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Will Amazon Thursday Night NFL Experiments Transform Live Sports Shows?
Amazon is promising lots of experimentation with the viewer experience when it launches its version of the NFL’s Thursday Night Football in a few weeks. Will the shift of sports to streaming service set off an explosion of experiments as leagues and media partners try to entice younger audiences to watch?
TV Sports Rights Veer Into Bubble Territory, What Happens When It Pops?
A spate of new sports TV rights deals have been announced in recent weeks at prices far higher than the deals they replaced. But how much longer can media companies keep paying those prices amid cord-cutting and audience fragmentation. And what happens when the bubble pops?
Reported UCLA, USC Plan To Join Big Ten Resets College Sports TV Rights
UCLA and USC leaving the Pac-12 could set off a chain of events that resets the college sports TV landscape.
Would The NFL Bring Sunday Ticket In-House? And How Much Could That Harm Linear TV?
An interesting note around NFL Sunday Ticket negotiations… what if the service heads to NFL+? And how much harm could that do to the rest of the TV ecosystem?
New MLS Rights Deal Shows Just How Serious Apple Is About TV
With MLS now in the fold, Apple’s showing just how serious they are about TV and what they’ll do to gradually remove consumer needs for linear.
Are Live Sports The Best Life Raft For Netflix?
Is Netflix ready to compete for live sports rights (like Formula 1) already without experience serving ads or airing live events?
FIFA+ Smartly Targets Shoulder Content With New Soccer FAST
FIFA debuts its own FAST, FIFA+, in a move that sounds so smart, you may wonder why a media company didn’t try to buy it sooner themselves.
Late World Cup To Squeeze Fox’s Sports Schedule
Fox has a juggling act ahead when the World Cup is in direct opposition to college football, the NFL and holiday season later this year.
Does A Streaming Service Make Sense For The NFL This Late In The Game?
The NFL wants a streaming service. It’ll obviously make money, but is it too late for a service like that to really matter for consumers?
‘Friday Night Baseball’ Is Just The Start Of Apple’s Foray Into Live Sports
Apple’s new Friday Night Baseball package is an important foot in the door for the company’s sports rights aspirations.
How Streaming Still Factors Into The NFL’s Immediate Future (Even If It’s Not Required)
The NFL doesn’t “need’ streaming in the same way other leagues do. But that doesn’t stop it from making the most of streaming now to optimize its future.
Sinclair Needs Baseball If It Wants To Avoid Striking Out On Streaming
Sinclair’s all-in on baseball as it prepares to launch a streaming service. But what happens if MLB’s labor talks stall?
A Big Approach to Sports with FanDuel’s Mike Raffensperger
In this installment of our Marketer Interview video series, we meet Mike Raffensperger, the Chief Marketing Officer at Fanduel, and learn through a simple word association game how marketers are preparing for a new year of expanded media fragmentation.
Potential MLB TV Rights Deal Could Fuel Interesting Evolution For Apple TV+
Apple’s interest in Major League Baseball rights shows a desire to evolve the Apple TV+ service and get more serious about competing with the likes of Peacock and Paramount+.
Owning the Fan Relationship is the Winning Strategy for Rights Holders
StreamLayer COO Andrew Fleming explains how rightsholders are losing crucial customer relationships when utilizing social-focused platforms to engage fans.
What English Premier League TV Rights Will Say About State of U.S. Market
The Premier League will the latest sports entity to get a major payday from U.S. media companies. What will it mean for the market overall?
VIZIO’s Inscape: 27.4% of TVs Watched Baseball in October
Baseball tune-in was big on VIZIO TVs, per data from Inscape. Over 27% of devices tuned into at least a minute of baseball in October.
Will American Athletic Conference’s Expansion Gamble Work For TV?
The AAC replaced key departures with six new members. But do any of them register when it comes to what matters most? (interest from TV audiences)
What Would Happen To ESPN Without Disney?
If Disney actually does explore spinning ESPN off, what does that mean for the “Worldwide Leader” trying to operate on its own?

