NBC cuts ties to Gravity Games

[Baca Loco]

NBC dumps Gravity Games but is apparently considering "hosting" a series of extreme sports events in the future while OLN may be interested in the Gravity Games.
If true what's the short term impact on televised paintball and the NPPL's promotional efforts?


http://expn.go.com/expn/story?pageName=031124_gravity_pr

A note of thanks to PGi photo guy extraordinaire, AJ, for the head's up.

 

[Baca Loco]

BTW Baca

Originally posted by Nick Brockdorff
Shouldn't you be a good moderator, and move this thread to SYB - or something ?...... the Gravity Games are not "Major League"



Nick

Neither are the Ugly Ducklings but I let you post here.

What the Gravity Games do represent however is a substantial portion of the focus of those running the MLT's and as such this sort of thing has an impact. (Thus justifying its inclusion here. So there.)

 

[KillerOnion]

Perhaps they'd even fashion their own events as opposed to covering existing ones, perhaps in their locations on their desired schedule? I wonder what they would want if they compared 5 man, 7man, 10 man, 5 man Xball, and 7 man Xball side by side and were at liberty to pick any format, number of teams, time table, scoring system, playoffs, etc. rather than just taking what we hand them. Has anyone consulted with them and asked what they want?

 

[organized_chaos]

Does this open the door for the NXL on NBC? I know that the NPPL had a deal with the gravity games, but with that falling through can that mean that NBC will go for the NXL. Doesn't Clark do thier new years eve special? If he does, and I think he does, they must be tight, and I think that NBC may pick up on it.

 

[shamu]

Dick Clark has been associated with ABC mostly - American Bandstand and DC's Rockin' New Year's Eve being two notable examples.