Comments on: It’s Time To Back British Basketball http://www.theuksportsnetwork.com/its-time-to-back-british-basketball Social Media and Sport in the UK Wed, 08 Feb 2012 20:51:43 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Ash Read http://www.theuksportsnetwork.com/its-time-to-back-british-basketball/comment-page-1#comment-481 Ash Read Mon, 28 Jun 2010 11:27:12 +0000 http://www.theuksportsnetwork.com/?p=1255#comment-481 Thanks for the link, I'll give it a read. The BBL does need to connect more with fans and this Sky deal is the perfect opportunity. Thanks for the link, I'll give it a read. The BBL does need to connect more with fans and this Sky deal is the perfect opportunity.

]]> By: Sam Raphael Chadwick http://www.theuksportsnetwork.com/its-time-to-back-british-basketball/comment-page-1#comment-480 Sam Raphael Chadwick Mon, 28 Jun 2010 08:42:51 +0000 http://www.theuksportsnetwork.com/?p=1255#comment-480 Yeah great read glad to see people backing Britain :) we really need to get the word out there and the thing about players not being fans is 1000% completely true most players especially at a young age do not actually watch or follow any form of basketball they only play so we gotta get some way of making fans out of the players. Yeah great read glad to see people backing Britain :) we really need to get the word out there and the thing about players not being fans is 1000% completely true most players especially at a young age do not actually watch or follow any form of basketball they only play so we gotta get some way of making fans out of the players.

]]> By: SportSpiel http://www.theuksportsnetwork.com/its-time-to-back-british-basketball/comment-page-1#comment-479 SportSpiel Mon, 28 Jun 2010 08:14:33 +0000 http://www.theuksportsnetwork.com/?p=1255#comment-479 The Australian league just signed a new TV deal as well on a big network. You know what I'm pushing to re-connect with their fans...social media. Don't want to spam, but I wrote about it here: <a href="http://www.sportspiel.com.au/2010/06/what-the-nhl-can-teach-the-nbl-about-social-media/" target="_blank">http://www.sportspiel.com.au/2010/06/what-the-nhl...</a> Think of NBL = BBL and it should make sense, I hope. The Australian league just signed a new TV deal as well on a big network. You know what I'm pushing to re-connect with their fans…social media. Don't want to spam, but I wrote about it here: http://www.sportspiel.com.au/2010/06/what-the-nhl…
Think of NBL = BBL and it should make sense, I hope.

]]> By: SportSpiel http://www.theuksportsnetwork.com/its-time-to-back-british-basketball/comment-page-1#comment-476 SportSpiel Sat, 26 Jun 2010 02:51:24 +0000 http://www.theuksportsnetwork.com/?p=1255#comment-476 More quality work Ash. The sport will always struggling for mainstream attention when it is going against monolyths like EPL and Rugby in the UK I believe, but in the lead up to the Olympics it's such a good opportunity for the sport. If you can work in Deng and Gordon into your promotion as well that will only help promote the game and hopefully more coverage will come from that. More quality work Ash. The sport will always struggling for mainstream attention when it is going against monolyths like EPL and Rugby in the UK I believe, but in the lead up to the Olympics it's such a good opportunity for the sport. If you can work in Deng and Gordon into your promotion as well that will only help promote the game and hopefully more coverage will come from that.

]]> By: Ash Read http://www.theuksportsnetwork.com/its-time-to-back-british-basketball/comment-page-1#comment-475 Ash Read Thu, 24 Jun 2010 13:15:16 +0000 http://www.theuksportsnetwork.com/?p=1255#comment-475 Thanks Ryan, I think Basketball in the UK and Soccer in the US are in similar positions. Soccer in US is probably a bit more mainstream and developed than Basketball over here, but we both share the struggle for attention and converting players into fans. I really hope the "Back British Basketball" campaign can get people behind our team and help take the sport to the next level! Thanks Ryan, I think Basketball in the UK and Soccer in the US are in similar positions. Soccer in US is probably a bit more mainstream and developed than Basketball over here, but we both share the struggle for attention and converting players into fans.

I really hope the "Back British Basketball" campaign can get people behind our team and help take the sport to the next level!

]]> By: hello@ashread.com http://www.theuksportsnetwork.com/its-time-to-back-british-basketball/comment-page-1#comment-474 hello@ashread.com Thu, 24 Jun 2010 13:11:01 +0000 http://www.theuksportsnetwork.com/?p=1255#comment-474 No worries, thanks for kicking off the "Back British Basketball" campaign. It's gonna be big! No worries, thanks for kicking off the "Back British Basketball" campaign. It's gonna be big!

]]> By: Ryan http://www.theuksportsnetwork.com/its-time-to-back-british-basketball/comment-page-1#comment-473 Ryan Thu, 24 Jun 2010 13:05:14 +0000 http://www.theuksportsnetwork.com/?p=1255#comment-473 Good article Ash, and thanks for mentioning mine. In order to grow the sport you will have to find the believers and those who are luke warm to your cause. Don't try to convert the atheists, they will come over when they are ready. You spend too much on those guys to even care. Good article Ash, and thanks for mentioning mine. In order to grow the sport you will have to find the believers and those who are luke warm to your cause. Don't try to convert the atheists, they will come over when they are ready. You spend too much on those guys to even care.

]]> By: Sam http://www.theuksportsnetwork.com/its-time-to-back-british-basketball/comment-page-1#comment-471 Sam Thu, 24 Jun 2010 08:30:08 +0000 http://www.theuksportsnetwork.com/?p=1255#comment-471 Great article Ash. Thanks for helping spread the word! Great article Ash. Thanks for helping spread the word!

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