I always figured sports would be the bastion of cable – it’s the one video category people will still willingly spend money towards, whether to just get cable for ESPN or a new HD television set to view the action in full 1080i glory.
Turns out, though, that the current NBA playoffs (with games broadcast between ABC, TNT, and ESPN) are already freely streamed online:
Sure, it makes a poor replacement of an evening on the couch or in the bar with friends, but for those who stay in the office as late as I do (or don’t feel like paying $50+ a month for three channels), it does its job of halting productivity admirably.