to make it easy in terms of both money and transportation has anybody seen any studies showing the effectiveness of such student programs? There certainly is a lot of empty seats in the CFL that could be grouped into a fun zone We need to win hearts at a young age as a cool form of entertainment Tracker, Noeller and HardCoreBlue 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnnyAbonny Posted Wednesday at 08:52 PM Report Share Posted Wednesday at 08:52 PM 3 hours ago, JCon said: You can stream TSN via... Amazon Fire Stick Android TV Android phones & tablets Apple TV 4K & Apple TV HD Bell Streamer Chromecast iPhone & iPad LG Roku Airplay Samsung TV Xbox Series How is their app for you on those? I’ve had nothing but problems and crashing with it on Xbox and Samsung TV. It’s only ever reliable through my laptop or phone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JCon Posted Wednesday at 09:06 PM Report Share Posted Wednesday at 09:06 PM 13 minutes ago, JohnnyAbonny said: How is their app for you on those? I’ve had nothing but problems and crashing with it on Xbox and Samsung TV. It’s only ever reliable through my laptop or phone. My phone works great, Chromecast works, Samsung has had some glitches and I haven't tested my Xbox. JohnnyAbonny 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tracker Posted Wednesday at 10:30 PM Report Share Posted Wednesday at 10:30 PM 23 hours ago, SpeedFlex27 said: But. They're. Not. Making. Any. Money. My son in Seattle doesn't have cable. He has Hulu CBS Sports, Netfklix, Paramount Plus, Disney Plus... but he has to plug his laptop into his tv to watch a CFL game from TSN after CBS Sports stopped televising games on their sports streaming service after the NFL started. He could try IPTV Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JuranBoldenRules Posted Thursday at 04:49 PM Report Share Posted Thursday at 04:49 PM Interesting note in terms of CFL business and Winnipeg Football Club... Valour FC is getting absolutely skunked on their season opening road trip. Think this team will be folded after this season. JCon 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JCon Posted Thursday at 04:52 PM Report Share Posted Thursday at 04:52 PM 1 minute ago, JuranBoldenRules said: Interesting note in terms of CFL business and Winnipeg Football Club... Valour FC is getting absolutely skunked on their season opening road trip. Think this team will be folded after this season. I think so too. Can't keep floating them. The CPL is just too poor to watch and it doesn't help when you're consistently terrible. Do I give my money to the Sea Bears or Valour? Easy decision. Noeller 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpeedFlex27 Posted Thursday at 11:03 PM Report Share Posted Thursday at 11:03 PM 6 hours ago, JCon said: I think so too. Can't keep floating them. The CPL is just too poor to watch and it doesn't help when you're consistently terrible. Do I give my money to the Sea Bears or Valour? Easy decision. Meanwhile in Calgary, the Cavalry get more coverage than the Stamps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigBlue Posted Saturday at 05:20 AM Author Report Share Posted Saturday at 05:20 AM streaming is great but it won't change the league what will is the on field product changing the 4th Q lead 3 or 4 times is what our game is all about; that requires high level QB-ing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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