And the tea leaves are well out by the NFL, which will have more games as streaming-exclusives, including more by Netflix.
It will also be interesting to see what Fox does if using Tubi for simulcasts of more games on Fox, rather than that stupid Fubo alliance, which Fox did for an otherwise record-setting audience on TV in the US for the Super Bowl.
CBS will continue to simulcast its games on Paramount+.
The crappy ships Peacock and ESPN+ have sailed, so I hope the NFL does not regress there.
Disney and ABC are supposed to launch some new sports-oriented streaming service, but who knows for sure, especially if they wish to rely on their heavily-tarnished trash ESPN brand in especially the last decade.
They’d be in better shape to rebrand for this service and include ESPN offerings, amongst others, that are not branded as ESPN. It’s not like we won’t be hearing far more advertisements for ESPN Bet than already in the 2024 season, for that service could be their moneymaker during coverage, working to carve out market share from the other online betting apps like the popular BetMGM and DraftKings.