#playoff

[polycule-playoff]

Star Trek DS9 Polycule

The new and improved star trek ds9 polycule, now with Worf.

There will also be some preliminary polls to decide what relationship Kira has with Miles and Keiko.

[snkrbonbon]

[newyorkthegoldenage]

All that Dodgers left fielder Andy Pafko can do is watch as Bobby Thompson's ninth-inning home run in the National League playoff game sent the Giants to the World Series, October 3, 1951.

Photo: Associated Press via the NY Times

[reneserseya]

film Quest for the Stanley Cup, ep3

[throuple-tournament]

Sorry of this comes of the wrong way I'm genuinely curious, whats the difference between the Throuple Tournament and the Polycule Playoff?

This doesn't come off the wrong way at all, I'm happy to answer. :)

The Throuple Tournament is for three person relationships and The Polycule Playoff is for 4+ people relationships.

Throuples seem to be the most common poly ships so I wanted a tournament specifically for 4+ people polycules because I wanted one for the more complicated polycule ships that aren't commonly widely shipped, also because I have a few that I wanted to get into a polyam tournament, as these ones would probably not make it into a usual polyam tournament.

[swayoftheworld]

Side eyes Sway👀

[sucka99]

[nickgerlich]

It's A Revolution

Professional sports have long been available for free viewing, either on cable, satellite, or over-the-air. Of course, league blackout rules apply in certain places, and there are season pass options available for die hard fans. The gist of it is that watching the game, whatever it may be, has been of the people and for the people.

But that is slowly changing. In 2021, Amazon signed on for 11 seasons of Thursday Night Football, and has effectively added one more day of the week to fans’ football-watching activities. Well, as long as you have Amazon Prime, know a friend who does and doesn’t mind you crashing there, or can find it at a sports bar. Otherwise, you’re out of luck.

AppleTV+ has dibs on Major League Soccer, which proved to be a huge win for Apple last year when Messi started playing for Miami. It’s an upgrade to the standard AppleTV+ subscription, but some games are shared across the AppleTV+ platform for the basic subscribers.

And now we come to the latest: Peacock, owned by NBCUniversal, carried this last Saturday’s playoff game between the Kansas City Chiefs and Miami Dolphins, and based on the data, it was the “most-streamed live event in US history.” Some 23 million viewers turned in, of which 16.3 million were logged in to Peacock. The remaining seven million were viewers in the KC and Miami markets, as well as subscribers to the NFL+ mobile app.

But the superlatives don’t stop there. The game also practically choked the internet, accounting for 30% of all web bandwidth during the game. It was the “most internet usage ever in the US on a single date.” Take that, Netflix.

So what’s the problem, you ask? Well, there was a huge outpouring of negativity on social media, because some viewers felt like they were being extorted for $5.99 a month to sign up for Peacock (which, of course, they could cancel at any time). And some lawmakers are concerned as well, because…you know…that’s not how we have always done it.

We may see a court battle or two over this, but I suspect the ship is sailing, and we will now begin to see ever more professional sports on subscription streaming services. And with good reason, because pro sports is about the only reason people watch linear television these days. OK, maybe the evening news, but I have already digested all of the day’s news online long before the 10pm showing. When you consider that 93 out of the top 100 broadcast programs last year were NFL games, you see the magnitude of this.

Think about it. The only content with a shelf life of not more than a few hours is sports and the news. Who wants to watch yesterday’s football game, or last night’s newscast? I’ll wait. And we’ll all happily wait to watch everything else on our own schedule, whether by DVR or streaming on demand.

It’s just that, as we continue to cut the ties that bound us to all those legacy media outlets, the new model is all about streaming. While there is much consolidation going on—that’s a topic for a future blog—it also means there will be more resources among the surviving conglomerates to do what Peacock just did, and what Amazon has been doing. Exclusive rights cost big money, but with that many eyeballs, it is well worth the price. Advertisers love it, and so does any company with the rights.

For consumers, it signifies a continuation of the drift away from legacy outlets, and toward the streamers. I know. The prices and bundling options available these days are beginning to look a lot like that which we left behind with cable and satellite, but that’s how it goes. Orwell noted that tendency in Animal Farm. The Wheel of Retailing Theory says the same. A revolution eventually begins to look a lot like that which it sought to replace.

And if you want to watch pro sports in the future, I am betting heavily that you’ll have to join the revolution. Or find a friend who has. Just be sure to bring food and beverage.

Dr “How Many Subscriptions Do You Have?” Gerlich

Audio Blog

[undraftedtokyo]

第1回 NBA観戦会 2023年5月21日(日) 9:30~@高田馬場

LA Lakers vs Denver Nuggets Game3

[alex3376]

"NY Yankees@Isiah Kiner Falefa makes nice catch to end the 4th #shorts #newyorkyankees #higlights"

[soclonely]

New York Rangers out here giving me a heart attack 😭 these Stanley cup playoffs are no joke this year! Thought it was clinched but DAMN the Lightening is strikin' hard.

5 minutes left LGR!!!

[polycule-playoff]

Is there anyone who wants to share their fan art of The Magnus Archives characters for the polycule diagram? The characters are:

Jonathan Sims

Martin Blackwood

Sasha James

Tim Stoker

[best-anime-tournament]

[djscottyb]

New mix! (well, kinda...Oct 16th) 29-minute hyped-up Rock/Rap/EDM classics from the @orlandocitysc @mls #Playoff Watch Party. *currently ranked 63rd in Rock Mixcloud link: https://bit.ly/3ffTTZg #djmix #djmusic #tailgating #hype #rock #edm #rap #remix #classics #throwbackmusic #30songs #mixcloud #orlando #soccer #mls (at Wall Street Plaza) https://www.instagram.com/p/CkT81LMuSXL/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[vibesandviews]

[theonehotnews]

Stars sign 41-goal scorer Jason Robertson to 4-year, $31M deal