Another Streaming Service to buy more Live Sports rights

[jasonb56]

Saw this article talking about how CBS and Showtime are now in the market for live sports to broadcast on it's streaming platforms. To late for us this round, but will only help us down the road as more of these platforms look for content to fill space with. Just a matter of time before Apple/Netflix/HULU/CBS/Prime and others grab some of the college football market...

http://www.darkhorizons.com/cbs-to-pump-8-billion-into-streaming/

 

P.S. only 16 weeks till college football starts!

[Grateful Dad]

If that moves games out of the non-subscriber realm, it may not be good.  The way this streaming thing is going, it is going to be as expensive as cable, but without the 567 channels with nothing on them.

[NewEnglandBull]

4 hours ago, Grateful Dad said:

If that moves games out of the non-subscriber realm, it may not be good.  The way this streaming thing is going, it is going to be as expensive as cable, but without the 567 channels with nothing on them.

This is what I have been saying for sometime. Everyone is farts and giggles over streaming but the prices will continue to rise and the screen will continue to freeze for sports. 

[George_Bullnard_Shaw]

On 5/4/2019 at 3:55 PM, Grateful Dad said:

If that moves games out of the non-subscriber realm, it may not be good.  The way this streaming thing is going, it is going to be as expensive as cable, but without the 567 channels with nothing on them.

STreaming market is so fragmented now.

[slick1ru2]

On 5/4/2019 at 8:49 PM, NewEnglandBull said:

This is what I have been saying for sometime. Everyone is farts and giggles over streaming but the prices will continue to rise and the screen will continue to freeze for sports. 

The upcoming generation doesn’t even watch TV, cord-nevers. 

 

Old people too are getting rid of tv.

 

https://www.broadcastingcable.com/news/cord-nevers-grow-to-12-of-adults-mri

Edited May 11, 2019 by slick1ru2

[NewEnglandBull]

34 minutes ago, slick1ru2 said:

The upcoming generation doesn’t even watch TV, cord-nevers. 

 

Old people too are getting rid of tv.

 

https://www.broadcastingcable.com/news/cord-nevers-grow-to-12-of-adults-mri

My comment was directed to price points. By the time you add internet provider, monthly charges from whatever service you are using (YouTube, etc.), you are getting awfully close to regular cable prices. Then say the kid wants Disney+...another $6. These price will start to creep up more and more. Wireless will be yesterday’s cable at some point. 

[swamprat]

Anymore you have to have internet access to your home with or without TV, so that is a wash. 

Even if I end up paying as much in the long run, I still prefer a la carte streaming over 500 + channels I don't want or need and not getting what I want.

As with everything else, the fragmentation will iron itself out as the consumers show the streaming providers what they want and will pay for. 

[BrassBulls12]

I can't rely on internet in my area to watch tv.