This approach sets the stage for a new revenue-generating window for baseball and all the other sports. He stresses, though, that this window is just one portion of the sports industry s moneymaking machine. He also points out that TV people shouldn t be crying that streaming will detract from game broadcasts. But it s a viable way to repackage content and generate incremental revenues. Less optimistic about clip streaming is Josh Wise, digital media analyst for Allied Business Intelligence.
TV still lends itself more to that kind of experience.
This particular sports-clip application might be a good idea, but if it s on a subscription basis, I m not so sure people will want to pay for it. Another factor is the number of people who actually have access to this kind of capability. The PC does not hold center stage in the household like TV does. He says that the broadband-subscriber base is growing well at this point, but he cautions that price might become a factor. So, right now at least, they re moving in the wrong direction.