Sports league keeping an eye on Periscope, Meerkat

As Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Manny Pacquiao met in a Las Vegas ring in May, another fight was being contested around the world.

Instead of paying Showtime and HBO $89.95 to $99.95 to watch Mayweather beat Pacquiao or hundreds or thousands of dollars to get a ticket to the fight, viewers found a cheaper way to watch the historic bout. As in free.

More information: http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/2015/08/24/periscope-meerkat-live-streaming-floyd-mayweather-manny-pacquiao/32295201/