Comments on: Sports Leagues and Live Streaming Games

By: Jason

Jason — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 23:38:06 +0000

Good points, Lauren. I didn’t include the PGA TOUR or Olympics bc they weren’t included in the adweek article I summarized. But definitely shouldn’t have forgotten about them.

By: Lauren Beyer

Lauren Beyer — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 23:08:12 +0000

PGATOUR.com offers live online coverage of the PGA TOUR during select tournaments throughout the year, including the World Golf Championships, PLAYERS Championship and FedExCup Playoffs. The Live@ coverage usually is provided on one or two holes throughout each four rounds, showing every player coming through. Additionally, all four majors streamed some sort of live video coverage in 2008 on their individual websites.

Also, don’t forget that NBC coverage of the 2008 Olympics offered a three-screen experience for viewers. Both live and on-demand coverage was offered online and on mobile to complement the TV broadcasts.

By: Sportstuffblog

Sportstuffblog — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 23:49:31 +0000

Do any of these sites archive games so that you can stream later on? I’d love to find a site that does that. Are the live streams free and do you need a membership?

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By: Russell S.

Russell S. — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 17:06:50 +0000

Interesting – it either means the article was off (I know they had other live streaming content, but not the actual games) or the NHL did a bad job promoting the service! Even now, if you google the service name that AdWeek mentioned (”Game Center Live”), there’s hardly any mention of it.

By: Jason

Jason — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 14:13:20 +0000

Russell,

According to the Adweek article, the NHL began live streaming last year. I don’t follow the NHL much so I’m not sure if that’s accurate or not.

Good points about the risk factors.

By: Russell S.

Russell S. — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 13:23:44 +0000

Is the NHL streaming a new feature for the upcoming season? They did not have this last year.

To me, the biggest risk is devaluing their local/national media deals. The level of risk will vary by league. Where the NFL is so dependent on their national media deal and wouldn’t want to risk any loss, the benefit to the NHL would probably outweigh any hit to their current national deal with Versus.