Streaming Overtakes Traditional Sports Viewing, but Quality Issues Threaten Growth

New Study Reveals the Good, Bad, and Glitchy of Sports Streaming in 2025

The way we watch live sports is changing fast. As cord cutting accelerates and digital natives demand flexibility, streaming services have raced to secure sports rights, and with that shift comes a new set of challenges. It was reported last month that streaming had surpassed linear TV for the first time, and for sports fans, […] The post New Study Reveals the Good, Bad, and Glitchy of Sports Streaming in 2025 appeared first on Cord Cutters News.

NBC exploring launch of sports-focused cable network, per report

What’s old is new again in the world of sports media. According to a report by Joe Flint of the Wall Street Journal, NBC is exploring launching a cable network dedicated to sports as it completes its spinoff of Versant, which will house the majority of NBCUniversal’s current suite of cable channels. Per Flint, the potential new cable network would primarily focus on simulcasting sporting events that are slated to be exclusive to Peacock, NBC’s s…

Streaming Overtakes Traditional Sports Viewing, but Quality Issues Threaten Growth

WILMINGTON, DE — As the shift from traditional broadcast to streaming accelerates in the sports media industry, a new report highlights both the growing demand and the technological hurdles facing live sports streaming platforms. According to a joint study by InterDigital, Inc. (Nasdaq: IDCC) and research firm Parks Associates, more than half of sports viewers now experience challenges such as buffering, video freezing, and latency—issues that c…