Netflix Live Sports Streaming: Netflix Inc is exploring investments in live sports broadcasting and has recently bid for the streaming rights for sports leagues, the Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday, citing people familiar with the matter. Follow Sports Business NEWS & updates with InsideSport.IN
The company recently bid for the streaming rights for the ATP tennis tour for some European countries, including France and the U.K., but dropped out, the report said. The company also discussed bidding for other events, including U.K. rights to the Women’s Tennis Association and cycling competitions, and was in talks late last year to acquire the World Surf League, the WSJ said.
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Netflix Live Sports Streaming: Netflix explores investing in live sports, bids for streaming rights- WSJ
Netflix executives have considered buying lower-profile leagues to avoid the mounting costs of bidding for sports rights, according to the report, while some of them believe they could boost lesser-known sports into franchises given the size of the platform.
The move comes as Netflix has been struggling to add new subscribers as competition from rivals including Walt Disney Co, Apple and Amazon increases. This month, Netflix launched an ad-backed tier in an attempt to boost revenue and subscriber growth.
Streaming platforms are also looking at live sports to gain market share in an already saturated market. Disney and Liberty Media-owned Formula One extended their broadcast partnership last month, while Major League Soccer and Apple TV a partnership to stream every game on the app for the next decade.
Netflix Live Sports Streaming: Netflix explores investing in live sports, bids for streaming rights- WSJ
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