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Re:Apple Special Event Livestream [video] by giarc on Monday March 25, 2019 @12:55PM (#19484213)
There is still technology issues with streaming. Take DAZN for example. They are the provider of NFL streams and they started with a ton of issues with quality of streams, to the point where it was unwatchable. They actually refunded everyone a month's worth of service ($20) because it was so bad.
Re:Apple Special Event Livestream [video] by thirdsun on Tuesday March 26, 2019 @10:45AM (#19492310)
They had similar problems with their football (as in soccer) streams in europe at the beginning. However to be fair they improved a lot since then and it's pretty stable now. One has to consider that it's live and while I'm sure Netflix or other big players would do a better job, being able to buffer makes this much easier.

I think DAZN is an awesome package with lots of relevant content for a football (soccer) enthusiast like me at a very fair price.

Re:Apple Special Event Livestream [video] by eunoia on Monday March 25, 2019 @01:04PM (#19484297)
The NFL is also their own provider of streams. GamePass works great, all games live. It’s just not available in the states for business reasons.