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It will be interesting for sure. I consider myself a fairly hardcore fan but really the only moto media I consume is pulp and vital. I stopped visiting racerx years ago as I feel their content has gone downhill. I’m not sure this will change my moto experience, sorry that Feld is unilaterally making this change instead of phasing it in. I feel it’s going to go over similar to the MavTV experience and halfway the year they are going to invite people back in to cover the sport, at the latest for the ‘28 season.
I really hope they’re being the scary monster to chase the little guys away and make just some tiny little hurdle for guys like you to still be involved. They’d be cutting off their own foot if they excluded you.
If they do indeed cut out guys like you they will be digging their own grave.
How much is peacock behind this? There's only one year left on the original deal so I'm guessing they're in talks. Is peacock wanting more control of the content?
Can't imagine this will go over well with Deegan and Lawrence and others who are into creating their own content.
Can’t agree with you more, Alph, and I’m sad to say it. Feld doesn’t care if it’s a sport, they are in it to make the most money they can and if if that means turning it into a show like monster jam, that’s what they’ll do. MX Sports “sold out” awhile back when they joined forces with Feld and it isn’t Davey who calls the shots it’s Carrie Jo. They saw a way to make a ton out of money out of the partnership or whatever it is and they took it. They grew it from nothing in the ‘70’s to what it is today and decided it was time to cash out. In a way I can’t blame them for wanting to cash out but for a group (Carrie, Rita, Davey et al) who was so “core” it is just really really sad. The “sport” is a shell of what it used to be but that’s what happens when you “grow the sport” at any cost. 🤷🏼♂️
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Allow the problem to fester to the point that it is unsustainable—-then crack the whip and strip everyone down. “We had to do it—you’re all savages.” Age old tactic used throughout history by every government, ever. OBEY.
Very disappointing to hear. Some of the photographers that cover this sport are some of the best in the world and are a great group of people. These people run circles around a lot of the nascar photographers and work their butts off to cover the sport and rarely get the credit they deserve.
For those curious how other sports work; Sports like NASCAR typically have a small group that they employ to cover the sport for them and sell photos. But they also allow other agencies, manufacturers and other serious media outlets to cover the sport as well.
Would be a huge mistake to get rid of all non feld media. But it is what they did/do with Monster Jam, relying heavily on people that photograph events for free for them.
Doesn't MX sports still own and run the nationals? I may be wrong but I see it as they decided to partner with Feld to have more of a stake in the sport instead of getting run over by a much bigger entity that is Supercross. It might be a smart business move that keeps the Nationals alive and relevant so that all of the "core" fans can still enjoy motocross at it the highest level.
ML,
has a reason been given for the change?
So you’re saying more mx content and less SX? Maybe MX will gain some lost ground on Supercross
that does suck that feld wants to money grab
Will they try to run out all the content creators like Tom Journet and ruin vlogs like This is Lawrence?
I don’t think so, that would require Feld to actually pay a team something
Extremely sorry you, as well as a ton of hard working, quality media members got that dropped on you in the middle of what’s supposed to be a great Friday, that’s genuinely brainless and meshuga on behalf of Feld
Side thought: I would hurry up and trademark 'Pit Bits' as that is a great name for them to try and take and use.
I can understand Feld wanting to start vetting people applying for hard cards and media passes, since there are some who only do it for clicks and views on social media. However, if Feld were to bar people like Matthes, ML, Swap, Weege, and Gypsy from producing content, it would be a massive loss for Supercross.
If that’s the route Feld decides to take, I hope it turns into a disaster for them.
One of the main reasons I continue to follow the sport is because of all the content independent media puts out.
I will be less likely to follow sx if this plays out like ML is making it sound.
If we are relegated to Felds own media for most of the coverage this will be a real bummer. Most of what they put out now is uninteresting.
It all comes down to $$$$
It's all a money grab, as everything is. Funny how there are a few people in here who feel the need to defend a billionaire who would let them die if it meant an extra dollar. And to the people saying "they want to control people who are just there for clickbait," what do you think Feld is in it for? The sanctity of the sport? There's no principle for the people at the top.
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Someone has woken up
How you know that Feld is not going to hire some of the top media people to do a really great job of promoting the sport. Say what you want but the NBC deal and SMX is the best thing that has happened in the sport in many, many years, maybe since SX was created and it is great SX and MX are both part of it.
"Money grab" is a ridiculous saying. Every business is for profit, even the non profit ones. I am sure you have a job, so I guess you are a money grab too if you want to be paid at all, get a raise, or have paid time off. Nobody shows up to work out of the goodness of their heart and businesses don't open their doors for that either.
No way Feld is going to cut out all media, but the trolls who claim to be media don't deserve to be there anyway. Feld also has the right to protect their content, just like the NFL, NBA, NASCAR, F1 etc etc etc.
As far as guys "not having jobs" from ML's post....people lose their jobs every day and most recently he fired Darkside. I assume that was a business decision since he was not replaced. Nobody lit him on fire for that, and Feld can do the same with their business.
Yes, I need money to live, but there's a difference between doing something to have some sort of enjoyable lifestyle versus squeezing every drop out of something to the detriment of its soul. There is absolutely nothing I could ever desire to do with a billion dollars except invest it into things that benefit people. Now, I'm probably autistic and strange, but I've jumped off upward trajectories before when I thought my soul was being crushed. No one in the Feld family needs anything more than they have except to get off on their own power and sense of importance. And yes, it's the same in every sports league. Any "good" deed is similarly done to protect the bottom line. "Every business is for profit, even the non profit ones." Agreed, and that's the problem. ☭☭☭
Because they could have done that without restricting the current media and what they can post.
Money grab is a perfect description. There is a difference between doing business, and being ethical with your business model. Sidelining the very people who helped the sport to flourish and grow, just for more profits, shows that their business model isn’t driven by any type of business ethics.
All businesses have responsibilities and standards to their employees, customers, and those that have supported them. When we see pharmaceutical companies charging $2000 for a life saving pill, it immediately puts us off because it is unethical and crosses the line between profit and responsibility. Scale that example back a bit, and it’s easy to see how this is a money grab.
Yeah man, capitalism is bad. Peacock joining SMX and supporting it is bad. Honda investing to sell more bikes and make more $ is bad. Bass Pro Shops is bad for dumping $ into the sport so they sell more bait is bad.
Do you know what they are doing yet? Nope. All rumors. Who is being sidelined they owe something to? Feld is the same group that allowed Matthes to raise over a million bucks for privateers and have a race yesterday in the stadium. I guess thats a money grab too? You guys chanting about the very business you watch every Saturday wanting to grow is comical.
“Too easy.”
Start listing out what all goes into setting up a rival/replacement series and you will quickly retract that statement.
Why is that comical? Of course we watch supercross and attend the events. But when we see Feld pushing out the very people who have helped the sport, and is possibly hurting their livelihoods so they can line their own pockets, it bothers us.
We don’t want to see the sport go in that direction, so stop acting like we must all live a perfect life to have objections here.
As for what’s in the pipeline, Michael posted in this very thread the direction things are going and it’s enough to warrant concern.
if it's been posted, I missed up. But if things are going to be so "restrictive" that ML is saying "We might not even cover SX and I'll probably never work one again..."
....then what are these "restrictions"? They sound pretty damn severe.
Warranting concern is fine, but breaking out the pitchforks and calling Feld a money grab when you don't have the details is comical. I just watched ML's video from yesterday and it was a joke also. He does not have any details yet and saying "90% of the people are losing their jobs and having the rug pulled out from under them" is ridiculous. First, they are not employed by Feld and nobody owes them shit. They either work for other "media" companies or are independent contractors. They won't lose their jobs, they just may lose access to SMX, which is absolutely within the right of any business to decide who has access. They can still report on the sport if they have a strong enough following to do it from the stands or remotely.
Second, they are not getting the "rug pulled out from under them". This does not impact outdoors and if they do lose access, they have like 4 months "notice" as to the access they will have assuming this impacts the 3 SMX races. If not, they have 7 months notice to find other events to cover or whatever. Again, they not employees of Feld anyway.
This does not mean I don't care about a photographer that has been shooting SX for years. Maybe Feld will post jobs and they can apply? If not, it is no different than anyone else needing to find a job. Happens every day. It is interesting they allow as many people access as they do and the landscape is changing.....hopefully the coverage will be even better. If not, then Feld can adjust or make more changes.
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