Comments on: Fox Soccer Channel Selling Its Soul For Advertising Dollars

By: nate

nate — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 07:20:25 +0000

The problem is not the placement of the brands, but the quality of the analysis and production. FSC's sets and talent are both usually horrible. A few exceptions exist. The backdrop set of Fox Soccer Report makes my eyeballs bleed, and listening to the announcers go on rambling tirades every other night is bemusing at best. Then again, quality is purchased and it takes more expensive sponsoring to bring about an up-tick in talent and quality of production.

By: odessa steps magazine

odessa steps magazine — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 23:26:26 +0000

Is this really any different than the Golf Channel having the “The Grey Goose Vodka 18th Hole” where they have a bottle of the stuff sitting right on the table between the chatters?

As long as the content isn’t affected, advertising is just that.

By: CFTV

CFTV — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 17:24:29 +0000

I don’t let the product placement advertisizing get in my way of enjoyment of watching the game. We are adverised to in all sports and advertising pays the bills along with our small subscription price that we pay to our cable oe dish provider. Hopefully, as the sport grows more attractive advertisers will see soccer matches on TV as a place to advertise that will turn into money for the companies that buy time. The way I think about i it is the better advertisers the more money coming in wich will be mean a better product that will be put on the TV> Regular Euroepean Football has only been beamed to our shores here in the states in the last 10 years or so.

I will be interested in what kind of treatement ESPN will give full blown soccer coverage if they ever sign up with the Premiership or even La Liga or Seria A as the broeadcasts will be a lot better than FSC, GOL, or even Sentanta.

By: eplnfl

eplnfl — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 17:45:30 +0000

Do not see the problem here. I’ll take ten more Bass Ale signs as long as FSC programs quality football games and shows.

Lets face it, FSC has enough football programming. You can complain that you may not see the game each week you want to, but it’s amount is something that is sufficient . What we do need is better pre/post coverage and sponsors make those shows. From the first days of broadcasting sponsorship has driven the media. So, if Bud, Bass Ale, or you name the brand is willing to pay for say a quality show, LET THEM.

By: Simon Burke

Simon Burke — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 15:58:38 +0000

The network is a joke but the content is fine – as long as they leave the product of football alone and dont splash commercials all over the match I can cope with the rest of it.