THANKS, BUD! Baseball’s Former Commissioner and Streaming TV
You don’t become America’s national pastime without learning how to adapt — and Major League Baseball (MLB) made the ultimate pivot. This October, MLB’s biggest stars and teams with the most wins all-time will take the field for the 2021 playoffs. The winners will be crowned champions of the world, but the league these champs call home already owns an equally prestigious title: the founders of streaming services. Their legendary reign started back in the early 2000s, when former MLB commissioner Bud Selig asked every team in the league to contribute $4 million for the creation of Baseball Advanced Media (BAM). At that time, the dot-com bubble had yet to burst, and Selig wanted America’s once favorite sport to “keep up with the times,” so to speak. BAM created a website for each team, but it soon took on other qualities that gave it an edge. The Hustle reports that BAM offered online video, multidevice watching services, and a large data and broadband structure before other major platforms even existed. BAM became such a smashing success that it soon became BAMTech and
started creating platforms for other popular sports leagues like World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) and the National Hockey League (NHL). (It even assisted HBO!) In 2017, one of the biggest players in movies, Disney, invested in BAMTech, claiming a majority stake, and began its transition into streaming services. Soon after, as The Hustle reported in July 2021, Disney announced Disney+, a streaming platform whose features were similar to that of Netflix and BAM. In March 2021, Disney+ hit more than 100 million users, making it a powerhouse in streaming — all created because of BAMTech. Today, BAM and BAMTech are credited with being on the forefront of streaming services and continue to hold a power position over streaming and within entertainment companies. “Media companies are not good at tech and really struggle with large scale,” says investment analyst Rich Greenfield in The Verge. “They don’t trust companies like Google or Amazon, who want to displace them. BAM is seen as friendly.”
4 Tips to Stay Safe Parking in a Public Garage
Whether you’re heading downtown or to campus, you may have to park in a public garage. Parking in a public garage might not be your first choice, but street parking and outdoor parking lots are often rare or expensive. Thankfully, you can follow a few tips to ensure you and your car stay protected within a public parking garage. Park in a Safe Spot When you first pull into a parking garage, do not park in the first available space you see. Instead, try to find a parking space with the most visibility near an entrance or exit. The best spots have plenty of light and enough space for you to move around between vehicles but not so much that there are no cars around your vehicle. Also, try to park on the first floor of any garage to avoid taking stairs or an elevator. Thieves love to hide in these shadowy areas. Use Your Senses When choosing a spot, watch for people lurking around the garage, and if you see anyone suspicious, it’s best to find another garage
to park in. When walking in and out of a parking garage, pay close attention to your surroundings. Avoid talking or texting on your phone and try not to use headphones or earbuds to listen to music. Always keep track of where you park to minimize your time in the garage. Hide Your Possessions If you’re going to park in a parking garage, it’s best not to leave any valuables in your car. Thieves will often check windows before breaking into cars, so make sure there is nothing visible to entice them. If you do leave possessions in your car, hide them under seats or in the glove box. Lock Your Car While it might sound obvious at first, you should always lock your car when leaving it unattended. A thief is way more likely to enter an unlocked car than risk being caught breaking into a locked vehicle. So, make sure to add that deterrent before you walk away.
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