Streamers and Broadcasters Square Off for Rights to Soccer, Cricket Leagues
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The final buzzer has sounded, and the game is over. After a high-flying auction season for the streaming and broadcasting rights to wildly popular Indian Premier League (IPL) cricket and rapidly growing US-based Major League Soccer (MLS), winners have, for the most part, been declared.
For traditional players like Disney and Paramount, as well as disruptors like Amazon and Apple, it's a game of musical chairs -- everyone wants a seat, somewhere, and there aren't enough to go around.
Source Fool.com
