According to a new report, Google has been holding talks with the NFL about buying the rights to "Sunday Ticket," which allows broadcasts of all out-of-town games.
The search giant would then broadcast the games via YouTube, which would be game changing in the industry.
DirecTV is the current owner of the Sunday Ticket package, but their deal with the NFL expires in 2014. That deal ... [ read the full article ]
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I'm so sick of the satellite/cable distribution model. I'm cutting the cord next month. Anything we can do to push people toward web-based content delivery is going to shake things up, enhance competition, and (hopefully) push content creators to accept something more like an a la carte system.
Originally posted by sleeepy2: Would Google then put this behind a pay wall at youtube?
Yep! And let me tell you, there's no way I'd trade my DirecTV HD feed of live games for ANYTHING YouTube could provide me ATM... that and the hassle to get it on my big screen.
If this were an extra option, I could see it happening. My thought is that Sunday Ticket will no longer be exclusive to one provider after the current contract ends.
Originally posted by sleeepy2: Would Google then put this behind a pay wall at youtube?
Yep! And let me tell you, there's no way I'd trade my DirecTV HD feed of live games for ANYTHING YouTube could provide me ATM... that and the hassle to get it on my big screen.
If this were an extra option, I could see it happening. My thought is that Sunday Ticket will no longer be exclusive to one provider after the current contract ends.
Provably. But I bet you that the best deal for your $ will be using: YouTube.
