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Even if Sky goes 10% up on Sports and the premium HD that's still; £23.10 + £5.77, over £6 cheaper than Virgin. |
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---------- Post added at 19:21 ---------- Previous post was at 19:08 ---------- Surely nobody knows if the 530pm slot will get worse viewing figures than the 1245pm slot because until now ESPN, with fewer subscribers than Sky, have had the 530pm slot. You could equally make the argument that at 1245pm more blokes are sitting outside changing rooms waiting for their WAGs to decide if they can squeeze into a 12, and by the time they get home they'll be able to make a claim that they deserve to be left alone to watch the footy for a bit. But that would ignore the fact that many women like to watch football as well. |
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Present company excepted :D ---------- Post added at 19:56 ---------- Previous post was at 19:54 ---------- And...I've known a few girls who thought that a 12 was too big..but I told them..I'm not making it smaller, that is your job :D |
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Ot Colin, but did having infinity installed create much extra mess? Reason I ask is I put my VM cable under my drive, but I doubt BT lift the block paving if I decide to have it intalled.
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So on that basis, no mess :) |
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The 5.30pm slot is GUARANTEED to be at most the 3rd best game of the week. Therefore it will not, and cannot be a game that has wide appeal. |
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Secondly, why is the 530pm slot guaranteed to be 3rd best, at best? Where have any of the broadcasting companies involved said that will be the case? |
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So lets say BT show Spurs v Arsenal (or some such equivalent) at 12.45, and then show football from other countries or a big rugby game in order to keep viewers from switching over to Sky. Sky are are just gonna go "oh, you know what, lets pay massively over the top amount of money for football games and just play a third rate game on a Saturday night so we can let BT/ITV/BBC win the ratings on a Saturday." For me Sky will show a decent match on Saturday and suffer a bit on the Sunday.:) ---------- Post added at 06:59 ---------- Previous post was at 06:52 ---------- Quote:
P.S, money is killing football, you are spot on! |
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The £7 HD surely includes the Movies HD charge too if you have them? |
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I'd watch cricket first before that, and i hate cricket (though I'm partial to watching england lose, but that is just too good to miss :D) ---------- Post added at 07:48 ---------- Previous post was at 07:39 ---------- Quote:
I disagree. I don't argue with the sentiments (who doesn't want things cheaper) But it isn't sky who causes this. There is no reason why FA can't sell the rights for a lower price, or arrange for certain games to be broadcast on tv for free. Or indeed, use the money to reduce the ticket price Sky does things for sky...but they do not put greed into people or companies, that is there. If it wasn't sky, the owners would think of some other way. And the issue isn't the cost of tv...fans can always watch a match, by buying a season ticket. The issue is that despite all the money from sky, owners still think that raising ticket prices is correct. But what would happen if sky quit paying? For some clubs, debt would become unsustainable. That isn't likely to happen, but I suspect sky etc won't pay the same money, if subscribers aren't taking the product. Problem there is that it is a world game...someone is always willing to pay...but no guarantee who gets to see it. Ok..tired of typing..haircut day |
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I'm putting my money where my mouth is, and if I'm wrong I'll come back and say so, but Bt's first match of the season will be Palace v. Spurs or similar. No inside info, just based on my analysis of the situation and my understanding of what each rights pack actually means. |
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Go to a live game far more fun
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I have to confess that I have been in the home end at London Road cheering on the Posh and the away end at your Abbey Stadium (or whatever the hell you're calling it these days) so I am probably not your best friend ;-) ---------- Post added at 10:01 ---------- Previous post was at 09:32 ---------- Quote:
The FA (and SFA) don't really come into it as they only sell the rights to international games. Each of the English and Scottish leagues (with the ageerement of member clubs) sell their content themselves (not so sure about Wales , NI and Ireland). All the league members want the best price and that is gained by exclusivity which TV companies will almost certainly have stipulated as prerequisite before negotiating. This was the mistake, there should have been no exclusivity so that 2 companies to give less money and the consumer could decide who to watch. However where we are now is that, as you point out, if someone stops paying clubs go bust so the TV men have a stranglehold on clubs which is why we have Friday night, Monday night and lunchtime football, no domestic games on the same night as European football (unless you are a big club then it doesn't matter), predictions of Armageddon because one club looses it top flight status etc.... We are at the stage where the men/women with the money (and this isn't just Sky, as you say this is a global thing) can dictate when and how things are done. Wages have gone crazy, players move for money rather than ambition (see majority of the Motherwell team), you can't blame them but the only reason teams in England are paying more is because the market is distorted by the madness going on the top flight. I'd quite happy see the TV money being capped or taken away completely but this is probably because when I started watching my team we were at the bottom of the pile with no money, a crumbling stadium and were getting beat every week. But in spite of all of this I fell in love with it all so going back to being a team with no money would make no difference to clubs like mine. So I can no longer justify subsidising the companies that I see as the cause rather than the solution to the problems in UK football....and going to a game is much better anyway :-) |
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Fair point...and good stance
Not my cup of tea, but I applaud it. :clap: :clap: |
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