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Sponsorships... It's Just The Beginning | Debate Night Clips
Sponsorships are just the beginning for professional gamers and esports teams, according to recent insights from industry experts. The pay-per-view model has proven successful, attracting a significant audience that can then be pitched to sponsors as a valuable asset. However, unlocking the paywall could significantly impact revenue, raising questions about whether it would lead to a substantial increase in sponsorship offers. Hosts explore various scenarios, including the potential for increased viewership and revenue without a paywall. They also delve into the success of past promotions, such as the Paige Pierce documentary, which required a large audience to demonstrate demand. Additionally, they ponder the effectiveness of releasing content on multiple platforms, like YouTube, and how this affects its value to sponsors. The discussion offers a nuanced look at the complex world of esports sponsorships, highlighting the challenges and opportunities that teams face in securing lucrative partnerships.
Top disc golfers weigh in on sponsorships at Debate Night, discussing pros and cons. Exclusive debate footage.
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obviously the pro tour they have the pay-per-view model and then they get a certain amount of viewers which then they can pitch to to sponsors and say we have this many viewers this is why we're this x amount valuable to you i'd be curious to know if they made it free tomorrow and they just gained viewers heavily for the next few months because they would they would gain more viewers how many more like how much more money are they worth to sponsors if they unlock the paywall and is that amount of money even close to what they're making with the paywall i'd be curious to know yeah probably not i mean it's it's so it's so like i wish i had the answers and i wish i knew i have no idea i i mean i've i have no clue what the right way of doing it is or what's the best way it just there's certain situations where it makes you think like like the paige pierce documentary we've talked about it a couple you know a bunch on this podcast as well if you haven't checked it out i think it's still on the disc golf network and you still have like a little bit of time to go check that out i think so right but like that's an interesting one because you know the promotion for that was like hey we need as many people to buy this to show other streaming platforms that people want to view this yeah and like the thought is like okay yes if you can if you can show that a hundred thousand people are willing to spend five dollars to watch this that's super valuable but could could they have gotten too i mean i don't think they got a hundred thousand people to watch it because i don't think there's a hundred thousand subscribers for dgn but if they would have released that on youtube could they have gotten 250 000 views yes and like is that super valuable to pitch to people of like hey we got i just oh that's that's here once it's free how do you put it back behind something like if i'm netflix and it's already been on youtube why do i want it yeah i think that that's the more important line what hunter's saying is...
