[2006alum]

interesting analogy between espn and weight loss drugs…

https://www.wsj.com/opinion/espn-zepboun..._permalink

Actually a good case for doing away with middlemen (YouTube/Cable on the one hand and pharmacy benefit managers on the other) and selling direct to people who are interested.

BC

Oh, wow, thank you for this link.

Also, I'm old enough to remember when networks would pay or otherwise encourage local carriers to carry their stuff. IIRC, KRON was one of the first to balk at paying to play and ended up losing their status as an NBC affiliate.

It always burns me to pay for streaming services that are also supported by advertising (especially if I'm forced to watch them).

Yes, thanks - great analogy. 

As for me, I've been an off-and-on subscriber to Sling for years. For roughly $60-70 a month I get all the sports I need plus exhaustive DVR storage. And then I turned it off when the sports I watch go dark for the season. Can stream on phone, Ipad, TV, etc.

[2006alum]

interesting analogy between espn and weight loss drugs…

https://www.wsj.com/opinion/espn-zepboun..._permalink

Actually a good case for doing away with middlemen (YouTube/Cable on the one hand and pharmacy benefit managers on the other) and selling direct to people who are interested.

BC

Oh, wow, thank you for this link.

Also, I'm old enough to remember when networks would pay or otherwise encourage local carriers to carry their stuff. IIRC, KRON was one of the first to balk at paying to play and ended up losing their status as an NBC affiliate.

It always burns me to pay for streaming services that are also supported by advertising (especially if I'm forced to watch them).

Yes, thanks - great analogy. 

As for me, I've been an off-and-on subscriber to Sling for years. For roughly $60-70 a month I get all the sports I need plus exhaustive DVR storage. And then I turned it off when the sports I watch go dark for the season. Can stream on phone, Ipad, TV, etc.