"This is a bad sign for the ever-shrinking cable TV business"

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Posted by Johnny B
May 3, 2024 3:29 pm 		#1

Amazon Prime's NHL deal breaches cable TV's last line of defence: live sports
Sports have been a lifeline for cable giants dealing with cord cutters, but experts say that's about to change
https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/armstrong-amazon-nhl-sports-broadcasting-1.7192269
 

 
Posted by Leslieville Bill
May 3, 2024 4:38 pm 		#2

You've got to wonder what Rogers and Bell's future is (or isn't) in the broadcast business. Maybe not next but 5 or 10 years from now. When everything is streamed what will they have other than sports?

- Not an industry person.  Just a guy with a love of Toronto radio. 
 
Posted by paterson1
May 3, 2024 9:26 pm 		#3

Cable TV giant Comcast has offered to pay the NBA $2.5 billion per year for a piece of the upcoming broadcast rights contract.  Comcast owns NBC and Peacock . More from the LA Times..https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/business/story/2024-05-03/how-the-nba-next-tv-deal-could-disrupt-the-media-landscape#:~:text=The%20wild%20card%20in%20the,Peacock%20and%20broadcast%20network%20NBC. 

 


 
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