ESPN CFP national championship streaming issues prompt widespread complaints
The ESPN app hit some streaming issues Monday night, causing problems for those hoping to watch the CFP title game that way.
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Will rural college sports fans be able to keep up with the broadband demands of streaming services?
If a large portion of rural college fanbases don't have quality broadband, how do you expect to give them a good experience?
NBA League Pass experienced notable outages and issues for more than an hour Wednesday
League Pass issues and errors were widely reported across the U.S. Wednesday evening.
Minor League Baseball hires Octagon to sell its media rights, and there are predictions its low-seven-figure deal “could easily double”
MiLB currently has about 6,700 games annually, plus shoulder programming. And there's a good chance they could get paid more for the rights to those games in today's media landscape.
ESPN+ has added another million subscribers since August
ESPN+ now has 3.5 million paid subscribers, as per Disney CEO Bob Iger.
Twitter and Facebook execs say they now have no plans to bid big on live sports rights
“We’re not in this game to turn over any tables in the broadcast market.”
ESPN NY’s Michael Kay buries WFAN’s Mike Francesa in first month of autumn ratings, even with streaming counted for both
ESPN New York's The Michael Kay Show handily beat WFAN's Mike's On with Mike Francesa for the first month of the autumn ratings book, even with WFAN streaming counted.
DAZN is reportedly looking to raise $500 million for further rights deals
While DAZN owner Len Blavatnik is worth an estimated $25.5 billion, he's looking to outside investors for further money for DAZN, likely in an effort to expand its rights portfolio.
D.C. United drops FloSports three days ahead of their final 2019 regular-season game, will broadcast that game for free on their website
D.C. United ended this partnership before it had even finished its first year. It was initially supposed to run four years.
Discovery Golf’s Alex Kaplan talks GolfTV’s “My Game: Tiger Woods” series, Golf Digest acquisition, and more
"The goal with My Game was to showcase Tiger and bring the viewer into the mind of golf’s greatest champion. Tiger’s deep understanding and knowledge of the game is a part of his greatness, but so is his unique mental approach he takes in practice and onto the course."
NWHL signs a three-year streaming deal with Twitch for all games, which will include a rights fee
All the NWHL games will be now on Twitch, and the league and players are getting some revenue from that.
NBC Sports Gold is now available on Comcast’s Xfinity X1 and Xfinity Flex systems
Accessing NBC Sports Gold just got a bit easier for Comcast Xfinity customers.
AT&T launches over-the-top “AT&T TV” in 10 markets, plans to unveil the new “workhorse” service nationally by end of year
"It literally takes the customer acquisition cost and cuts it in half."
NBC/AEG Pub Pass is an unusual combination of a broadcaster marketing streaming content to bars; will others follow?
It's unusual to see a streaming service market to bars this way, especially with no cover charge requirement.
Roger Goodell doesn’t rule out digital companies getting involved in “more complex” TV rights negotiations
Is it realistic to think NFL broadcasting rights could go to a streaming service?
