Roger Goodell doesn’t rule out digital companies getting involved in “more complex” TV rights negotiations
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Raptors’ title brought ratings and revenue for part owners Bell and Rogers, but outages ruined key moments for thousands of subscribers
Rogers' Sportsnet Now crashed during the first half of Game 5 of the NBA Final. Bell's Fibe TV crashed in the final 30 seconds there. And Fibe TV's app crashed during the final moments of Game 6, causing viewers to miss the moment where the Raptors officially won the NBA championship.
NBA subreddit that provided illegal streams of games gets shut down
The subreddit had over 400,000 subscribers before it was shut down.
DAZN reported to have more than 4 million subscribers since starting operation last year
Dependent on boxing and MMA, DAZN hopes to build on its current subscriber base
Colonial Athletic Association signs primary rights deal with FloSports, receives rights fee (“low seven figures”) for the first time
The CAA is heading to FloSports, with over 300 events (including around 50 football games and 140 men's and women's basketball games) expecting to air there this year.
What sporting events does the massive Game of Thrones audience actually compare to?
While the Game of Thrones premiere didn't pass big NFL games or many Winter Olympics nights, it did come awfully close to MLB and NBA final-game ratings in 2018, and beat the Kentucky Derby, the Masters and more.
ESPN/Big 12 streaming deal was a way to resolve championship game pricing dispute, illustrating flexibility ESPN+ provides
This deal likely wouldn't have worked for both sides without ESPN+. Gaining Big 12 streaming content for that service allowed ESPN to pay more for these championship games than they would have otherwise.
UConn AD is “disappointed that there will be a reduction in linear TV exposure” with new AAC deal, but there may not be
While Huskies' officials are complaining that the new deal may see more of their games on streaming, that's not necessarily going to be the case.
Deloitte survey finds 69 percent of respondents have a streaming subscription, but many complain of subscription fatigue
Those surveyed by Deloitte averaged three streaming service subscriptions, but many weren't thrilled with the numbers of services they had to subscribe to get what they want. That's worth noting for sports, considering the fragmentation in the sports streaming landscape.
DirecTV is now selling a streaming version of its satellite service
DirecTV wants customers to start buying its services online rather than buying the satellite dishes
SI/PCMag survey has 15 percent of respondents planning to watch the Super Bowl watching via streaming
Large numbers of younger respondents to this survey plan to stream the Super Bowl.
D.C. United shucking traditional local TV deal, will instead stream games through FloSports
D.C. United joins two other MLS teams in streaming its games exclusively online.
Comcast exec hints that an NBCUniversal streaming service could debut in 2019
The big question is what will it include?
How many streaming services are too many?
You could spend as much as $200/month on streaming services to get everything you want, which really makes that cable package look appealing.
We can see the beginning of the end for the DirecTV satellite service
DirecTV’s last satellite was launched last month and older satellites won’t be replaced
