Watch Chicago Marathon 2026: FREE streams and TV channels
THE SO WHAT
Free global streams for marquee events keep pushing sports toward audience-maximization over pure rights-fee extraction. Broadcasters and leagues experimenting here are trading short-term ARPU for long-term reach and data—sponsors and rights holders should adjust how they value impressions.
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