ESPN to lay off nearly 4% of workforce amid changing pay-TV landscape

Re:ESPN to lay off nearly 4% of workforce amid changing pay-... by larrydag on Friday October 23, 2015 @10:50AM (#10438905)

I think one of these professional teams are going to get wise and start putting their own cameras in their stadiums and start streaming the content. They own the content and can get it to the customer on their own terms. The technology is not a barrier anymore. This is going to get interesting in the next few years.

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Re:ESPN to lay off nearly 4% of workforce amid changing pay-... by LargeWu on Friday October 23, 2015 @11:01AM (#10438983)

False. While most pro teams in major leagues other than NFL have local TV deals, the leagues control all of the national broadcast rights, including streaming services, and that's not likely to change anytime soon.

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