Ankler: robotics giants could one day own the leagues they now rent
The Ankler’s Erik Barmack ties Beijing’s humanoid Robot Games to sports rights economics: the NFL, NBA and global streamers pay billions yearly for scarce athletes, while Amazon, Google and Apple already build the robotics that could one day replace them.
Why it matters. If robotics matures into a viable content substitute, buyers like Amazon and Apple gain leverage to negotiate against leagues’ currently unchallenged pricing power.
Signal from The Ankler · Erik Barmack · read the original.
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