As a generic indicator it might be ok but it's an odd medium to pick to gauge it. Without some indication of intended league and race night it's going to be pretty meaningless.
So a "good" offer was turned down and no tv contract was entered in to for this season. Doesn't quite add up that
The ongoing question for any terrestrial or indeed cable tv channel is who is it envisaged will pay the production costs?
1. The BSPL
2.The tv channel
3. A combination of the above
The only way I could see it working based on Wood's comments is if the BSPL needed another PL track then a Northampton type arrangement might work if the likes of Busty are involved.
Of course at this moment the BSPL don't need another PL track but who knows who may or may not run next season....
Rent upfront for a season is likely to be not insignificant plus infrastructure costs as you've mentioned plus the knowledge that your pretty certain to lose money once the turnstiles open... they won't be queueing up to take this on I suspect
Interesting interview with Deane Wood in the Star. Northampton only happened because Buster was involved and they have a level of trust
It would depend who the prospective promoters of Eastie would be but they'd have to come up with the money and put the money up.front. He also says he thinks it would lose money but we all know that anyway