Average Attendance for North American Sports Leagues [OC]Submitted by BoMcCready t3_117868y in dataisbeautiful
social_media_suxs t1_j9dyfj8 wrote
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The big issue with viewership are RSN contracts requiring cable subscriptions at a time when people are ditching cable. It's a huge problem MLB is now looking to fix.
Recent example being Dodgers games having a multi-year blackout in their own home market. https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/dodgers-tv-blackout-is-finally-over-for-some-fans-in-southern-california/
RelativeAssistant923 t1_j9exk09 wrote
I mean, yes, this is a problem with sports generally (although the NBA is doing better than others). But in terms of whether it's "America's game", MLB has never had the viewership revenue that the NFL has right now.
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