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Netflix’s Ted Sarandos says they’re not chasing big live sports rights: ‘We’re not anti-sports, we’re just pro-profit.’
"I’m very confident we can get twice as big as we are without sports."
Roku launches centralized Sports experience on their TVs and connected devices, with Fox, TNT, Fubo, many streamers on board
"Watching your favorite teams should be simple, so we’ve made it a priority to build out a more seamless and streamlined way to discover and watch sports on our platform."
Sling TV is raising prices for its packages
Sling Orange and Sling Blue will now cost $40 a month each, or $55 for the combination package. That's before any further channel add-ons.
Clippers’ streaming play ‘ClipperVision’ combines RSN feed, alternate broadcast with former stars, Spanish and Korean feeds
“Starting in the year 2022, would somebody really say, ‘Hey, I want to do a new cable channel’? No. They’d say, ‘I want to do a new streaming service.’”
Peacock will stream the entire 2022 FIFA World Cup in Spanish
Cord cutters have an option to watch the FIFA World Cup.
Amazon confident Prime Video can handle Thursday Night Football traffic: ‘I don’t think there’s any company more prepared.’
“I don’t think there’s any company more prepared than we are to handle that type of scale and that type of challenge.”
NBA League Pass will be much cheaper this season
NBA League Pass will be available beginning at $100 for the season this fall.
Thursday Night Football will be first streaming-service show measured in Nielsen weekly TV report
"This is a huge testament to the role Nielsen plays. It demonstrates the importance of our ratings in the media ecosystem."
Bally Sports+ has an official all-markets launch date
"This full introduction marks a key moment in the evolution of RSNs, but it is also a great moment for local fans who now have another viewing option for their favorite teams."
Rising Peacock losses with stagnant subscribers contribute to Comcast stock drop
Peacock posted $467 million in Q2 losses, up from $363 million in that quarter last year.
FloSports signs “largest NCAA Division II media rights agreement to date” with South Atlantic Conference, covering all games and championships
"The South Atlantic Conference significantly bolsters our collegiate programming. We’re committed to providing SAC member schools and athletes with a robust digital platform to connect with their communities and fans."
Monthly price of ESPN+ jumping to $9.99 in August
This is a tough sell, to be honest, even if there's an obvious motivation.
MLS signs 10-year, $2.5-billion-plus global deal with Apple for all MLS matches, with some available in base AppleTV app and some requiring a...
This is the biggest league shift to an all-streaming deal we've seen so far.
NESN becomes first U.S. RSN to launch full OTT service, offering NESN 360 for $30 a month
The new NESN 360 will also be available via MVPD authentication.
Oklahoma’s PPV football game is going away, part of ESPN+ striking its largest single-school deal to date with the Sooners
It looks like people won't have to buy Oklahoma Sooners football games on pay-per-view any longer, with that content instead moving to OTT monthly subscription service ESPN+.
Sinclair announces Bally Sports+ OTT service price, continues with plan of Q2 soft launch and full fall launch
Bally Sports+ is set to launch at $19.99 a month, or $189.99 (a $50 discount) for a full year.
Charter partners with Comcast on Flex streaming devices/XClass smart TVs, projects customer base shift to streaming
Charter's decision to join Comcast's streaming device/smart TV project rather than do their own gives the combined venture significant scale, and perhaps paves the way for some eventual OTT service bundling deals.
North Carolina’s Final Four win over Duke was most-watched men’s semifinal since 2017
The 16.3 million average audience for UNC-Duke by fast nationals and streaming metrics is expected to go up even further once out-of-home viewing is factored into the final TV numbers.
The NFL is contemplating a “NFL+” streaming service, which could replace Verizon mobile streaming, but questions remain
It's unclear yet if the NFL will really push ahead with this concept, or if this is just a plan to get more bids for the mobile streaming package that had been with Verizon.
Max Scherzer’s first game against the Nats may be on Apple TV+ (but for free), rather than on cable RSNs
Yes, fans may have to "shift their setup," but they'll only have to shift their setup to a currently-free, widely-available streaming package.
Jimmy Pitaro calls ESPN+ “the centerpiece” and “the jewel,” says “We’re going to keep acquiring more rights for ESPN+”
"ESPN+ is the centerpiece. It is the jewel. ...That exclusivity really helps drive audience. As we move forward we are going to keep acquiring more rights for ESPN+."
FloSports SVP Phil Wendler talks their 2021 acquisitions and growth, and their plans for 2022
"There are a large number of sports communities that do not fit in mainstream sports media’s business model. We want to give these sports the love they deserve by leveraging our sport-specific channels, along with the deep resources our company and platform provide."
Paramount+ returned repeated errors for many of those trying to stream Bills-Chiefs
Trying to stream Bills-Chiefs through Paramount+ wound up in repeated issues for many.
Many YouTube TV subscribers in New Mexico got only Spanish audio for Bills-Chiefs on CBS affiliate KRQE
This is at least the third time this NFL season a particular English-language feed from a local affiliate has wound up with only Spanish audio.