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That's what makes the theory of disruption so powerful.. someone will come and offer sports that don't have these restrictions with rights and pave an entirely
by livestyle 11y ago
That's what makes the theory of disruption so powerful.. someone will come and offer sports that don't have these restrictions with rights and pave an entirely new landscape of digital sports.
- GFischer 11y agoYou mean Twitch and eSports? Or alternative leagues?
- randall 11y agoMy guess is things like rugby could suddenly become popular if ESPN were to get the rights.
- GFischer 11y agoRugby is regularly shown on ESPN, at least here in South America, and also in Europe I think.
- randall 11y agoWe get it on saturdays in the summer sometimes, with no fanfare. I used to work for ESPN. They do the "ERT" trucks, aka espn regional TV, which is like the "C" team truck. Nothing like high caliber college football, etc.
- vermontdevil 11y agoFunny what made ESPN popular in the early years was their constant coverage of Aussie Rules Football. So many in the US were curious about it and helped ESPN grow. I'm sure other sports were a factor too. Too bad ESPN dropped coverage of that sport - I used to pretend I was an Aussie trying to bounce the ball and catching it and kicking etc with friends who had ESPN as well. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australian_rules_football_in_the_United_States#1980s_.E2.80.93_television_and_ESPN https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australian_rules_football_in_t...
- debacle 11y agoD I G I T A L S P O R T S It's already a thing. Twitch is massive, and seemingly profitable. They're not the best company but they're providing a platform for millions of people to watch online events in traditional games (chess, poker) as well as eSports (called digital sports by some companies).