A Contested Matchup: Exclusivity, Pro Sports Coverage and Digital Newsrooms

TV networks buy up rights for exclusive coverage of pro sports events, making it difficult for many newsrooms to show highlights. How do these exclusive agreements affect coverage from pure-play digital sites and mesh with audience expectations in a mobile/social-saturated world? How long until websites, not TV networks, provide exclusive coverage of sporting events?

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