Chicago Cubs followers have one other avenue to look at video games.
Marquee Sports Network on Tuesday introduced the launch of a direct-to-consumer streaming product. A month-to-month subscription prices $19.99.
The DTC choice is accessible solely in-market and is topic to Major League Baseball’s blackout restrictions. Current Marquee cable subscribers can entry streaming with out a further price.
Live streams of video games and the community’s unique programming will be watched on Marquee’s new app, internet browsers, cellular/pill gadgets or related TV platforms. Marquee’s app will characteristic 1080p decision video and video-on-demand content material. It can also help screencasting.
“We’re thrilled to launch our new direct-to-consumer subscription option, providing all in-market Cubs fans with access to Marquee Sports Network, including live Cubs games,” Marquee normal supervisor Mike McCarthy mentioned in a press release. “We look forward to continuing to bring Cubs baseball to the passionate Cubs fans across the region.”
The new DTC alternative is an encouraging growth for a lot of Cubs followers in Iowa — together with Des Moines, the place the group’s Triple-A affiliate is positioned — who’ve been blacked out from watching Cubs video games on MLB.TV. The league’s blackout restrictions restrict the attain of groups’ DTC streaming efforts.
“The regional sports network ecosystem is under some pressure as people cut cords with cable,” Cubs Chairman Tom Ricketts advised the Tribune in January. “I do know the league is watching it very, very intently. I feel the league additionally understands that a few of these blackout insurance policies don’t actually serve the aim they began with a very long time in the past.
“Ultimately, I hope the league comes up with a system where any fan can watch any game anywhere. But there’s legacy systems we’re going to have to work out.”
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Source: www.bostonherald.com