The document discusses the problem that the experience of watching sports on TV has not evolved in the same way that other forms of content have adapted to internet technologies. It proposes a solution of a site that streams commentary from the internet that can sync with television video, allowing commentators to call games over the web and provide different "channels" of sports commentary. The target customer segment is sports enthusiasts who watch 3+ hours of sports per week and have broadband internet and use the internet while watching TV, which is a potential market of 57 million people in the U.S.
The document discusses the problem that the experience of watching sports on TV has not evolved in the same way that other forms of content have adapted to internet technologies. It proposes a solution of a site that streams commentary from the internet that can sync with television video, allowing commentators to call games over the web and provide different "channels" of sports commentary. The target customer segment is sports enthusiasts who watch 3+ hours of sports per week and have broadband internet and use the internet while watching TV, which is a potential market of 57 million people in the U.S.
The document discusses the problem that the experience of watching sports on TV has not evolved in the same way that other forms of content have adapted to internet technologies. It proposes a solution of a site that streams commentary from the internet that can sync with television video, allowing commentators to call games over the web and provide different "channels" of sports commentary. The target customer segment is sports enthusiasts who watch 3+ hours of sports per week and have broadband internet and use the internet while watching TV, which is a potential market of 57 million people in the U.S.
Topic: Sports on TV The Problem The experience of watching sports on TV has not evolved The Problem music video
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content to reach large audiences Internet technologies have enabled other forms of content to evolve: Sports Broadcasting: Ad Revenues Internet Radio Cable Radio Network TV 0 1.25 2.5 3.75 5 Annual Sports Broadcasting Ad Revenues (Billions) The market is a subset of the multibillion dollar sports broadcasting advertising market U.S. Sports Broadcasting Market: Overall TV: 114 million users Radio: 34 million users Internet: 78 million users Total market size: 217 million users Target Customer Segment: Sports Enthusiast Watch 3+ of hours of sports per week 98% have broadband internet 90% use internet while watching TV 57 million The Solution Site that streams commentary from the internet that syncs with television video Commentators call games over the web: Channels of sports commentary: Stats commentary Rowdy fan Beginner level Celebrity & gossip