Television: Inflated assets

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One of the biggest problems with cutting out your cable or satellite subscription and streaming everything online instead is finding ways to watch sports.  If you're a true sports fan, most of the games you want to watch appear on local cable networks or one of the big guys like ESPN. 

One of the biggest problems with cutting out your cable or satellite subscription and streaming everything online instead is finding ways to watch sports.  If you're a true sports fan, most of the games you want to watch appear on local cable networks or one of the big guys like ESPN. 

ScoreBig, a Los Angeles-based startup that launched in 2009, offers sports fans the chance to bid for discounted tickets to live events. The app expanded to New York events just last week, making sports events far more affordable for those in the Big Apple.

2012 was a big year for your telly. In just two weeks, the BBC aired a whopping 2,500 hours of live Olympic footage. During the 2012 Olympics, television audiences around the world found themselves immersed in live action as we watched, totally overwhelmed by the level of emotional investment at every defeat, near miss and victory.

By Chris Katje: At the end of December, News Corporation (NWS) is expected to split into two separate companies. One company named News Corporation will control the firm's education, Australian, and publishing assets. The other, which will be named Fox Group, will control the media giant's cable television, television, film, and direct satellite assets.