[buddywow]

Maybe the google translations above can help

regarding the improved tv presence of table tennis I was never so sure that it is so important, although because of the big loss of attractivity when tt is not watched live.

I used to watch tt on television everytime they brought it
but now I am so spoiled from getting to watch great live games at Pro tour tournaments and other major events, sometimes the best players, or something like watching Chen Qi practising in the training hall from 2 meters distance, I almost don't watch it anymore myself!

Therefore my recommendation always has been that it's 10 times more effective to win live audience and not television audience. That would make much more sense and money would be better spend.

1 nice example: last Autumn i visited the Austrian Open in the big city Salzburg. Walking through the city, looking at newspapers there were almost no posters or ads, so it was very much an anonymous tournament to the local people.
For me this is a bigger problem than low tv presence
(don't worry: i I know the argument that firms only pay money if their logo is on tv)