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<blockquote data-quote="cpf2001" data-source="post: 953831" data-attributes="member: 6459"><p>Streaming apps are still pretty sports-unfriendly. I think this is going to be a big hurdle.</p><p></p><p>Part is a blind spot: A lot of product managers at the companies making them aren’t exactly big sports fans.</p><p></p><p>Part is “user friendliness”: instead of getting hit with a channel and commercials the second you turn on the TV, you have to do a lot more searching, even if all you wanted was to flip back on and see what the 7PM ESPN game is looking like after watching the noon game earlier. Or even “real” user-friendliness that results in lower engagement and lower money for the channel - like being able to cancel easily instead of having to deal with hardware and all that so you have access all year.</p><p></p><p>Part of it is territorial corporate crap - imagine having to jump entirely out of the ESPN app to the Fox app to the Apple app to check scores on three different games. Nah, you’ll just check on your phone instead, and that means less ad money for the broadcasters, and maybe you don’t need all those other subscriptions long term if you’re just a GT fan… vs just changing channels.</p><p></p><p>It all works together to make more friction for just casually leaving the games on in the background all Saturday even if you’re not super invested in who is playing in any given one. And that’s gotta be terrifying money-wise for the schools and networks. This PAC stuff is probably a wake up call to a lot to schools that it’s not just a Disney problem.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="cpf2001, post: 953831, member: 6459"] Streaming apps are still pretty sports-unfriendly. I think this is going to be a big hurdle. Part is a blind spot: A lot of product managers at the companies making them aren’t exactly big sports fans. Part is “user friendliness”: instead of getting hit with a channel and commercials the second you turn on the TV, you have to do a lot more searching, even if all you wanted was to flip back on and see what the 7PM ESPN game is looking like after watching the noon game earlier. Or even “real” user-friendliness that results in lower engagement and lower money for the channel - like being able to cancel easily instead of having to deal with hardware and all that so you have access all year. Part of it is territorial corporate crap - imagine having to jump entirely out of the ESPN app to the Fox app to the Apple app to check scores on three different games. Nah, you’ll just check on your phone instead, and that means less ad money for the broadcasters, and maybe you don’t need all those other subscriptions long term if you’re just a GT fan… vs just changing channels. It all works together to make more friction for just casually leaving the games on in the background all Saturday even if you’re not super invested in who is playing in any given one. And that’s gotta be terrifying money-wise for the schools and networks. This PAC stuff is probably a wake up call to a lot to schools that it’s not just a Disney problem. [/QUOTE]
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