4:10pm
This session will bring together representatives of broadcast station groups, RSNs and sports-focused streaming technology companies to discuss and assess the rapid changes that are now occurring in the local sports segment. Issues to be addressed include: ongoing challenges facing RSNs; how local broadcasters are stepping up with new sports offerings to (at least partially) fill the gaps that have opened up as a result of those challenges; the rise of team- and league-owned direct-to-consumer streaming; the implications of the sports leagues’ ongoing movement towards centralized national contracts; and more. Panelists include:
