With upheaval in cable market, Power 5 bet on Silicon Valley to keep rights revenue flowing
Posted May 15, 2017
Commissioners and ADs look at tech giants as the white knights that could allow their leagues to keep growing revenues, but the question is whether a Google, an Apple, a Netflix or a Hulu would even want to get into the live sports business. If they did, it would be unwise to assume they would overpay simply because their market capitalizations dwarf those of the players in the marketplace now.
(Sports Illustrated)
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