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Post by roknows50 on Aug 26, 2022 8:09:16 GMT -5
Sports streaming might be the future, but that doesn't mean it can't also suck The whole promise of streaming, in sports and beyond, was that it was supposed to make our lives easier and less expensive. We could keep watching the things we enjoyed—and more—without the commitment of cable. In the entertainment world, the promise has by and large held up. But in sports, the streaming gold rush has largely done the opposite. The experience of being a fan is now more expensive, more annoying, and more transactional. Even when your team wins, you end up as the loser. www.extrapointsmb.com/college-sports-streaming-update-trends-boo-hiss/
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Post by roknows50 on Aug 26, 2022 8:15:59 GMT -5
Here is the Atlantic Article. Expect to be stuck in this purgatory for a while, because sports leagues have heavy incentives to remain on traditional TV even as they dabble with streaming. The NFL’s new slate of media deals is worth $110 billion over 11 years. The Amazon piece is worth about a tenth of it. The NFL has you by the cord even as it also grabs you by the scruff of your preferred streaming device. “No sports league can pirouette to [streaming], because of the opportunity-cost problem” of how much more money can currently be made by putting games on TV, {TV Media Consultant} Crakes said. Unfortunately, in the short and medium term, streaming is going to be an extra cost for sports fans rather than a lower one. www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2022/08/sports-streaming-makes-losers-us-all/671231/
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