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I'm rather surprised that there was no other live-streaming video team that could step in here. Can Netflix really not do live streams with only ~90s delay? C

I'm rather surprised that there was no other live-streaming video team that could step in here. Can Netflix really not do live streams with only ~90s delay? Can't Hulu stream live? YouTube has had live streaming for a while, right? Clearly MLB (and other execs) want to own the Whole Product, but could they not have contracted this work rather than build BAM? I appreciate that sporting events may have special technical needs (the World Cup was insanely popular), but I'm curious as to what special strategy BAM uses. Do they make special traffic deals for certain markets? Or perhaps are they really the first team to try to do very large-scale streaming with only a ~90sec delay?

TheHydroImpulse 11y ago
I really wish Netflix would pursue live streaming sports, they certainly seem the most apt for the job. A significant challenge is not necessarily live streaming the game, but the production. Most of the productions are ran by regional or national TV cable. They certainly don't want to encourage moving off of cable. Rogers (i.e., Sportsnet), who own exclusive NHL broadcasting rights in Canada (with exception to a few NHL clubs and some regional restrictions), are running NHL's Game Center Live in Canada. I don't know if the technology/provider of live stream is the same as the american version (non-Sportsnet) but because they own all national rights, there are no blackouts. The U.S., version of GameCenter Live is pretty restrictive to geoblocking. I don't think the roadblocks are in the licensing agreements that are preventing widespread live streaming. http://www.broadstreethockey.com/2015/8/4/9094733/its-time-for-the-nhl-to-get-rid-of-tv-blackouts http://www.broadstreethockey.com/2015/8/4/9094733/its-time-f...
reubenmorais 11y ago
According to the article they were doing live streaming in 2002, years before any of those. Netlix - 2007 Hulu - 2008 YouTube - 2010 Hulu is US only, as far as I can tell, and Netflix still has spotty international coverage.
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- mattlutze 11y ago
  From CNet in October 2001: "Next season, the professional baseball organization plans to begin streaming real-time video of games over the Internet, according to the head of its online division. "The move, which will be targeted largely at employees with high-speed Net access at work, would represent the first time a major sports league has made live games available in their entirety online, according to an MLB representative." http://archive.is/20120711061344/http://news.com.com/2100-1023-275123.html http://archive.is/20120711061344/http://news.com.com/2100-10...
tfgg 11y ago
Why didn't they contract the BBC? iPlayer works insanely well for live content with live rewind for all their channels, and they covered the 2012 Olympics with rewindable live high-def feeds for every sport.

TheHydroImpulse 11y ago

I really wish Netflix would pursue live streaming sports, they certainly seem the most apt for the job. A significant challenge is not necessarily live streaming the game, but the production. Most of the productions are ran by regional or national TV cable. They certainly don't want to encourage moving off of cable. Rogers (i.e., Sportsnet), who own exclusive NHL broadcasting rights in Canada (with exception to a few NHL clubs and some regional restrictions), are running NHL's Game Center Live in Canada. I don't know if the technology/provider of live stream is the same as the american version (non-Sportsnet) but because they own all national rights, there are no blackouts. The U.S., version of GameCenter Live is pretty restrictive to geoblocking. I don't think the roadblocks are in the licensing agreements that are preventing widespread live streaming. http://www.broadstreethockey.com/2015/8/4/9094733/its-time-for-the-nhl-to-get-rid-of-tv-blackouts http://www.broadstreethockey.com/2015/8/4/9094733/its-time-f...

reubenmorais 11y ago

According to the article they were doing live streaming in 2002, years before any of those. Netlix - 2007 Hulu - 2008 YouTube - 2010 Hulu is US only, as far as I can tell, and Netflix still has spotty international coverage.

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mattlutze 11y ago
From CNet in October 2001: "Next season, the professional baseball organization plans to begin streaming real-time video of games over the Internet, according to the head of its online division. "The move, which will be targeted largely at employees with high-speed Net access at work, would represent the first time a major sports league has made live games available in their entirety online, according to an MLB representative." http://archive.is/20120711061344/http://news.com.com/2100-1023-275123.html http://archive.is/20120711061344/http://news.com.com/2100-10...

tfgg 11y ago

Why didn't they contract the BBC? iPlayer works insanely well for live content with live rewind for all their channels, and they covered the 2012 Olympics with rewindable live high-def feeds for every sport.