Sports leagues like the NFL, NBA, and FIFA may be locking out fans and undermining their own business with high prices and too many streaming deals.
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Sports have become a luxury good
The leagues are valuable because of their mass appeal. So why are they turning their backs on regular people?
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By Emily Stewart
Sports fans spend $88 a month on streaming services. That's more than $1,000 a year to watch games that were once free.
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I see you Peacocking, new rights holders.
