Many Cubs fans, as well as fans of other teams, find themselves locked out of watching their favorite team because they have cut the cable cord and many services offering streaming of channels have cut regional sports networks from their offerings. It’s resulted in the odd scenario of a Cubs fan living in the team’s market territory who has cut the cord unable to watch Cubs games, while a Cubs fan living in (say) Alaska has no problem buying MLB.TV and watching the games.
That’s why this is so intriguing:
There's been talk of MLB looking into the concept of launching its own direct-to-consumer streaming service (and maybe partnering with the NBA and NHL on it).