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ESPN maintains spot as top US digital sports property

August 27, 2019 Jim O’Neill

As next-gen 5G wireless service deployments accelerate, live sports becomes one of the true killer apps for mobile video.
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Amazon’s bid for Disney’s RSNs an evolutionary step for sports streaming

November 20, 2018 Jim O’Neill

Amazon’s bid for 22 RSNs makes sense because sports are going to be a major catalyst for live streaming in general, and streaming is a much-needed tonic for sports leagues that have seen a decline in ratings and ad revenues. Read More

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NFL opting for subscription-free streaming of regular season, Super Bowl

September 6, 2018 Jim O’Neill

Live sports continue to hold a hallowed place in the television industry – and with viewers – and leagues are embracing streaming as a key lure to re-bond with Millennials and Gen Edge. Read More

Mobile scores with Italian football’s Juventus, as it opts to kill its TV channel

August 16, 2018 Jim O’Neill

Italian football club Juventus has shelved its traditional official TV channel in favor of a mobile OTT streaming platform, the better to leverage its recent signing of superstar Cristiano Ronaldo. Read More

Despite World Cup slip, YouTube TV sets the bar – on customer service

July 17, 2018 Jim O’Neill

Swing and a miss. Air ball. Hit the post. A rookie move. Dropped the ball. Pick any of those well-known sports adages the define failure, and you’re dead on the money with a description of YouTube TV’s missed opportunity to shine during the World Cup. Read More

Study: More viewers turn to live streaming; mobile key to sports

June 19, 2018 Jim O’Neill

Two-thirds of consumers in a recent study say they have live streamed content and nearly half say they are live streaming more content today than they did a year ago. Notably, two thirds also said they intend to live stream the World Cup. Read More

Streaming World Cup, US Open show increasing value of sports

June 15, 2018 Jim O’Neill

The deals to bring more premium sports over the top is an indication of just how far we’ve come in the streaming world. Just a couple of years ago, sports rights were seen as the last bastion of pay-TV, the one set of content rights the industry would never give up. Read More