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Live sports is really carrying cable subscription packages at this point, and I get the feeling that a lot of people who watch it would consider it a bridge too
by MisterBastahrd 5y ago
Live sports is really carrying cable subscription packages at this point, and I get the feeling that a lot of people who watch it would consider it a bridge too far if the major sports leagues decided to ever adopt a full pay per view model.
- jacobr1 5y agoBut the format of a cable subscription doesn't need to match current form factor. For the past few seasons we've bough Youtube TV during the NHL playoffs, and canceled after. I'd just as happily pay NHL directly (probably a lower cost for me, and higher margin for them) but their current offering has blackouts for exactly the games I want to see. Another example, we buy Disney+, but not their ESPN package. But we would it they had coverage of the teams/leagues we care about. Really the blackout exclusions that leagues have that allow them get higher cable revenue deals are the problem. But if that dynamic shifts and the deals are exclusive, I would expect the league-direct streaming services to become competitive.
- colinmhayes 5y agoI have to think live sports will move to streaming services that package betting on the same screen and allow different announcers. There's just so much money to be made off controlling gambling.