DBSTalk Forum banner

Discussions Showcase Albums Media Media Comments Tags

1-20 of 494 Results
  1. Internet Streaming Services
    Soccer is growing, so that's another live sport. I believe the MLS has made some very intelligent decisions the past few years getting their game to more and more people. Not to mention all the Premier League, Serie A, etc broadcasts that are now available in the US and continue to grow. Not...
  2. Internet Streaming Services
    I think that's at the crux of what several people have posted, and no one is even remotely implying money isn't a factor. It's the continued ignorance of MLB to grow the young fanbase because they are chasing larger short term profits (not like they'd be losing money to invest something to grow...
  3. Internet Streaming Services
    In 10 years MLB could contract 2 teams, cut payrolls 50%, World Series ratings could decline an additional 40%, attendance could drop 25%, and an RSN deal with MGMFanduel4K for $500 million could be made and I'd read on here that MLB is actually doing fine, and this is a great deal for the league.
  4. Internet Streaming Services
    Maybe we can get some of MLB PR people defending how great the steroid era was for baseball long term because it increased TV ratings and contracts?
  5. Internet Streaming Services
    Personally, I couldn't care less if MLB continues to dwindle to eventual relevancy less than MLS since I hold no stock in the league. Is MLS in a worse spot financially and long term because they made the decision to put all their out of market games in the basic ESPN+ universe instead...
  6. Internet Streaming Services
    Is your point that Major League Baseball has made the correct and most profitable decisions in every single way the past 40 years? And despite all these 100% best business decisions being made MLB popularity continues to decline in every relevant measure (media coverage, attendance, ratings...
  7. Internet Streaming Services
    It's almost like the equivalent of saying lockouts and strikes are good for sports leagues because a decade later they just got a profitable TV deal. MLB continues to be a prime example of this problem. "The average Major League Baseball fan is 53 years old; only 29 percent of MLB fans are...
  8. Internet Streaming Services
    I guess the word "If" getting ignored meant nothing to warrant this long winded response.
  9. Internet Streaming Services
    Yup. If the NHL could've sacrificed 10% of the total profits of the last TV deal and instead had playoff games on ABC and ESPN2 instead of Golf Channel and CNBC it would've been better for the league long term. I think they've realized that now with their ESPN deal.
  10. Internet Streaming Services
    If owners were looking long term fans it seems they would almost return to the hybrid free tv/RSN model. Put all the games on the RSN (except for national exclusive games) and then simulcast 25% of those for free on a CW affiliate as well as available for free on YouTube (in-market only, I know...
  11. Internet Streaming Services
    Anyone who isn't into sports at all is crazy to have cable or satellite. HBO Max ($15), Disney+ ($8), Netflix ($14, HD package), Discovery+($7 ad free), Hulu ($12 ad free), Paramount+($10 ad free), Peacock ($10 ad free), + locals for free with indoor antenna. $76 a month for pretty much...
  12. DIRECTV Programming
    I think all football games in 2020 were carried on ESPN and Fox.
  13. Internet Streaming Services
    Nobody is against RSN's (though their buddy-buddy partnerships with the teams have made broadcasts increasingly more like reading Pravda than actual analysis of the local team with every passing year), they just want to watch their games. The insistence by Sinclair that they can only view them...
  14. Internet Streaming Services
    They don't really have a choice, especially with the Sinclair networks only hitching themselves to expensive (and continued declining subscriber numbers) cable and AT&T. It also can't help their ad revenue numbers as well.
  15. Internet Streaming Services
    100% spot on. 10 years ago did anyone think they'd be able to get ESPN anywhere in a package for less than $50 a month? Now it's in a sling package (with Turner, Viacom, Discovery channels) for $35. I'm sure ESPN is doing fine (in a sense they can still afford NFL, NHL, MLB, NBA, College...
  16. Internet Streaming Services
    If the people going streaming exclusively were ok paying $85/month for in-market sports they'd have neve cancelled cable or satellite to begin with. There's such a disconnect on this forum because it's filled with people paying well over $100/month for streaming (which makes sense, because it's...
  17. DIRECTV Programming
    If Sunday Ticket for whatever reason is made only streaming for commercial establishments the positive is that I think there would be incentive to develop a platform to stream sports that wasn't discombobulated mess of different apps/platforms/channels that work to varying degrees. I wish Roku...
  18. DIRECTV Programming
    if the commercial accounts at that point don't include the streaming games it isn't worth the trouble. More games are moving to streaming only every season in every sport.
  19. DIRECTV Programming
    If the out of market commercial packages includes the streaming "exclusive" games for the 4 majors getting a commercial account may be the way to go by then for live sports just simply for ease of use. Looking at the prices for "offices" it's not an obscene amount more than Directv. I'm sure...
  20. DIRECTV Programming
    People are pirating games now more than ever with no RSN's on YouTube TV or Hulu. In the past when streaming apps for sports haven't worked properly on my phones I've found working illegal streams on Twitter in 30 seconds. They need to make games affordable and available to cut down on it...
1-20 of 494 Results
Top