Chiefs vs. Dolphins will broadcast locally in Kansas City and Miami, but everyone else who wants to watch the game at home will have to buy a subscription to Peacock, which is now offering 50% off for one year.
Moving regular-season games to ESPN and Prime is one thing; moving one of the weekend's leading playoff games to a niche streamer is quite another. Predictably, this is pissing off a lot of football fans.
So I ask those who are knowledgeable about sports ratings and the like: is this trend likely to play out well for the NFL? Will they alienate fans to a point where they begin to lose money, or will they just shrug and keep picking up $100 million paychecks from those willing to make these kinds of bets on streaming?
Moving regular-season games to ESPN and Prime is one thing; moving one of the weekend's leading playoff games to a niche streamer is quite another. Predictably, this is pissing off a lot of football fans.
So I ask those who are knowledgeable about sports ratings and the like: is this trend likely to play out well for the NFL? Will they alienate fans to a point where they begin to lose money, or will they just shrug and keep picking up $100 million paychecks from those willing to make these kinds of bets on streaming?
