Kryvbas Vice President Artem Gagarin commented to Tribuna on the decision of the Kryvyi Rih team to broadcast its home UPL matches on the club's YouTube channel.
- What exactly does it mean when the statement indicates that the club does not leave the pool and continues to be part of the working group? Does it mean that the clubs, despite being on different platforms, continue to work on unification?
- Of course, we have a goal to make a competitive product, unified and independent. A product that can make a profit. This is how it works all over the world.
- If the clubs do not manage to unite after the winter break, is Kryvbas considering any alternative options? For example, joining Rukh TV in the UPL or paying for broadcasts on YouTube?
- Look, Kryvbas, Rukh and others are considering the option of merging. So what can we talk about now... In general, there is no need to divide into any camps, someone with someone, someone for something, someone better, someone worse. We are all gaining experience now. A useful experience.
"Veres, which went on pay-per-view, has already shown us and will continue to show us the pros and cons of this system. If they hadn't gone, if they hadn't had the courage, they might have continued to think that this story could bring in good profits. So far, things have not been as good as we thought.
So far, we see some certain drawbacks of this system from the outside, just as a user who connects and pays money for it. But Rivne residents will definitely share their experience with us. We see that Rukh has its own approach - they broadcast on both YouTube and Suspilne. We are now going purely to YouTube.
Why did we write that this is the first time? Perhaps I'm wrong and there have been some cases of pure UPL broadcasting on YouTube, although I don't remember it, but this is exclusively on YouTube - in the current situation, we will be the only ones.
- So, we are working on various options.
- What do you mean, options are being worked out? Well, we are working on options for merging. Because without it, nothing will happen.
- It's just that in the information plane, even judging by the reaction of the fans, it looks like, on the contrary, everyone is very much separated in different places.
- We deliberately emphasised that we are staying, that we will work and make efforts. We are one of the most active clubs in this whole story. We actively defend our position and will not put up with some of the things that are happening. And we always talk about it, which helps to change something or come to some constructive solution.