As fate would have it, Mel Brooks’ 1987 classic parody, “Spaceballs",” provides the perfect framing device to describe this week’s Telogical Talk: a quick dive into the Internet speed arms race.
Unlike other sports leagues that have created consumer-centric streaming offerings, the NFL has remained firmly on the sidelines of the direct-to-consumer OTT trend, choosing instead of collect billions of licensing dollars from CBS, FOX, NBC, ESPN, for rights to its regional and nationally-televised games. But that’s changing…
A side-by-side channel comparison of WatchTV against its nearest "skinny bundle" vMVPD competition—Sling TV Orange and Philo—reveals the shared elements of those lineups (no broadcast channels) and notable differences (e.g. Sling includes some sports programming.) The channel lineup, however, is not what makes WatchTV unique in a competitive marketplace of traditional and streaming video providers.