B
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57%
57% -- share of sports viewers reporting streaming difficulties for sports viewers (2025)
57% of sports viewers report encountering difficulties while streaming live events.
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57%
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Percentage
Data Vintage
2025
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B
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75
Source Trust
60
Citation Chain
20
Independence
30
Methodology
45
Freshness
95
Source
InterDigital / Parks Associates
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Tier B
https://news.broadcastmediaafrica.com/2025/07/23/navigating-the-future-of-sports-streaming-challenge… ↗
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Navigating The Future Of Sports Streaming: Challenges And Opportunities In Live Broadcasts - Broadcast Media Africa
The sports media landscape is evolving, as viewers increasingly opt for streaming on digital platforms rather than sticking with traditional broadcast and cable services. However, streaming platforms face challenges like latency and buffering, with more than half (57%) of sports viewers reporting di…
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InterDigital / Parks Associates
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Survey/research by InterDigital and Parks Associates, report 'Streaming Live Sports: Where Opportunity Meets Complexity'
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sports viewers: 57% share of sports viewers reporting streaming difficulties. Source: InterDigital / Parks Associates (2025). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/sports-viewers-streaming-difficulties-2025
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<blockquote cite="https://lighthousedata.io/data/sports-viewers-streaming-difficulties-2025" style="border-left:3px solid #2563eb;padding:12px 16px;margin:16px 0;font-family:system-ui,sans-serif;background:#f0f4ff;"><strong>57%</strong> -- share of sports viewers reporting streaming difficulties for sports viewers<br><small>Source: InterDigital / Parks Associates (2025) · <a href="https://lighthousedata.io/data/sports-viewers-streaming-difficulties-2025" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Lighthouse Intelligence</a></small></blockquote>
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