NHL close to iTunes deal

I see. Pay for a game that has already happened. Why not a live stream instead? I would pay for that.

I think this could be good. I mean, lots of people didn't think that buying TV shows online would work (some people *still* don't think it works), but it's been a pretty good success. (I imagine, His Steveness will have some specific numbers for us today.)

Sports is a different animal, but the popularity of these league packages that allow you to follow your favorite teams shows that there's at least some desire to see regular season games you couldn't see otherwise. But I agree that they need to figure out a way to get these online faster.

It's great that I will finally have a way to watch the Wings without having to switch to DirecTV or driving down to the local sports bar, but I hope ITMS gets the games quicker than they do their tv shows. It's tough to justify paying for a game after seeing the score and highlights on SportsCenter and in the paper.

I shrugged off the NBA-Google deal with the assumption that no one wants to pay $4 to watch yesterday's game. But the Rose Bowl has been the No. 1 video download for several days on iTunes; however, it is only $2, is the national championship game, and is essentially a highlight reel.

Is there really much of a market for taped "live" sports events?