> I would try first to secure the rights to show some of the European soccer leagues and championships as they should be easier to get than any of the main American leagues.
Maybe the Lithuanian 3rd Division. European soccer leagues cost a fortune to get rights for:
UK Premiership: £1.78bn [1]
UK Third Division: £88mn [2]
Annoyingly I couldn't find actual costs on much else, but my point is that European soccer is huge, and you won't pick up the rights cheaply.
While the Premier League rights seem to be quite expensive, I wouldn't go to the Lithuanian 3rd Division :) Bundesliga seems much more approachable [1]. Rights costs are €70 million in the current cycle, and close to €150 million in the next. I am sure that the portuguese and italian leagues would also be more affordable. It would be quite interesting to know costs for La Liga (Spanish).
One may also be able to approach the rights owner with some more interesting ideas, like instead of paying all upfront, they will get a high % per user that purchased a match. Not sure how would that go.
Anyway this is just an idea, and it would take someone with good financial resources to undertake this project.
Anyway this is just an idea, and it would take someone with good financial resources to undertake this project.
[1] http://www.sportspromedia.com/news/bundesliga_to_double_inte...