from Jeff Kotuby of TheStreamable,

In another sign of changing times, the NHL and PGA Tour are teaming up with Buzzer, a mobile live sports platform that aims to draw in younger viewers with bite-sized clips placed behind microtransactions. The clips are about two minutes and will cost 99 cents per highlight.

The NHL did something similar last year during their playoff season, where the league teamed with Twitter and Disney streaming services to offer fans live look-ins of select games via Twitter — including playoff games. Fans were even further in charge of their own entertainment by choosing which games received live look-ins.

Buzzer has Twitter ties as well, as it’s led by former Twitter director of live content Bo Han. Buzzer isn’t claiming to replace live TV streaming services, but rather looking to get the attention of younger fans who don’t want to sit through entire games — or can’t (if they don’t have a cable subscription.)

We recently discussed a new study that showed younger fans are more keen on watching highlights as opposed to full games...

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