Episode 76: Special Sports Episode! All The Latest Sports Streaming News, Viewership Stats and Content Deals

This week we cover all the latest news in the world of sports streaming tied to Apple, Amazon, ESPN, Disney+ Hotstar, Fubo, Max, Peacock, and YouTube TV. We also discuss content licensing and viewership stats across the NFL, NBA, Formula 1, and MLS. Some highlights include:Apple reported that they had more than a million viewers to watch the biggest MLS games this season and the rumors that Apple is eyeing Formula 1 as its next big sports investmentThe latest in the NBA media negotiations and why the NBA needs to package national TV rights with local-market rightsPeacock's first-ever exclusive live-streaming NFL Playoff game on Saturday, Jan. 13, 2024, and what the viewership might beDisney+ Hotstar news that they hit 59 million concurrent viewers for the World Cup 2023 cricket finals on November 19NBC Sports latest stats on the largest streaming audience ever for a regular-season Sunday NFL game on NBC Sports (1.85M AMA) and their most-streamed college football simulcast (605,000 AMA)Comcast reported that Amazon's TNF games comprise roughly 25% of all Internet traffic on Thursday nights across their networkFox saying it has no intention of taking its premium sports content DTC any time soon, with cable revenues continuing to deliver a lucrative revenue stream for the broadcasterPodcast produced by Security Halt Media