Apple Reportedly Wants Flexibility Over NFL Sunday Ticket Streaming Rights

[JoeShades]

Their comment was ignorant but in all fairness, that was kind of the point. They profess not to understand the NFL’s value because they don’t watch it. No one said anything about getting rid of any services except for your sarcastic reply.

I don't own a merecedes, doesn't mean I don't know the value or can't easily find the value before joining a conversation that talks about the value of a mercedes

 

[Expos of 1969]

Hopefully Apple can crack this. US sports have been a nightmare in the streaming age. If Apple can get the NFL, hopefully the NHL isn’t far behind.

Please no. The NHL has been going downhill since moving the Head Office from Montreal to New York in 1989.

 

[spazzcat]

Currently most local sports bars have DirecTV and Sunday Ticket. Many that I know of would probably need to shell out a lotta bucks for Wi-Fi upgrades since in many you can barely update a web page. Will Apple provide sports bars with some sort of commercial version of the Apple TV that supports multiple screens or will they need one for every screen?

Depends on what the bar wants. If they want different games on different TVs, they will need multiple AppleTVs; if they just want the same thing on all TVs, they just need to HDMI splitter(hub).

 

[wigby]

I don't own a merecedes, doesn't mean I don't know the value or can't easily find the value before joining a conversation that talks about the value of a mercedes

That's a bad example. Mercedes have an MSRP and an inherent market value that fluctuates very little. NFL has entered into an irrational bidding war based on exclusivity, media presence, brand and emotional decisions for executives and consumers. The value of the service and the bidding changes based upon how badly companies want it and how it will look (even to non-NFL fans). So if Apple overpays for NFL, it could have a negative affect on their own customers, even the ones that don't care about the NFL. Everyone's opinion is being taken into account.

 

[Premium1]

Never understood why the NFL doesn’t just have their own full streaming app, a la MLB and NBA, where it isn’t tied to any one particular provider. NFL+ is a truncated, half-assed thing.

Because they make more money having someone else do all the broadcasting/streaming. They make a ton of money and have to do very little in terms of broadcasting it.

 

[Trash Can]

I’m a big football fan but I don’t care what happens to Sunday Ticket. All I want/need is NFL Redzone. Way better bang for the buck, not to mention it’s all football, no commercials for 7 hours straight.

 

[CoMoMacUser]

Regarding the NHL, some franchises are going direct rather than only through league media channels: https://thehockeynews.com/news/how-the-digital-game-continues-to-change-hockey-media

 

[xyz01]

I was recently in London and attended an NFL game. The stadium was full. American football absolutely is popular outside of the United States.

When you have one game in a major city it's an event. If you're looking at the local leagues, TV numbers etc, it's a midget.

The giant is soccer. It fills that stadium - and many others - every week, and have massive audiences on TV across the world. Of the American sports, the ones with the biggest following outside the US is basketball.

 

[mnc50515ny]

It could depend how much they pay for it. If it is free we probably will see a price hike. If not then it is anyone's guess how much one would have to pay for.

Direct tv gouges me for $400 per season… I’d gladly hand over the same to apple and it would probably function reliably week to week instead of the dumpster fire DTV is raking me over the coals for.

 

[MacGekko]

Direct tv gouges me for $400 per season… I’d gladly hand over the same to apple and it would probably function reliably week to week instead of the dumpster fire DTV is raking me over the coals for.

You should be getting it free, they give away free Sunday Ticket for the heck of it, even if you don't want it, others threaten to cancel service and the NFL Sunday Ticket is always offered to retain them.

 

[Mysteriousone]

Report: Apple to Sell Ad Space for TV+ Next Year, Hinting at Possible Ad-Supported Tier

Apple has reportedly held discussions with media agency and network executives about the prospect of selling ad time on its Apple TV+ streaming...

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You were saying?

I said what I said. You’re trying so hard for a “gotcha!” Moment.