The auto-director says to show the 4th official at the 90' mark so it is what is.
MLS and Apple Broadcasting Deal
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Exactly. That's my issue with their broadcasts, too. There's no feel for the game. It's like all the directors and producers have been told what to do and they have no autonomy to put together a compelling broadcast.
Insert my usual gripe about the 90 seconds they spend showing the team benches every match - brought to you by Home Depot, which I can actually remember, so maybe it's doing it's job, but also, now I feel like fuck Home Depot for making me miss those 90 seconds every match, so maybe it isn't doing it's job.
Fucking wankers.
No, it's worse. They say "built by Home Depot" which is just not at all true. Infuriating, every time LOL
I didn't have DAZN so assumed I couldn't watch CWC. Then went to site and discovered that they operate on freemium. I wonder about the economics. How much do they make on the ads they are showing me? How many, like me, would never pay for a subscription to watch CWC but are happy to see extra ads? Is this a model that completely wouldn't work for Apple/MLS?
Yep they ask a lot of questions when you sign up though. Just go through your settings and delete your number and turn off all the ads and spam stuff.
Nothing is ever free though. They are sharing and selling out data. Plus their ad revenue.
It appears the FAST streaming apps can generate up to $1/hr in ad revenue. I'm not sure how that would compare to live "premium" soccer, as I'd imagine the average ad is more expensive than classic tv reruns, but the lack of ad space would counteract that premium.
If we make a wild assumption of $.50 an hour per viewer, it would take around 200 hours to generate the $99 annual subscription revenue. Approximately 68 hours of your team, then hopefully they watch other content like 360 as well. However, my guess is that season pass averages far less than $99 per subscription, as I'm sure many get the $79 apple discount, and T-Mobile and MLS teams pay even less per "free" subscription. So the break even is lower.
That being said, they gradually expanded the outside of paywall access this year, and I'm assuming that is driven by ad revenue. A hybrid model is probably our best hope going forward, especially since advertising really doesn't harm a soccer viewer unless they try in-game ads. It seems to be the ideal path these days, with basically all of the major streamers pushing their lower price with ads versions over the ad free versions.
I'll admit it. I paid $24 so I could watch any game or replay I wanted. I've already got a calendar reminder to cancel the day after the tournament is over.
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