Post by glassjo on Aug 25, 2005 8:45:33 GMT -5
Here's is an idea for one more revenue stream for the JETs.
There are likely thousands of fans, potentially tens of thousands of fans, who no longer live in Winnipeg but would be Jets fans if they returned. I am one of those people, who grew up in Winnipeg during the 70's and 80's, and who now live in the States. (there are a lot of us out here...)
If I had the possibility of watching Jets games on direct TV or Dish network, I would GLADLY pay $200 per year subscription for this privilege. Assuming 5000 subscribers, that would bring in approx. $1,000,000 annually as another source of revenue. With the development of Internet TV coming, it has to be possible technically at some point, without a lot of incremental cost.
The concept here is called 'narrowcasting', I believe. The idea is to identify and quantify the JETs fans who live outside of Winnipeg and be able to provide the product to them. Like me, they probably travel to Winnipeg a few times a year and would attend games on a walk-up basis. This increases the number of fans, as well as the collective economic or buying power.
I believe the business model will have to be unique for a team to survive financially in Winnipeg. It will have to involve a combination of government support at some level (city/province), a well-funded individual or family who is not looking for a pure financial return, and revenue sources out of the ordinary (such as North America wide broadcasting of the games).
Another thought (which I don't like, but could help financially) is to consider sharing the team and its home games with another Canadian city - such as Regina or ???) The concept is to increase the fan base, reduce the cost of season tickets for which Winnipegers will pay $120 ++ per game per ticket by half, and bring the NHL back to Winnipeg.
To all of the people on this board - Don't Give Up.
There is a financial model out there that will bring NHL hockey back to Winnipeg. The fan base is there (far more than my adoptive city of Washington, DC - an absolute hockey wasteland) and it only a matter of being creative, aggressive, entreprenurial and flexible in achieving it.
On behalf of one former Winnipeger with warm thoughts of both the city and the hockey team, I truly hope you succeed. Regards, John.
(I'll throw one final idea out here for the financial types - form a financial fund, and let people make deposits or buy season tickets NOW for the future Winnipeg Jets. All money collected would be in a guaranteed or low risk fund, accruing interest at 2-4% per year, or whatever the interest rate is. This would be a good guage of financial support for the new team, and a way to get the attention of the "money-types" who would take the lead in financing the team. You would also get a lot of publicity, I believe and start the train moving....)
There are likely thousands of fans, potentially tens of thousands of fans, who no longer live in Winnipeg but would be Jets fans if they returned. I am one of those people, who grew up in Winnipeg during the 70's and 80's, and who now live in the States. (there are a lot of us out here...)
If I had the possibility of watching Jets games on direct TV or Dish network, I would GLADLY pay $200 per year subscription for this privilege. Assuming 5000 subscribers, that would bring in approx. $1,000,000 annually as another source of revenue. With the development of Internet TV coming, it has to be possible technically at some point, without a lot of incremental cost.
The concept here is called 'narrowcasting', I believe. The idea is to identify and quantify the JETs fans who live outside of Winnipeg and be able to provide the product to them. Like me, they probably travel to Winnipeg a few times a year and would attend games on a walk-up basis. This increases the number of fans, as well as the collective economic or buying power.
I believe the business model will have to be unique for a team to survive financially in Winnipeg. It will have to involve a combination of government support at some level (city/province), a well-funded individual or family who is not looking for a pure financial return, and revenue sources out of the ordinary (such as North America wide broadcasting of the games).
Another thought (which I don't like, but could help financially) is to consider sharing the team and its home games with another Canadian city - such as Regina or ???) The concept is to increase the fan base, reduce the cost of season tickets for which Winnipegers will pay $120 ++ per game per ticket by half, and bring the NHL back to Winnipeg.
To all of the people on this board - Don't Give Up.
There is a financial model out there that will bring NHL hockey back to Winnipeg. The fan base is there (far more than my adoptive city of Washington, DC - an absolute hockey wasteland) and it only a matter of being creative, aggressive, entreprenurial and flexible in achieving it.
On behalf of one former Winnipeger with warm thoughts of both the city and the hockey team, I truly hope you succeed. Regards, John.
(I'll throw one final idea out here for the financial types - form a financial fund, and let people make deposits or buy season tickets NOW for the future Winnipeg Jets. All money collected would be in a guaranteed or low risk fund, accruing interest at 2-4% per year, or whatever the interest rate is. This would be a good guage of financial support for the new team, and a way to get the attention of the "money-types" who would take the lead in financing the team. You would also get a lot of publicity, I believe and start the train moving....)
