Paramount+, formerly known as CBS All Access, has always had live sports on its service, thanks to the string of rights agreements that brought live match-ups to the streamer. The company saw subscriptions spike after airing every game of the 2020 National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) Challenge Cup, giving it proof of how much value live sports can bring to streaming.
“We found pretty quickly that the [NWSL] audience exceeded our expectations,” said Jeffrey Gerttula, the evp and gm of CBS Sports Digital.
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