That's suddenly a good question, particularly in the who-pays-for-what OR what-not department. On one hand, the subscriber contracts with the cable operator for the sports channel (Hi! ESPN! Tennis Channel! et al), the cable operator (or linear channel provider) has a carriage contract in place with the sporting video provider (linear and/or VOD, SVOD ad infinitum) … but, given shelter in place, there ain't no sport being played, much less telecast (ignoring, of course, Michael Jordan's The Last Dance, which doesn't count as live, you-can-place-a-bet-somewhere real). Nobody is sheltering in place in the dugout or on the bench or on the court. And all of that revenue and all of that programming isn't happening.
Which Contract Is More Important? The Cable + You, or Cable + Supplier?
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