What Is the Role for Regional Sports Networks in a Streaming Future?
A trend of people cutting the cord has been giving cable companies headaches for years now, but some live events are still big winners for cable and satellite companies, and live sports loom large among those winners. In fact, live sporting events are helping to keep pay TV as a whole afloat. Movie- and sitcom-loving TV viewers may find it easy to ditch their cable bills and still find something to watch, but sports fans are reliant on big sports networks like Walt Disney's ESPN and regional sports networks (RSNs).
But regional sports networks have an uncertain future. Channels like YES, SNY, MSG, NESN, and others are must-have networks for fans of local MLB, NBA, and NHL teams, but as the streaming landscape changes, these networks could go from high-earning essentials to abandoned middlemen.
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