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Post by Corndog on Aug 13, 2020 8:59:56 GMT -5
Cable is dying and this current situation just made the process faster as there was no reason to have it without fresh content. As far as baseball goes, it's not because it's a dying sport, they just need to be ahead of the curve on this. The MLB.TV situation sucks because they can't compete with cable, which is why they have the blackouts. But how long until they just say screw it, because that few of people are watching on cable? Same with ESPN+, when will they finally give in and just provide their ESPN content on the app? I think it all eventually happens, but they are still holding out for now because cable still provides them with a large amount of money. What MLB understands is that so many people are still not tech savvy and think they need cable. I understand blacking out the local territory on MLB.TV because without the blackouts the channels become much less attractive to to carry because so many could easily get the games without cable. I think eventually MLB.TV will have additional pay level to let you watch the local team. I also think sometime soon, Marquee will be offered online for an extra fee of maybe $10 a month. I was really hoping Marquee was going to be offered as a stand alone streaming service. I would definitely pay $10 to $15 a month for it, even $20 during the season if I had to.
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