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<blockquote data-quote="Pokerbrat2000" data-source="post: 905578" data-attributes="member: 7261"><p>Oh I agree, if I suddenly had to pay to watch every game, I might pass. However, as you break down your cable/satellite/streaming bills, you are already paying for it now. When including it in their packages for a mere $2-5 month people hardly noticed. However, when all of a sudden a streaming service has to raise their rates 2-3 times due to how much the leagues want in exchange for the rights, people are going to choose to go elsewhere.</p><p></p><p>The "free networks" (FOX, CBS, ABC, NBC) are able to pull this off due to advertising revenues generated. However, just like we are seeing Netflix, Hulu, Prime and others spin out their own series and broadcast them "commercial free", there will come a day that advertisers will decide TV isn't the most economical way to spend their advertising dollars.</p><p></p><p>We should all thank those non-sports watching people that pay huge cable bills and buy advertised products, because right now, they are helping to offset the economics of us being able to watch sports for "free".</p><p></p><p>This really isn't that much different than what happened with game tickets. Used to be almost anyone could afford to hit a game or two. Now, its a huge investment to do so. Not surprising when you have sports paying individuals $40M/year to play.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Pokerbrat2000, post: 905578, member: 7261"] Oh I agree, if I suddenly had to pay to watch every game, I might pass. However, as you break down your cable/satellite/streaming bills, you are already paying for it now. When including it in their packages for a mere $2-5 month people hardly noticed. However, when all of a sudden a streaming service has to raise their rates 2-3 times due to how much the leagues want in exchange for the rights, people are going to choose to go elsewhere. The "free networks" (FOX, CBS, ABC, NBC) are able to pull this off due to advertising revenues generated. However, just like we are seeing Netflix, Hulu, Prime and others spin out their own series and broadcast them "commercial free", there will come a day that advertisers will decide TV isn't the most economical way to spend their advertising dollars. We should all thank those non-sports watching people that pay huge cable bills and buy advertised products, because right now, they are helping to offset the economics of us being able to watch sports for "free". This really isn't that much different than what happened with game tickets. Used to be almost anyone could afford to hit a game or two. Now, its a huge investment to do so. Not surprising when you have sports paying individuals $40M/year to play. [/QUOTE]
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