The National Basketball Association is close to signing agreements that would allow cable customers in many markets to watch their local teams live online, a first for a major sports league in the U.SSports Business Journal has the story:
“The league is finalizing TV Everywhere deals with Fox Sports Media Group (FOXA) and NBC Sports Group (CMCSA), the country’s two biggest owners of regional sports networks. Other RSNs, such as Root Sports, MSG (MSG), Time Warner Cable Sports (TWC), and Altitude Sports and Entertainment, are expected to offer live in-market streaming later this season.”
The plans, which will require viewers to authenticate their cable subscriptions, follow years of wrangling between the NBA and programmers over the cost of games and where they will live online. The league buckled on both counts. Regional sports networks will not have to pay extra for digital rights, and the games will be hosted on their websites. (This service is separate from the NBA’s existing League Pass pay package for out-of-market games.) Read more…
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