Why is there no live stream of the World Series game?

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It's 2012. Why hasn't FOX found a way to make money from live streaming a sports event that they broadcast for free on TV?

They could load it up with ads, or charge me $10 per game. Instead, they black it out, asking me to tune into their free, non-trackable live TV broadcast that shows the same ads to me as to my dad and to my sister.

Am I missing something?

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Sorry: I meant "why is there no LEGAL live stream of the World Series game"

I'm legitimately interested in the business rationale. There must be one, but it is non obvious.

My best guess is that by focusing max audience onto one platform, they can charge the broadcast advertisers more. Maybe it's hard to sell that $50M ad deal to Ford while also saying "well some of the people will see a Samsung ad because they're streaming it, but you'll get most people."

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