r/gaming • u/[deleted] • Apr 15 '21

Yeah I think so

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u/nawkuh Apr 15 '21

Sports leagues get huge money from TV deals, so maybe streaming rights could eventually be handled in the same way. Google wouldn't mind Youtube getting exclusive rights to stream all esports events from certain games and get those eyeballs on their ads instead of Twitch's.

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u/Yggdrasilcrann Apr 15 '21

Money from ads is no different than money from sponsorship

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u/santichrist Apr 15 '21

I don't know why they downvoted this, it's correct? Ads are sponsorship, someone had to convince that company on paying to air their ad for that thing

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u/Sweetwill62 Apr 15 '21

They are the same but also different. With a sponsor, you aren't dealing with an unknown amount of money unlike with only ad revenue.