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Blackouts in Europe don't happen because most right-holders are national. But basically, a particular sports event shown on one channel will not be broadcasted
by AnAfrican 10y ago
Blackouts in Europe don't happen because most right-holders are national.
But basically, a particular sports event shown on one channel will not be broadcasted because another channel holds the rights in that juridiction.
It happens a lot on Sattelite TV in Africa...
TF1, the biggest French Channel is broadcasted on Canal Sat Africa.
TF1 shows Formula One events.
But they only hold the rights for France.
Since Canal Plus (the channel) or SuperSports (South African Channel) hold the rights for Africa, TF1 is blacked out during Formula One events.
- AnAfrican 10y agoFurthermore, in the US, local channels pay for exclusive rights to broadcast sports events for local teams. So while your New York-Chicago may be available on MLB or NBA's streaming service, it will be blacked out in Chicago and New York because a TV channel has paid for the exclusive rights.
- AnAfrican 10y agoActually Black outs happen in Europe. If I'm not mistaken, all of the Bundesliga games are available for free on Bundesliga's streaming service if watched outside of Germany.