Apple and MLS to present all MLS matches for 10 years, beginning in 2023
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Re: Apple and MLS to present all MLS matches for 10 years, beginning in 2023
#2Steve Jobs was a visionary product guy but he’s no match for Tim Cook when it comes to being the CEO of a big company. Tim Apple is just built different.
Re: Apple and MLS to present all MLS matches for 10 years, beginning in 2023
#3The big deal is no blackouts. That's a first for pro sports broadcasting I think...
Re: Apple and MLS to present all MLS matches for 10 years, beginning in 2023
#4No blackouts or restrictions sounds really interesting.
Re: Apple and MLS to present all MLS matches for 10 years, beginning in 2023
#5I hope this sets the standard for sports streaming moving forward. The way NBC packages the Premier League in the US is an absolute joke because of the broadcast restrictions they impose. I just want simplicity and access in my streaming service and I'm willing to pay for it.
Re: Apple and MLS to present all MLS matches for 10 years, beginning in 2023
#6I would love to go back in time and tell my grandfather in the 1980s, who despite his age was pretty enamored with technology, that all of this newfangled stuff would actually make it more difficult for him to watch sports. You get cool and sleek looking "set top" devices, but oh sorry there's a labyrinth of "streaming" subscriptions you have to navigate to figure out how to watch your games. At some point, this kind of thing isn't helpful. I can steelman an argument that Apple and MLS doing this on a 10-year timeline at least gives us some consistency for where to go to watch MLS games (I'm not an MLS fan, I don't know how you'd watch it today), but more and more I give up on trying to figure out how to watch a NHL or MLB game without setting up some VPN to get around the blackout restrictions, and just pull out an old radio and listen on AM. I figure eventually that will go away too.
Re: Apple and MLS to present all MLS matches for 10 years, beginning in 2023
#7No blackouts or restrictions sounds really interesting.
Yeah, no blackouts is good. I find it hard to be optimistic about deals like this but maybe, just maybe, this sets some precedent for deals for other sports. Trying to navigate NHL and especially MLB blackouts is really obnoxious.
Re: Apple and MLS to present all MLS matches for 10 years, beginning in 2023
#8Steve Jobs was a visionary product guy but he’s no match for Tim Cook when it comes to being the CEO of a big company. Tim Apple is just built different.
This is the kind of deliberate, small moves that someone like Apple can do to slowly grow into a media empire. Make "big" deals with small fish and get people onboard.
>A broad selection of MLS and Leagues Cup matches, including some of the biggest matchups, will also be available at no additional cost to Apple TV+ subscribers, with a limited number of matches available for free. As an added benefit to fans, access to the new MLS streaming service will be included as part of MLS full-season ticket packages.
And this is a perfect way to do it - those who want it will jump right in, those who don't know but are interested have ways of experiencing it. And the biggest fans? They get it for free since they already have season tickets.
Re: Apple and MLS to present all MLS matches for 10 years, beginning in 2023
#9No blackouts or restrictions sounds really interesting.
Yeah, no blackouts is good. I find it hard to be optimistic about deals like this but maybe, just maybe, this sets some precedent for deals for other sports. Trying to navigate NHL and especially MLB blackouts is really obnoxious.
I don't even bother with MLB anymore, the only way to watch it is pirate sites which are hit and miss
Re: Apple and MLS to present all MLS matches for 10 years, beginning in 2023
#10Steve Jobs was a visionary product guy but he’s no match for Tim Cook when it comes to being the CEO of a big company. Tim Apple is just built different.
This is the kind of deliberate, small moves that someone like Apple can do to slowly grow into a media empire. Make "big" deals with small fish and get people onboard. >A broad selection of MLS and Leagues Cup matches, including some of the biggest matchups, will also be available at no additional cost to Apple TV+ subscribers, with a limited number of matches available for free. As an added benefit to fans, access t…
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