Apple has proven a marked curiosity in streaming stay sports activities as of late. Most not too long ago, the corporate is reportedly seeking to purchase the media rights to Pac-12 sporting occasions.
Pac -12 is the one “Energy 5” convention and not using a media rights settlement past subsequent season. Moreover Apple TV+, different potential touchdown spots for the Pac-12 embody ESPN and Fox Sports activities. Each networks had been televising Pac-12 video games and allowed their unique negotiating window to run out final October. It’s additionally been reported that Amazon Prime Video has been expressing some curiosity.
Of late, Apple TV+ has proven an curiosity in streaming stay sports activities. Final season, Apple TV+ started solely streaming an MLB doubleheader each Friday which can proceed subsequent month. Final month, Apple TV+ began to solely stay stream MLS video games in a ten-year, $2.5 billion world settlement.
As Apple TV+ dips its toe into stay streaming sports activities with their pure advert breaks, The Info reported they’ve employed Lauren Fry, a tv and streaming video advert government, to launch an advert supported tier.
MacDailyNews Take: It’s exactly these sorts of concepts which are certifiably genius.
Cook dinner ought to take into account bidding for and profitable NFL Sunday Ticket away from DirecTV, shopping for rights to Premiere League and La Liga video games, and many others. and making them Apple TV exclusives. Go on to the sports activities leagues with boatloads of money. — MacDailyNews, Could 6, 2014
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