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Originally Posted by Igottago
What about NHL hockey? Is that more recreational than monetary? How is that different than watching guys at the local outdoor rink play on a weekend? Maybe you should be getting free Flames tickets.
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You do realize NHL hockey, as well as basically all sports are also being pirated in a way where illegal streams are up for people who don't want to pay?
And yet NHL revenues are up 5%. For 5 straight years, in the middle of a recession.
Truth is that pirating will never stop. The NHL has just been smart about it and offered an incredible online way of watching NHL hockey. Gamecenter is pure win, and I know for a fact that a lot of people that previously watched illegal streams have just bought the Gamecenter package.
Same with MLBTV and many others.
Its all about the industry adapting. Because no illegal stream can beat a $99/year MLBTV package where I can watch every single game in HD.