Sports Streaming Is Broken. Here’s How We Can Fix It

Sports and news are all that’s holding cable together and we should change that

In the past, I’ve argued that cable should die. Goodbye. See ya!

There are numerous reasons for this change, nevermind that it’s dying more and more by the day. At least 25% of U.S. citizens could ditch cable every year for the next three years.

Cable is one of the culprits for our sports streaming fiasco. You might argue, “it’s broken?” Sadly, it is. I’ll explain why.

Let’s first discuss cable contracts.

The first point I’m going to get to is how AT&T’s purchase of WarnerMedia and Comcast’s acquisition of NBC is harmful to the cable industry, for innovation and consumers.

Think about this: Comcast owns Xfinity, the most popular cable TV provider in the United States. They also own NBC, one of the largest broadcasters of various sports from the Olympics to racing to football. Until 2021, they were the largest broadcaster of hockey in North America.

NBC is also a big broadcaster of local teams, mainly baseball, as the Oakland Athletics, Philadelphia Phillies, and a few others broadcast games on the local NBC sports station. NBC also has a minority…