Common sense dictates that it’s smart for a business to cater to its customers. Appealing to and garnering as many consumers as possible is essential for a business’s growth and sustainability. This simple logic is basic, common knowledge. Acting inversely would be fairly erroneous.
Except if you’re Major League Baseball, it seems.
On Tuesday, the league and Apple announced a streaming deal that will feature a pair of Friday night games each week beginning in 2022, with both streaming on Apple TV+ exclusively. That means no Todd Kalas, Geoff Blum and Julia Morales on AT&T SportsNet for Astros fans when the club’s Friday contests are streamed on Apple’s subscription streaming service.