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Sky Sports are set to snap up UK TV rights

DAZN secured a 5-year deal for the IPL’s international rights in the UK, USA, Middle East & North Africa last year, but are in talks over exiting the contract following a dispute with the Indian rights holders (Viacom18).

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/cr...Viacom-18.html

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As long as its not on the Sports channels. It never was a sport, just scripted 'entertainment ' for the gullible.

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It is only the UK that insists it is a sport - although there is an interesting documentary about how it changed from a true sport the the entertainment package it is today.

WWE make it very clear it is choreographed entertainment.

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another conservative trying to cancel something as they're a snowflake who gets offended at things they don't grasp :D

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Has anyone else noticed a small white rectangle appearing in the bottom right hand corner when first switching to a Sky sports/BT/TNT sports channel from something like BBC channel 101?

It says 'Notification' in the box with a small symbol that could be the navigation buttons on the remote.

It has only started showing in last few days and pressing any part of the navigation controls has no effect. If I then switch back to channel 101 it stays on the screen but if I switch the V6 box off then back on it disappears and doesn't come back again.

It only appears on first switch on in the morning and is in the place where you normally see the small inverted teardrop when at home or the beer glass when viewing Sky Sports etc in a club or pub.

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What on earth are you writing about :confused:

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Is this the right thread, Vince? :confused::D

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I had that and thought it was from the V6. Turns out it was from the smart TV about a function that was going to be unsupported shortly.

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Interesting, I will have to see if using the TV remote has any effect in the morning, rarely use that remote as TV volume etc is through my surround sound system. When this box is displayed the teardrop/beer glass symbols are not showing though.

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Didn't think of that , no really I didn't :erm:

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You are correct, it popped up again today so I pressed the OK button on the TV remote and got a pop up advising me that screen casting to the TV from Netflix and You Tube apps was being discontinued.

So nothing to do with sports channels, sorry for intruding in the wrong thread. :angel:

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Presumably US only but an interesting development.
https://www.ft.com/content/40744128-...e-53aa7b064316

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The BBC have signed a three-year broadcast deal with Rugby League Commercial to show 15 Super League matches per season with 10 on TV and 5 on BBC iPlayer and the BBC Sport website.

The first match will be on BBC Two at 17:00 on Saturday 17th February

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any reason why the red button doesn't work on the new sky sports tennis channel? i have a v6. is red button functionality only working for 360 boxes??

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It is 360 only at present - maybe always

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TNT Sports UK gets FA Cup rights from Season 2025/2026

FA still to reveal their FTA broadcaster.

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The FA and TNT have agreed a new four-year broadcast deal for the Emirates FA Cup, starting from the 2025/26 season

https://www.thefa.com/news/2024/feb/...unced-20240215

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Also as part of deal:
-FA Community Shield
-FA Youth Cup semi-finals & final
-every game from round 3 outside a 3pm Kick Off on Saturdays will be shown live.

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No deep pockets streamers?

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Not for the first time.;)

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Women's Super League issue tenders for historic new £20m-a-year TV deal that is set to broadcast EVERY WSL match live from next season.

Sky Sports, BBC, TNT Sports and DAZN are all interested in securing rights.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/fo...re-rights.html

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It's 2024 not 2035. ;)

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The Mail is reporting that at least two games per round until the semi-final would be included in the FTA package that TNT Sports would then sub-licence. It's also reported they will be paying £66m per year.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/fo...-blackout.html

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My personal preference would be ITV as the free to air broadcaster as I detest Shearer,Lineker and co on the BBC

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They should screen all FA cup matches from the Extra Preliminary round onwards. With 732 teams, that should see who is really committed. The Premiership can finance it, pocket money to them.

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ESPN+ (US) show a good selection of 1st and 2nd round - and all ties for 3rd round onwards.

But you'll never get all matches involving smaller clubs.

National League try and show all their's live but you'll find the occasional North or South fixture is unavailable. More have no commentrary.

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no way. BBC as no adverts. better pundits and commentators. when ITV have it you have awful pundits and about 10 mins out of 15 of adverts at half time!

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The last game I saw on ITV was about on about a 15-20 second delay which is unusual for linear tv.

And ITV have crashed out of live sport to an ad break too often in the past - missing goals.

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The BBC don't have adverts is true enough but they certainly make up for that with trailers advertising BBC programs. As for better pundits,don't agree at all. Alan Shearer,boring as hell. Lineker,over paid and another bore.

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All pundits are boring. Never seem to watch the same game as me.

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Sky & DAZN to share Anthony Joshua v Francis Ngannou

Sky Sports and DAZN will both air Anthony Joshua’s bout with Francis Ngannou on their pay-per-view services.

DAZN will continue to show the fight worldwide, but Sky Sports Box Office will also air it in the UK.

https://www.broadcastnow.co.uk/broad...190779.article

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Those plucky streamers have swerved these rights too. I believe the predecessor competition rights were held by Sky Sports.
https://www.broadbandtvnews.com/2024...gby-hsbc-svns/

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I think we've discussed in another thread if the ESPN-Fox-WBD sports joint venture went against US competition rules. Looks like we're about to find out.
https://www.broadbandtvnews.com/2024...treaming-plan/

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...and talking of sports streaming apps, Apple has just launched a sports app.

Anyone who still thinks that the tech giants aren't serious about sports, think again.

First, it's stats, betting and minor rights, then they'll move their tanks into grabbing all the big stuff.

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I read recently apparently Apple are interested in acquiring Global rights to F1
https://appleinsider.com/articles/23...-for-formula-1

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TNT Sports swoop for rugby's autumn internationals - including England's mouth-watering clashes with Australia, South Africa and New Zealand - as Amazon Prime step aside

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/ru...tep-aside.html

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Amazon don't seem to have got the email.



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Who says VM doesn't get there first? Cynics, look away now!
https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/other...a3cca4e4&ei=15

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Don't you now have to pay for TNT sports on Virgin media? It was previously included when BT sport so merely a replacement? Not knocking it mind

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The thing is they can monetise these quite easily through the iPhone user base regardless of who actually broadcasts (and therefore ponies up billions for) games.

It could easily link to Sky Go, Now or Virgin Tv Go (or any other streaming app) to stream games picture in picture on your device seamlessly.

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It's a Reach PLC thing, if they aren't telling you the UK is about to endure 6 feet of snow and a week of sub zero temperatures.. in July, they are rolling out some nonsense about offers from various ISPs. Someone should tell them what FAST channels are and ask which £9.99 subscription package Virgin customers are getting for free. The July snowstorm is more believable. :D

And where is DAZN Combat? ;)
https://www.dazn.com/en-GB/news/socc...f1hjpcuxbmkmdh

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UPDATE:

TNT Sports signs deal with BBC to sublet FA Cup games from 2025/2026 season.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/fo...ports-ITV.html

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It makes sense that they've done a deal with the BBC rather than a rival commercial channel.

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An interesting departure for Netflix.

https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/...-b2508746.html

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Does it even count as sport?

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Boxnation has relaunch in the UK on You Tube and social Platforms

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Good spot.

This becomes the third company to use the brand name. First company (Boxing Channel Media) was wound up in 2019. Second company was Premier Sports GB which kept it nominally alive until ViaPlay acquired Premier Sports.

And now Umar Warren has spotted that the BoxNation YouTube channel has 61k subscribers so has picked up the brand licence from his uncle and is using it as an interview channel with boxers and their promoters.

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:D

Gleaming information from the internet has crossed a couple of wires there.

Umar Ahmed, who has previously done content on some of the boxing social media outfits, appears to have taken it on. Frank Warren is occasionally referred to as “Uncle Frank” in the boxing following social media community.

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Well called out there. :D

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Sports broadcaster Sporty Stuff TV HD has just reveal on their X page that Sporty Stuff TV HD will close on March 30th on Sky Satellite, Freesat HD and Freeview (Streaming).

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I'm amazed it has lasted for so long. Further info: https://www.sportystuff.tv/sportystu...-end-of-march/

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BBC to show Scotland games against Northern Ireland & Finland

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/68554565

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TNT Sports extends Premiership Rugby rights

https://www.digitaltveurope.com/2024...-rugby-rights/

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F1 owners Liberty Media to Buy Motorcycle Racing Circuit MotoGP in Deal Valuing Its Owner at $4.5B.

Formula 1 owner Liberty Media, led by chairman John Malone and CEO Greg Maffei, has struck a deal to acquire a big majority stake in the company behind the motorcycle racing circuit MotoGP in a deal that puts an enterprise value of €4.2 billion ($4.5 billion) on the firm.



https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/bu...-1-1235861250/

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That should be blocked in my opinion, it is basically a monopoly on top flight motorsport.

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MotoGP under Dorna was already a virtual monopoly anyway, with their particular emphasis on Spanish riders and tracks. As well as Dorna owning World Superbike.

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Telegraph is reporting that existing WSL deal with Sky Sports & BBC will be extended next season, with the aim of buying more time for broadcasters to finalise a fresh contract from 2025

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football...g-term-future/

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Does anyone care, or watch it ? I dont, and my wife (a big football fan) doesnt.
Its not even as good as non league football, and only "promoted" because they think they have too now.

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I would bet they are trying to work out how to align, and ultimately combine TV auctions, with the Premier League and EFL rights from 2029/30. Shame them into giving a cut of their revenue.

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Totally agree with you,poor standards of football and only promoted because they feel they have to. It's like every men's games have to have a woman involved in it in one way or another,pundit,commentator or presenter.

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There are a small number of female presenters/pundits who appear quite often are quite good (and knowledgeable). Some of the female matchday reporters on sky are quite good as well (I used to love Bianca before she moved on). It is noticable, however, that they always seem they must have one now. What I cant generally cant get on with are female commentators, the vast majority grate on you like scraping your fingernails on a blackboard.

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There are a lot of female commentators and pundits which are very good and I tend not to even notice anymore unless mistakes or silly comments are made.

The one pundit I can't stand has a boring monotone voice and says silly things like "it isn't 100% offside" when it could just be said that it isn't offside - it can only be 0% or 100%. And they got all involved with faith healing etc.

Glenda Hoddle!

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sky should create "sky sports womens football" and rename sky sports football to sky sports male football.

the bbc should have a womens sport page and a mens sport page. But they wont. as they know it would barely get any viewership.

i cant take female pundits seriously. how can a female compare her experience ship playing "park football". they got rid of fan zone. "i played football in front of 50 people at a very low level....now let me tell you why this professional male footballer should listen to me critique him"

its like someone in the north west league who plays for a local village team critiquing Haaland. it would be seen as ridiculous. yet this isnt

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Reports: BBC, ITV and Channel 4 are in three-way fight for Women’s Rugby World Cup TV rights

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/rugby-un...cup-tv-rights/

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"No, you have them"
Oh no, I insist you have them"
Etc etc.

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🤣🤣🤣

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:D

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This could be nail-in-the-coffee decision by DAZN.
Subscriptions have been £14.99pm rolling or £9.99pm if you agree a 12 month contract.
From May it will be £14.99pm if you agree to 12 months - otherwise £24.99pm.

Unless they offer some really good deal for subscribers to the NFL pack.

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At 7.15 I’m assuming you’d not had your first ;)

It does seem like an unrealistically high price given the absence of any premium content. Even the boxing events are going PPV.

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It arrived last night - but only read it this morning.

Unable to chat to them now as they are too busy dealing with cancellations I guess.

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I was only joking at the autocorrect to “coffee”. :)

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16 days too late with this announcement! :D

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I have to start the morning with coffee :)

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I took a look at what DAZN offer.

Basically Snooker, Darts, Boxing or Womens Football. :zzz:

I would not pay £2.49 a month for that, let alone £24.99 a month. :td:

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I confess I did exactly the same. ;)

The only valuable DAZN content seems to be NFL which you can get from them for £9 a month and the boxing which is PPV. The rest seems to be stuff that all the other broadcasters passed on.

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Within the next 30 days DAZN have THREE pay per view boxing events totalling £63.

Ryan Garcia v Devin Haney - this weekend
Canelo v Muguia - May 5th
Fury v Usyk - May 18th

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I can safely say I wont watch any of them, even if they were free.

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Same here

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Last fight I saw was Muhammad Ali, against lord know who. Which is more than I can say about soccer, can't recall ever watching :shocked: Not sure why virgin keep offering sports channels.

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Because unlike you and me, some people actually love their sports channels. We don’t have to pay for them if we don’t watch them, some don’t see the problem.

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Indeed they do, and this streaming future has them paying through the nose to get less from fledgeling outfits like DAZN.

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It seems DAZN is only small in the UK. Internationally they have much more including EPL is some regions.
Last night's PPV was worldwide rights for DAZN - but I never saw it available in the UK on other platforms (Sky and Virgin).
TalkSport had live off-screen commentary and their feed died at 6am while the fight was still in the 11th. They missed the end,

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Don't have a problem , the number of times I have told them I don't have any interest in sports channels. Yet EVERY a few weeks get a contact offering it ! :mad:

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But you don't have to take it up

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Well I would have never thought of that :rolleyes:

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No you don't,you simply ignore them like I do when I see tv advertising for cricket,rugby or some pay per view boxing match

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Yes, but you think they would mark his files not to contact him about sports packages. I guess the CRM is not that nuanced.

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Sky Sports+ and new dedicated channel launching this August
https://www.skysports.com/football/n...nd-new-channel

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I love how it says "at no extra cost" when they've already bumped the prices up!

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More info on Sky Sports + Channel.

Extra info via Radio Times.

Fans can expect six EFL matches to be shown on Sky at 12:30pm on a Saturday each week, with one match on a Friday night & 1 match on Sunday lunchtime, plus two others filtered into one of the slots. No additional EFL match time slots will be created.

https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/sport/...plus-efl-deal/

Also tests for Sky Sports + SD Channel can be found at:

Sky Sports has started early tests for Sky Sports + SD on May 7th:

Tests can be found at:

12090
V
DVB-S2
8PSK
27.5
2/3

Label (As of May 8th):
7840

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Nice to see proof that there’s a future for live sports streaming after all! :D:D

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Sky have been streaming live sports for almost twenty years, OB. Where have you been?

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Sky has posted on a Sky community page:

'Please note: Only customers with the complete Sky Sports pack will get access to Sky Sports+ at no extra cost. Anybody with individual sports packs will need to upgrade.'

https://helpforum.sky.com/t5/Sky-TV/...t/ba-p/4638266

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I expect these will be red button services too. In addition to “streaming”.

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Considering what they plan to show each week, and they only have one extra channel, there will have to be red button selection for matches.

Thats still going to be fun the first week, when they plan to show every match live (so it says). Is there a limit on red button choices ?

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Almost 20 ? Its over 30 years, they have been showing live premiership matches since it was formed in 1992. :)

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I was accepting that streaming (2006 on some variant of an app) was substantively different from television as a whole for the purposes of entertaining OB.

However I agree, Sky have been, are and will continue to be the dominant player across all technologies.

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4K being dropped by UEFA.

The promos for the Champions League Final only mention TNT Sports 1.

https://www.ibc.org/features/uefa-re.../10918.article

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I know. I’m looking at the trend and judging that against comments made on Cable Forum previously.

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You can’t be certain of that, jfman. I agree with you that Sky have been very successful so far, and their link with Comcast probably strengthens their position, but there is big competition out there.

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Even the big “streamers” across the pond are desperate to bundle their products into cable without the cable. It’s a failed business model against the tried and tested offerings in the marketplace.

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We’ll see.

https://advanced-television.com/2024...ined-by-sport/

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That would be the Premier League that no streamer can offer a competitive bid on despite real terms reductions in the value of the rights.