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IN THIS ISSUE:

• 📧 Opening up the Streaming Sports Mailbag

• 🏈 Coach Prime on Amazon Prime 

• 🏀 Free NBA League Pass? Bet on it

The Main Event: Nexus of Streaming and Sports Betting

There was big news in the world of streaming sports on Monday as FuboTV shut down their online gambling operation, Fubo Sportsbook. The company had big plans to integrate sports betting into their streaming service so fans could watch and bet at the same time. Those plans are gone.

Is this a failure of Fubo or a flaw in the link between sports betting and streaming sports?

There are plenty of reasons to believe this is a Fubo issue.

• This sports-focused streaming service lacked channels like TBS and TNT, which carry big time sports.

• Financial analysts: Fubo didn’t have enough money or users

• Gambling analysts: Fubo Sportsbook live in too few (3) states

• Bettors: Want their money back, and they’ll get it eventually

Is this the end of the union of sports betting and streaming sports? That’s unlikely. In fact there are signs we will see only more tying these two together.

• FanDuel is offering a promo bettors receive three months of NBA League Pass for free

• The NBA is considering awarding streaming rights to online sportsbooks with a “watch and bet” plan

• ESPN is reportedly on the verge of a deal with DraftKings; could include an ESPN branded sportsbook.

• Hard Rock Sportsbook is launching in app streaming including NHL, soccer and tennis

The technology side needs to fix the long delay between live results and streaming sports. And streamers need to make sure any betting features don’t get in the way of non-bettors. But the death of Fubo Sportsbook surely isn’t the end of sports betting mixed with streaming sports.

The Fast Break:

🏒 Reader feedback - NHL on ESPN+

This week I am answering a question from a reader. Bobby writes:

Thanks for writing, Bobby. I can confirm that yes, your local team games with the Flyers will be available as game replays on ESPN+ Power Play. I live in the Washington Capitals TV market. I tested to confirm that live Capitals games were blacked out for me, but I was able to watch Capitals vs. Montreal Canadiens on-demand on ESPN+.

Unfortunately, these replays are full games only so far and I have not been able to find any information about condensed NHL game replays on ESPN+ Power Play. I will try to get an official answer, and update with anything new when I find out.

Good luck to your Flyers this season, Bobby!

🏈 Amazon Prime meets Deion “Coach Prime” Sanders 

“Yo Dawg.” A new documentary series puts Deion “Prime Time” Sanders on Amazon Prime, and fans will have a chance to learn about what a coach does off the field. “Coach Prime” is a new series about the Jackson State University football team coming to Amazon Prime in December.

“Coach Prime” will follow a season for the Tigers and their NFL Hall of Fame head coach. It will cover

• Games and practices 

• Celebrity guests visiting with Deion Sanders

• Community engagement

• Learning on campus

• Historically Black College & University (HBCU) campus life

Beyond entertainment value, this series has the potential to continue raising the profile of HBCUs. Streaming has played a part in their recent rise, with services like HBCU Go offering free streaming of games and HBCU focused studio shows. They even partnered with CBS to broadcast HBCU Go games on CBS owned stations.

📺NESN 360 streaming Bruins and Red Sox in 4K HDR

Regional sports network NESN announced that their streaming service NESN 360 will be streaming Boston Bruins home games in 4K HDR this season, and add Boston Red Sox home games in 4K next year. 

• NESN 360 in 4K HDR requires internet that supports at least 50 mbps download

• Fans will also need a 4K TV and 4K streaming device

• NESN 360 costs $30 per month

• NESN 360 streaming is limited to the greater Boston area

Watch. Learn. Stream.

I Watched:

• The MLB Playoffs on YouTube TV. Upsets have made this fun, but nothing would be sweeter for this Orioles’ fan than a Yankees loss to the Guardians.

• NHL Hockey on ESPN+

I Learned:

Matt Rhule was fired by the Carolina Panthers, and the only good thing to come out of his 11-27 record with the team was this awesome clip of Robbie Anderson learning about mascot Sir Purr.

Also, it’s homecoming season and I learned that this Mouse goes hard in a drumline.

I’ll Be Streaming: 

• Yankees vs. Guardians game 5, in between meetings. A 4 pm eastern start for a decisive MLB game? Ugh.

• Another stinker on Amazon Prime Thursday Night Football. Saints vs. Cardinals stinks.

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