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Sirius 27-10-2013 21:51
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Originally Posted by johnathome (Post 35637745)
Do you have a link to it? I couldn't find an app.
You do need to have subscribed to there internet streaming service for this to work.

Login to premier sports tv player via your phone and go to the video screen and it will point you to it or look for the sol HLS player in the play store

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Originally Posted by wrlfc (Post 35637741)
A big thank you to VM for getting Premier sports.
I have just watched one of the greatest games of rugby league I have seen for years, absolutely brutal at times.Also the commentary by Aussie Andrew Voss was first class,much better than them Sky muppets.
Very well done to all concerned.;)
P.S. picture quality very good as well.
It was indeed one of those games that will be remembered for a while.

Doug P 28-10-2013 08:30
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Yes RL coverage pretty good but no way am paying eight pounds a month for the channel.

denphone 31-10-2013 19:45
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Strong performance from BT Sport means it's game on for Sky.

http://www.theguardian.com/media/201...cess-rival-sky

Dave42 31-10-2013 20:00
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Originally Posted by denphone (Post 35639387)
Strong performance from BT Sport means it's game on for Sky.

http://www.theguardian.com/media/201...cess-rival-sky
means sky will up bids when right come up again to make sure they beat bt and prices will keep going up

denphone 31-10-2013 20:05
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Originally Posted by Dave42 (Post 35639397)
means sky will up bids when right come up again to make sure they beat bt and prices will keep going up
Yes that is the likely scenario l am afraid.

Chad 31-10-2013 21:50
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Here is an interview with Gavin Patterson, Chief Executive of BT.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-24754202

TonyM19 04-11-2013 17:11
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Originally Posted by Doug P (Post 35637839)
Yes RL coverage pretty good but no way am paying eight pounds a month for the channel.
Seems fair enough for 5/6 games of NRL per weekend during the season + State of origin. I suppose it depends on how much you like RL

Doug P 04-11-2013 17:33
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Originally Posted by TonyM19 (Post 35640677)
Seems fair enough for 5/6 games of NRL per weekend during the season + State of origin. I suppose it depends on how much you like RL
I love RL but have Sky Sports for multi-sports including SL and the Challenge Cup is on there and the BBC. Not dissing State of Origin or NRL but is far too much per month for extra games of one sport for me.

Also the coverage of Scotland v Italy in Workington yesterday bordered on woeful imo.

TonyM19 06-11-2013 21:48
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Originally Posted by Doug P (Post 35640696)
I love RL but have Sky Sports for multi-sports including SL and the Challenge Cup is on there and the BBC. Not dissing State of Origin or NRL but is far too much per month for extra games of one sport for me.

Also the coverage of Scotland v Italy in Workington yesterday bordered on woeful imo.
You pays your money and takes your choice ;).

I'm just glad that I've got the option.

By the end of this world cup the channel will have shown 268 rugby league matches this season. Sky will have given us 71 and BBC 12 in comparison.

OLD BOY 07-11-2013 12:24
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Originally Posted by Dave42 (Post 35639397)
means sky will up bids when right come up again to make sure they beat bt and prices will keep going up
Except that Sky are not allowed to have all the games, are they? A proportion of them will always be screened by a different operator, assuming that one exists who wishes to put in a bid. At least, that's my understanding.

andy_m 07-11-2013 16:28
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Originally Posted by OLD BOY (Post 35641735)
Except that Sky are not allowed to have all the games, are they? A proportion of them will always be screened by a different operator, assuming that one exists who wishes to put in a bid. At least, that's my understanding.
And it's correct. The issue is that BT want to out bid Sky and own a larger rights portfolio. That was the case this time and their stated aim for next time around as well. What happened this time was that BT did actually out bid Sky with a record bid. The Premier League then went back to Sky and offered them the chance to top the BT bid, which they did.

So the result of all that is that Sky ended up with what they wanted, whilst BT ended up with something akin to what ESPN had been showing for the last couple of years ie. the status quo was largely maintained, except the cost had been largely inflated. And that cost is inevitably passed on to the consumer. Sky Sports has increased, and we've yet to see the impact of Virgin's deal with BT but I'm sure they'll announce an annual price increase soon as it's almost twelve months since the last one. The cost of BT Sport as a subscription option is higher than ESPN was.

Dave42 is right in my opinion. BT clearly want to get more from the next rights auction, whilst Sky have shown no indication that they're prepared to give up their positron as top dog. So, unless in the meantime something happens which forces a shake up of the current system and introduces real competition for the benefit of the consumer, I expect another record breaking rights auction next time round followed by more price rises.

denphone 07-11-2013 16:38
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Originally Posted by andy_m (Post 35641847)
And it's correct. The issue is that BT want to out bid Sky and own a larger rights portfolio. That was the case this time and their stated aim for next time around as well. What happened this time was that BT did actually out bid Sky with a record bid. The Premier League then went back to Sky and offered them the chance to top the BT bid, which they did.

So the result of all that is that Sky ended up with what they wanted, whilst BT ended up with something akin to what ESPN had been showing for the last couple of years ie. the status quo was largely maintained, except the cost had been largely inflated. And that cost is inevitably passed on to the consumer. Sky Sports has increased, and we've yet to see the impact of Virgin's deal with BT but I'm sure they'll announce an annual price increase soon as it's almost twelve months since the last one. The cost of BT Sport as a subscription option is higher than ESPN was.

Dave42 is right in my opinion. BT clearly want to get more from the next rights auction, whilst Sky have shown no indication that they're prepared to give up their positron as top dog. So, unless in the meantime something happens which forces a shake up of the current system and introduces real competition for the benefit of the consumer, I expect another record breaking rights auction next time round followed by more price rises.
As usual you chaps have summed up the likely future scenario perfectly.

johnathome 07-11-2013 17:22
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You wonder if the PL would have offered BT a second stab if Sky had outbid them?

The consumer has only so much spare cash Sky have to be careful they don't price them too high and people drop them.
In fact my local club has started to subscribe again after about 5 years without it, they are now paying less (500) than they were before (800), it got dropped because Sky changed the way they work retail out and wanted to put it up to £1200 a month!

Doug P 07-11-2013 17:37
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Originally Posted by TonyM19 (Post 35641590)
You pays your money and takes your choice ;).

I'm just glad that I've got the option.

By the end of this world cup the channel will have shown 268 rugby league matches this season. Sky will have given us 71 and BBC 12 in comparison.
Sky and the Beeb games much higher quality both on and off the pitch imo. PS coverage now starting to grate....

andy_m 07-11-2013 17:57
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Originally Posted by johnathome (Post 35641874)
You wonder if the PL would have offered BT a second stab if Sky had outbid them?

The consumer has only so much spare cash Sky have to be careful they don't price them too high and people drop them.
In fact my local club has started to subscribe again after about 5 years without it, they are now paying less (500) than they were before (800), it got dropped because Sky changed the way they work retail out and wanted to put it up to £1200 a month!
I suspect that they knew what they were getting with Sky and were keen to protect their brand. Next time might be different depending upon how they perceive BT's handling of the next two and a half years.


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