Why The Australian Open Looks Different For Some This Year: Broadcast Rights

It’s no secret that the world of live sports is becoming increasingly complicated due to the fractured nature of broadcast and streaming rights. Between leagues like the NFL making sure their own streaming services aren’t terribly useful and that finding any particular game requires Sherlock-ian investigative efforts, these new and complicated deals that major sports leagues and partners are entering into can deeply annoy their own fanbases. And, sometimes, even the organizers of a particular...