Fubo isn’t happy about Peacock’s exclusive rights to the NFL’s Wild Card game. The streamer’s CEO, David Gandler, decried Comcast’s decision to put the playoff game exclusively on Peacock, which is owned by the cable company, as a bad decision from a business and consumer standpoint. “I’m horrified,” Gandler said at the Needham Growth Conference. […]
  • Fubo CEO, David Gandler, is unhappy about Comcast’s decision to exclusively stream an NFL Wild Card game on Peacock.
  • Fubo pays to air NBC, so the decision by Comcast creates competition between the two streaming platforms.
  • Peacock’s exclusive stream of the game reached 23 million viewers, making it the most-streamed event ever for the service.

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  • WallEx@feddit.deEnglish
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    11 months ago

    You don’t understand, they are privatising the profits while taking the costs out of taxpayers pockets, it’s really smart, if you’re a turbocapitalist.

    • remotelove@lemmy.caEnglish
      11·
      11 months ago

      Can’t anyone think about jobs these stadiums create? Back in my day, getting underpaid to serve nachos to drunk sports fans who just want to grab your ass was a privilage.