Blue Moon Rising TV

[The perfect fumble]

OK, so let me get this straight. The op, has a problem with BMRTV because it's owned by a company that is not fan owned/Manchester City owned (run by Blues mind you), yet he likes/uses BMRTV and supports them by following and watching their content. He doesn't like BMRTV because they don't say, "BMRTV-brought to you by Shot Glass Media." Going on from that, he is worried that challenging content will find it difficult to start up because of BMRTV's backing, yet he/she still uses BMRTV and has no intent on starting a rival "fan channel" but complains about said BMRTV and their media company that brings this unique content to the masses. Content that you will not find anywhere else outside of CityTV. The media company makes a profit off of BMRTV as there was a void in this area and they have filled it and by all accounts are doing pretty well by it. People watch the content, are happy with the content (including the op). There isn't a biased media slant as the content is brought to you by blues who have the club in their heart.

Is the only problem that they don't say, "BMRTV-brought to you by Shot Glass Media?"

At the very least all fan channels should be up front about what they are.

If Sky interviews a fan outside the Etihad everyone knows the score and the fan can decide whether they want to talk to Sky, BT Sport or whoever knowing they're a media company and what kind of media company they are. They also know that what they say might, if broadcast, be edited, depending on the editorial priorities at these stations, with all the biases, agendas, commercial criteria and so on that we know operates within these organisations.

 

[jimharri]

At the end of the day, does it really matter who owns the channel? I don't religiously watch everything on it, I tend to dip in and out of it (love Walter's contributions on it). Some of the fan interviews on there can come across as a bit "cringe-y", but hey ho. The Chelsea fan being interviewed after the 3-0 this season was enjoyable viewing however, for all sorts of reasons.

;-)

Quick tip to the OP; if you feel strongly about the enterprise not being owned by the fans, have you tried getting in touch with them to voice your concerns to them? At the very least, they'll know your feelings on the issue, which can be no bad thing.

 

[The perfect fumble]

Think Ducado has it right. To be honest, I was never a fan of BMRTV, it all seems rather sanitised and 'new-era' football. Also don't understand how people lap up that beer glass fella - his videos are by far the worst IMO!

That's a very good point, these fan channels are, for the most part, staffed with youngsters, when we know just looking round the stadium that the crowd is greying as prices force out youth and the skint. The crowd is becoming older and more middle class, we all know this, it's a point covered at length elsewhere.

The fan channels interview older fans, how could they not, there's so many of us now, but their studio face is very young, very now (except, of course, it isn't now, now is mostly aging baby boomers who've pulled up the ladder). This new age trendy cringe is not so overwhelming at BMRTV and it's a bit much to hammer lads for their age, but the youthful image is deliberate, because it's the young trendy face the owners of fan channels clearly want. If you want to set your teeth on edge look no further than this product from Football Daily, owned by Diagonal View Ltd, turnover £2.7 million.....



So hip, so cool, so unbelievably naff and about as authentic a face of real fans as Pellers is the authentic face of moisturiser for men.

 

[The perfect fumble]

I agree, its a great read and TPF is Bluemoons Roger Cook

That made me smile..Thanks.

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[TheGingerMessi]

WOW! what does it matter who makes money out of it as long as it's good content and it doesn't cost you a penny to view it? and even if the lads made a living out of it so what?

 

[Blue&whitestripes]

WOW! what does it matter who makes money out of it as long as it's good content and it doesn't cost you a penny to view it? and even if the lads made a living out of it so what?

Nobody's having a dig at BMRTV. It IS good content - won't appeal to all supporters all of the time, but then what does? - and is presented by genuine & likeable guys.

I don't care if the lads make a living out of it. I doubt they do (not yet, anyway) and all power to them if they eventually manage that.

I quote from my previous post:

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There's a lot to be said for professional, experienced involvement. However, the commercial nature of this involvement means that profit is the imperative and I find myself wondering "what happens if a fan channel doesn't get enough clicks/generate enough income?' Would the media companies put pressure on the presenters to find some "star" interviewees? (Eg Claude on Arsenal FanTV.) Would they pull the plug?

Let's face it, every media outlet now uses clickbait, even the staid old broadsheets (such as The Telegraph) are not immune from the need to generate ad income on free-to-view sites.

So I see this as a general discussion around the role & influence of these digital media companies: how much, if at all, do they influence content? What, if any, editorial control do they impose?
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If you're not interested in those general questions, fair enough, but you're misinterpreting what's being discussed.

 

[Blue Smarties]

I've had to unfollow them on Twitter, their content is very 'LOOK AT ME'.

 

[wagonman]

Will they change their name when we have "risen"?

JJ

 

[Blue&whitestripes]

I've had to unfollow them on Twitter, their content is very 'LOOK AT ME'.

But - to play devil's advocate - that's the nature of the game, isn't it? Whether they have corporate backing or not, they have to get the views/subs/likes or all the effort they put into the channel will be in vain and it will wither & die.

 

[Blue Smarties]

But - to play devil's advocate - that's the nature of the game, isn't it? Whether they have corporate backing or not, they have to get the views/subs/likes or all the effort they put into the channel will be in vain and it will wither & die.

You don't have to SHOUT IN A LOT OF TWEETS. If you're content is good and engaging, you'll gain a natural following.