Google bids to buy and put NFL Sunday ticket on Youtube

[FeatheredCock]

Google bids to buy and put NFL Sunday ticket on Youtube

Some interesting news reports that Google is in talks to buy NFL Sunday ticket and put it on youtube. That has meaning for USC because it adds a new deep pocket bidder for sports programming. Also it might mean that we will be getting better web presence for the SEC Network as I'm sure ESPN360 will need to match youtube in quality of online sports programming.

http://beta.images.theglobeandmail.com/media/mobile/images/weather/20/b.png" Google bids to put NFL 'Sunday Ticket' on YouTube: reports - The Globe and Mail

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[BigSpur]

Google bids to buy and put NFL Sunday ticket on Youtube

Some interesting news reports that Google is in talks to buy NFL Sunday ticket and put it on youtube. That has meaning for USC because it adds a new deep pocket bidder for sports programming. Also it might mean that we will be getting better web presence for the SEC Network as I'm sure ESPN360 will need to match youtube in quality of online sports programming.

I like the idea overall, but the video quality is just not there for live sports broadcasts yet, even with high-speed internet connections. Otherwise, and as a consumer, I'm pretty much in favor of more a la carte digital programming. But, if anyone thinks Netfilx, Amazon, Apple, Google/Youtube, et al., will be more friendly long term than the cable/satellite companies they may drive into oblivion, think again.