The Business Model Is Around the Gate or Ticket Sales

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The business model is around the gate or ticket sales rather than TV, that actually stayed the case until 1977. That was the first year that the NFL made more money from television revenue than from ticket sales. And if you have a league that figures out how to make sure that it's always competitive and when I say always competitive, what that translates into it from a business perspective is let's say every stadium has 40,000 seats and you have eight teams. It means you have the capability to sell 160,000 seats every weekend. And your goal is to sell160,000 tickets every single weekend. Yeah.

The NFL — it’s almost synonymous with America today. And its history is a fascinating lens to explore the nation’s development over the last 100 years, from WWII to TV and suburbs to the Internet and social media. What began as a quasi-illicit league in small midwestern towns is now the single largest media property in the world today by revenue. And whether you watch football or not, this is one incredible business story. Acquired is ready for some football — let’s kick this Season off right!

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