A Moron’s Take on Content Exclusivity

When ESL One Genting was streamed on Facebook in 2018 it was awful.

However, we got it twisted; the problem was the stream/client/service was terrible. The platform was the problem, NOT the exclusivity.

You might ask; wait, if the streaming platform was shit…. why would ESL choose to broadcast their event on a shitty platform?

Well boys and girls, Facebook paid for that shit. They paid MILLIONS. MILLIONS OF DOLLARS. That’s not pocketed by a suit. It pays for MORE GAMES. MORE TOURNAMENTS WITH BETTER PRODUCTION, MORE PRIZE POOL. MORE CONTENT.

MORE FREE DOTA CONTENT FOR YOU.

Who in their right minds would want to listen to Joe Buck and Troy Aikman during the super bowl (other than some octogenarian FOX exec) instead of Pat McAfee, Peyton & Tom? And holy shit Favre is on stream DOING BEER BONGS WITH MADONNA? TOUCHDOWN VIKINGS!!!

I’d watch the SHIT out of that. BUT I CAN’T, because if I want to watch the Super Bowl live, I gotta be on FOX. They determine the manner in which their product is presented. If you don’t like it, write a letter.

It’s why you see celebrities and pros court side during the NBA finals. It’s the dance baby, and everybody comes out to watch. You don’t have a choice. If you want to be “seen”, want to be a part of the spectacle, you have to show up. If Lebron could hit up Drake, Steph & Shaq, stay home & stream the game live with their commentary….they’d do that. We’d watch.