Professional Sports on the Moon – Next Decade's Multi-Billion Dollar Opportunity (docs.google.com) 2 points by floxy 2y ago ↗ HN
[–] dave4420 2y ago ↗ Compared to established leagues and competitions:- this will attract less TV revenue- this will attract zero match day revenue (ticket sales, concessions, etc)- this will have much higher logistics costs- there will be less money to pay/attract athletes- the athletes will have nothing to do outside of performing and training (no nightclubs for the kids, no bringing family along for the grown ups)- the commute time between Earth and Moon means the athletes will have to live out there during the season- there will be no crowd noise on the broadcasts unless it is faked (as happened during covid)- the lower gravity will weird some potential viewers out (how many? don't know… but it will surely suppress viewership to some extent)I am not saying this will never happen, but next decade feels wildly overoptimistic.Is this a late April Fools?
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[ 3.0 ms ] story [ 12.9 ms ] thread- this will attract less TV revenue
- this will attract zero match day revenue (ticket sales, concessions, etc)
- this will have much higher logistics costs
- there will be less money to pay/attract athletes
- the athletes will have nothing to do outside of performing and training (no nightclubs for the kids, no bringing family along for the grown ups)
- the commute time between Earth and Moon means the athletes will have to live out there during the season
- there will be no crowd noise on the broadcasts unless it is faked (as happened during covid)
- the lower gravity will weird some potential viewers out (how many? don't know… but it will surely suppress viewership to some extent)
I am not saying this will never happen, but next decade feels wildly overoptimistic.
Is this a late April Fools?