Many of you probably realise that the English leagues have sold their rights for an astronomical 5.5 Billion this season, much of it coming from overseas. However, one major issue is that the \u2018buyers\u2019 haven\u2019t managed to sell their rights on to the local stations.<\/p>\n
In South East Asia we have had StarSports (part of ESPN \u2013 now FoxSports) air the football for the past 5 years. This year the football will be on a channel called beIN Sports. The problem is beIN sports isn\u2019t broadcast in any of the following: Taiwan, HK, Vietnam, Cambodia, China or Philippines. Indonesia have the channel available only in Jakarta and Thailand have the channel but dont have enough new boxes to go around!<\/p>\n
So, my thinking was:<\/p>\n
If English football will be unavailable for at least the next two seasons to the normal man in South East Asia, isn\u2019t this a great time for the Scottish to get in on the act? Why couldn\u2019t we OFFER<\/strong> the rights to Scottish Live Football for the next few seasons to FoxSportsAsia (the most available sports channel in South East Asia) for FREE. Yes, for FREE. Hell, why don\u2019t we just throw in the broadcast costs for FREE as well? In fact, maybe this is what Charles Green had in mind when he started talking about a 500m global fan base\u2026 After all, Man Utd claim 350m in this region alone!<\/p>\n And you never know\u2026 without ANY competition people might actually realise watching Scottish Football is not all that bad, and in a couple of years time we might actually be able to CHARGE for the product.<\/p>\n As St.Johnstone and others decided last year, it is time to ensure future generations grow up watching football. The free kids initiatives seem to be creating the next generation of football fans. The opportunity is there RIGHT NOW (not in 5 years time \u2013 NOW) for the new Scottish Professional Football League to create a whole new generation of Scottish fans and take them from under the noses of our money grabbing neighbors to the south.<\/p>\n A pipe dream? Probably\u2026 But it would put Scottish Football on the Asian map for minimal expense\u2026<\/p>\n Stewart Regan can contact me now and I\u2019ll even help him set it up. He\u2019d have saved himself a lot of embarrassment if he\u2019d listened to me last year\u2026<\/p>\n by<\/p>\n
\nJust think of the exposure we would have in SouthEast Asia. Just think of the MILLIONS of extra viewers for Scottish football. Think of the extra shirt sales alone\u2026<\/p>\n