Sports Fans Consumer Trends 2019

The 20,000 Foot View: Sports-centric subscription video on demand (SVOD) services have largely struggled to entice subscribers, based on their current value propositions which consist mainly of niche rights. Pay-TV has the lion’s share of premium domestic sports rights, providing it with an advantageous set of assets partially justifying premium-priced contracts for its subscriber base. The move by streaming insurgent DAZN to incorporate advertising behind its paywall illustrates a need for pure-play sport SVODs to diversify their revenue streams. The tolerance of sports fans towards advertising is now crucial in building robust and sustainable business models for sports broadcasting in the streaming ecosystem.
Key XXX of sports SVOD weekly active users (WAUs) are XXX years XXX year olds only account for XXX of all sports SVOD WAUs, compared to XXX of consumers who watch live sports on TV
Companies and brands mentioned in this report: DAZN, English Premier League, Fortnite, Liverpool FC, MLB, Netflix, NHL, UEFA Champions League