OT: The Mouse is starting a direct to consumers ESPN streaming service

[SuperD]

Finally bowing to market pressures. I don't think they'll ever be able to make up the lost revenue from original subscriber model. It'll be backed up by the same tech used by MLB's streaming service.

http://www.marketwatch.com/story/di...rect-to-consumer-streaming-service-2016-08-09

More confirmation of how rapidly cord cutting is changing the content delivery model. The P12 is eventually going to have to move this way.

 

[Darian3Hagan]

Finally bowing to market pressures. I don't think they'll ever be able to make up the lost revenue from original subscriber model. It'll be backed up by the same tech used by MLB's streaming service.

http://www.marketwatch.com/story/di...rect-to-consumer-streaming-service-2016-08-09

More confirmation of how rapidly cord cutting is changing the content delivery model. The P12 is eventually going to have to move this way.

Move?

 

[Buffnik]

Pac-12 is probably best positioned since it owns 100% of its content instead of 50%.

 

[Shldr2Shldr]

Pac-12 is probably best positioned since it owns 100% of its content instead of 50%.

Probably, although I have heard before that there is language in our contracts with distributors that prevents the Pac-12 from going for online subscriptions. If that is indeed true then they made a mistake.

 

[Buffs35]

Probably, although I have heard before that there is language in our contracts with distributors that prevents the Pac-12 from going for online subscriptions. If that is indeed true then it is yet another in a host of mistakes.

FIFY

 

[MiamiBuffs]

Finally bowing to market pressures. I don't think they'll ever be able to make up the lost revenue from original subscriber model. It'll be backed up by the same tech used by MLB's streaming service.

http://www.marketwatch.com/story/di...rect-to-consumer-streaming-service-2016-08-09

More confirmation of how rapidly cord cutting is changing the content delivery model. The P12 is eventually going to have to move this way.

Disney bought a 33% stake in MLBs BAMtech and the right to buy a majority stake. Wants to own the backbone, probably to make up revenue.

Pac12 Streaming is done by a company called InDemand thats owned by a conglomerate of cable companies (Comcast, Cox, Charter, Bright House, et al).