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by bradleybuda 2929 days ago
In the US we've seen a half-dozen over-the-top TV providers launch in the past couple of years. They all seem to understand that live sports is their core feature, yet none of them tries to compete on latency. I regularly see two or more minutes from reading tweets about a goal or touchdown (from broadcast or cable viewers) until I see that TD live on Sling / PSVue / DirecTV NOW / YouTube TV (I've tried them all). Second-screening live sports is impossible with the OTT apps, and is very likely to drive me back to Comcast.

There's a real opportunity for a sports-oriented OTT company to compete on latency, a DVR that actually works, and expansive rights (I never have to guess if I have access to any sporting event).
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mtberatwork 2929 days ago
Doesn't "second-screening" while watching a sports event interfere with the act of watching the sports event in the first place?
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NoNotTheDuo 2929 days ago
For games like American Football, there's only 11 actual minutes of action, but it takes 3+ hours to complete the game[0]. That leaves a lot of time to watch a second screen.

[0]: https://qz.com/150577/an-average-nfl-game-more-than-100-comm...

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isostatic 2929 days ago
Second screening even in things like drama is very popular.

If you're watching a sports game, I can see that having a second stream (perhaps curated) with easy to access stats on that game, or a different angle to what the director thinks you want, or whatever.

I don't see the appeal of second stream in drama, but in things like sport, yes

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