Slab
Occasional Tour Caddy
I think before getting hung up on 'who' might show which events we should take a step back and consider 'how' folks are watching each sport now and over the next 5-10 years
I'm sure we all still sit down in front of the main gogglebox on a regular basis but also convinced its no longer the mainstay device or platform that it was just 5 years ago and coupled with the legitimate and illegal streams I think sports governing bodies (and the elite teams/players) can see how accessible/profitable streaming can be to give them a bigger slice of the pie through online viewing
Its not total fantasy to imagine say a Man City broadcast deal independent of the premier league and to use that same analogy in golf, can you honestly say it'll never happen that a Tiger or Rory type player couldn't do a deal where 'tour' coverage of them is limited and their own streaming service would show 100% of shots?
We've moved from analogue with coat hanger aerials to digital sat/cable and if the folks who know see that streaming is the way we're going (which it looks like) then it will give us an idea who's best placed and capable of delivering it & because its so much more cost effective its not dependent on having a huge bankroll to set up
The satellite/cable revolution over the last 20-30 years transformed how we watch and certain companies made that possible and accessible but it doesn't mean those same companies will be the ones to provide our sport over the internet
I really think the governing bodies (and then the biggest teams/players) will cut out the middle men such as Sky and go direct to the market with streaming, but first they will want to test it out with the likes of Youtube/Amazon/FB type access
Giving us the Majors and other elite golf events as a kind of hybrid between pay per view and an ongoing registration subscription
Now whether all that is good or bad for the consumer/fan/viewer is another matter
I'm sure we all still sit down in front of the main gogglebox on a regular basis but also convinced its no longer the mainstay device or platform that it was just 5 years ago and coupled with the legitimate and illegal streams I think sports governing bodies (and the elite teams/players) can see how accessible/profitable streaming can be to give them a bigger slice of the pie through online viewing
Its not total fantasy to imagine say a Man City broadcast deal independent of the premier league and to use that same analogy in golf, can you honestly say it'll never happen that a Tiger or Rory type player couldn't do a deal where 'tour' coverage of them is limited and their own streaming service would show 100% of shots?
We've moved from analogue with coat hanger aerials to digital sat/cable and if the folks who know see that streaming is the way we're going (which it looks like) then it will give us an idea who's best placed and capable of delivering it & because its so much more cost effective its not dependent on having a huge bankroll to set up
The satellite/cable revolution over the last 20-30 years transformed how we watch and certain companies made that possible and accessible but it doesn't mean those same companies will be the ones to provide our sport over the internet
I really think the governing bodies (and then the biggest teams/players) will cut out the middle men such as Sky and go direct to the market with streaming, but first they will want to test it out with the likes of Youtube/Amazon/FB type access
Giving us the Majors and other elite golf events as a kind of hybrid between pay per view and an ongoing registration subscription
Now whether all that is good or bad for the consumer/fan/viewer is another matter
