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Originally Posted by FlamesPuck12
It could also lead to higher profit and reduction in piracy.
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If it truly had a chance to be successful one of the big 4 sports leagues would already be doing it. There's a reason that no sports league offers free streaming and it's because it wouldn't lead to more profits, it would just be more headaches and more cost to them to run those feeds. Right now all 4 leagues have a product that is excellent value for those who pay for it and the only good argument is that it would lead to less piracy, but no way it would lead to more profits. Unless you can show me how they can make the same figures from banner ads as they do from their subscribers the argument has no legs.
The NHL is a business and businesses don't suceed by giving away their product for free and that's what your asking them to do under the assumption it would bring this big mass of fans to the NHL, it won't.