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Originally Posted by TheScorpion
Without fans in the buildings, the only revenue streams for teams are in sponsorships and retail. And I'd be willing to bet that retail streams will be hurt by fans not being able to buy apparel/etc. in the arenas.
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If they are smart, they will be promoting the heck out of their online stores during games. It will feed into the impulse buying that arena shops benefit from. I am sure this would take a bigger cost vs savings analysis than I could provide, but I think in principle, they would be wise to decrease the price of Center Ice to increase the audience, and therefore increase merchandise and advertising exposure. I am not sure at what point increased subscription would balance out decreased price, but I am sure they have smarter people than me who could make an educated guess.
I really think increased advertisement and sponsorship is going to be the way of the future after all this.