> Mars One was hoping to generate $6 billion from a reality show.
That dollar amount sounds pretty ludicrous. But if you could somehow bootstrap some faith that it was real, I suppose maybe they could generate global viewership that would translate to large revenues. In turn, those revenues could actually be used to fund a real launch.
shrug, of course people would only watch in big numbers if you could also supply some washed-up C-list celebrities and oddballs.
The UK soccer league makes 2 billion euros per year - assume that this reality show runs for three or four years and you got yourself a big fat bag of money, especially as this would be broadcasted and marketed across the globe (including the US, which have a high population but 0 interest in soccer).
The UK soccer league is the most popular sport in the UK, and has a huge following elsewhere in Europe as well as in South America and Asia. For many of the biggest teams, the majority of their fan-base is outside of the UK. For many people, playing or watching soccer is their primary leisure activity. There are 6-10 premier league games screened each weekend across a variety of channels, not to mention the other leagues (which also have huge followings going down into the 2nd, 3rd and 4th leagues) and the various regional and international competitions that UK teams compete in, as well as the untold hours of soccer-related programming that isn't showing games.
I don't think the comparison with a hypothetical reality TV show is very meaningful.
The people running football clubs use a somewhat more rigorous and selective process to assess the suitability of prospective staff. The clubs began marketing their products to paying audiences in the steam age.
Other than the part where organizations usually spend more than they bring in, I see few similarities.
I wonder how much money The Truman Show would have brought in... in my mind, Mars One would have had similar viewership numbers due to the novelty of the program.
That dollar amount sounds pretty ludicrous. But if you could somehow bootstrap some faith that it was real, I suppose maybe they could generate global viewership that would translate to large revenues. In turn, those revenues could actually be used to fund a real launch.
shrug, of course people would only watch in big numbers if you could also supply some washed-up C-list celebrities and oddballs.