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Originally Posted by Enoch Root
Maybe there is a correction.
Or maybe, instead of charging ALL cable viewers the current, modest amount, the model switches to where actual viewers pay a higher amount (resulting in similar revenues).
In other words, once the cable subsidy is gone, the cost of watching sports will skyrocket.
Anyone who thinks things are going to be free (or super cheap) in the future, because internet, is going to be disappointed, IMO.
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That's where things will get interesting for sure. There is no way that teams are going to get the same money from only the teams' fanbase. For instance, I think for the Dodgers tv deal to pay for itself in an a la carte world, they'd have to charge their regular viewers $3000/year. Who'd subscribe to that?
The other element though is tv is just not about generating revenue, it's about marketing the game. If it isn't readily available on tv, then people are going to lose interest and this is already a problem with younger people.
It's hard to know how it will pan out, but the league's that do the best will be the ones that accept this is coming and start planning accordingly.