In summary, NBC and YouTube are seeking new ways to make watching professional sports cost prohibitive, primarily by overpriced subscriptions.
There was a time when selling commercials was sufficient. The greed is a turnoff.
The next two FIFA Women’s World Cups will be on overpriced Netflix with a new premium tier. No commercials but plenty of overpriced for an European Broadcast Union produced show. This could be ripe for Sen. Cruz’s investigation into anti-siphoning that’s been needed because the premium pay groups are monopolising. Boxing has become primary DAZN.