Did Trudeau get his money's worth???

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After the dust settles the only thing that matters is if the sponsors are happy and willing to continue.

Those of you that have seen sponsors come and go over the years know that no sponsor has stayed for long.

The odds of Trudeau breaking that trend are remote.

The players need to be very very thankful and they need to show it.

If they are not they need to “Shut Up & Get Out”

and the rest of you - buy the guy's book -
 
Well, whether the IPT is profitable or not we won't find out for a while. If the IPT is around in 3-4 years or more, then it is working. If it dies after KT's involvement is over or before - well, duh - there's our sign.


KT and the IPT will never ever publicly state that they are losing money or aren't making much at all. Who would want to get onboard a sinking ship?


Many of my friends in Europe have told me about the live coverage of the IPT. A lot of people saw the IPT - just not here in the USA. Sad. It is hard to say how successful or what kind of effect the IPT had on its viewers when its exposure isn't in your own country. The KOTH was great, but it seems its popularity and viewership was mostly still the good old already-pool fans. Fishing in the same pond...


I think KT is going to make the North American Open a series like the KOTH was and put it on OLN. I've been guessing that this next production will be the maker/breaker for the IPT in America. If it doesn't increase in ratings and popularity, look for the IPT to take off on a more international path (which it already is). Look at all the tournaments in 2007 scheduled and where they will be played. That's an indication of where the IPT believes it can be profitable. Europe and Asia. It is possible that these regions will take a liking to pool in the IPT fashion, while the people in the US will continue to never care about pool in any form.


I'm optimistic about the IPT's success overall, but I am pessimistic about its success as a semi-popular TV sport in America.
 
Bola Ocho said:
I'm optimistic about the IPT's success overall, but I am pessimistic about its success as a semi-popular TV sport in America.
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It's tough to compare the European TV coverage to the (potential) American TV coverage - I mean, is there even *any* sort of channel over here in the US that is like Eurosport, that will run hours of live coverage of a given event? I can't think of a single channel over here that does that sort of thing.
 
I heard from what I consider a very reliable source (the guy knows Kevin on a business level relationship) that the IPT is already profitable. There's a lot of marketing going on there, and when television is involved, especially in multiple countries, there's money involved.

Another thing you might consider is that Kevin is pretty much equal to a gazillionaire. He didn't get that way just out of luck.
 
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