ESPN Looks to Build Live Streaming Subscription Service for Soccer Matches in Near Future

ESPN is looking for more revenue streams, and that’s likely to include a subscription service for Internet-streaming of Major League Soccer matches, according to recent reports. President John SKipper said at a recent event that ESPN is still committed to its pay TV subscription model, but the popularity of cord-cutting and Internet streaming services like Netflix and MLB.com (not to mention Tennis Channel, whose subscription launch we covered yesterday), is forcing the company to explore alternate…

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