每日一篇 4.17

breezy：微风徐徐

packed into ：涌入

mission：使命

transmitting the match：转播比赛

targeting:目标

Once an underdog dwarfed ：曾经的失败者相形见绌

 foreign behemoths：外国巨头

streaming service:媒体服务

are poised to become the most powerful player ：有望成为最强大的参与者

shareholder：股东

merge the business with：将业务与xx合并

capture not just a bigger share of：占据更大的份额

become a broader rival：更广泛的竞争对手

prized asset：宝贵资产

implemented：实施

has a great track record ：有着出色的记录

acquired ：收购

pricey bidding wars for cricket rights：板球版权的昂贵竞购战

paltry：微不足道的

 come by：实现

In a bid to bulk up：为了扩大规模

fall apart：分崩离析

continent：大陆

boldest bets：最大的赌注

stream：观看

last season：上赛季

 ad-supported：广告支持的；

demographic most coveted by advertisers：：广告商最青睐的人群

shrinking：萎缩

garnered 70% of their viewership：获得了70%的收视率

 digital offerings ：数字产品

production hub：制作中心

spot glitches：发现故障

 live feeds of ：实时反馈

viewer consumption：观众消费

obsession with：痴迷

 doesn’t crash：不会崩溃

live broadcasting ：现场直播

It blew my mind：这让我大吃一惊

got frustrated with：诅丧

took over as：接任了

gave me the license to：给我许可

 untested：未经考验

roll out：推出

 broadband access：宽带接入

telecom company：电信公司

 humiliating experiences：羞辱经历

paid off ：回报

catchphrase：口号

get over TV.：摆脱电视

wireless carrier：无线运营商

rose to president：升任为总裁

 overseeing：监督

soared to：飙升

an entrepreneurial setting：创业环境

startup：初创公司

licensing films and TV programing：授权电影和电视节目

stake：股份

lucrative library：利润丰厚的图书馆

onboard with the merger：参与合并

viewership：电视频道

the premium video-streaming business：优质视频流媒体业务

was overtaken ：所取代

 loss-making：亏损

synergies and bargaining power：协同效应和议价能力

let’s say：比方说

pretty profitable scale business：盈利规模相当大的企业

sub markets：子市场

emoji packs：表情符号

accustomed to digital wallets：习惯

pump out ：推出

soap operas：廉价肥皂剧

capture the audience：吸引观众

a key metric：关键指标

unnerving：不安